Rumor: Marvel Scrapped Plans For Spider-man 4 To Feature The Sinister Six As Focus Shifts To [Spoiler]
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, the McU's Peter Parker did battle with Multiversal villains, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, and The Lizard.
Unfortunately, that ragtag group never got a sixth member even though Venom was once considered (concept art has also shown scrapped scenes featuring The Vulture and Mysterio). That was a missed trick on Marvel Studios' part, though we've long suspected it was to save the villainous team for a Sony Pictures project or...Spider-Man 6, perhaps?
According to scooper @BeyondReporter, an early version of Spider-Man 4 featured the Sinister Six. There's no word on who would make up the team or why Marvel Studios and Sony ultimately decided against it.
The leaker adds that the movie "still doesn't have a script" and claims this is why it's now evolved into a story featuring Mephisto and Ghost Rider. If accurate, then it explains why there have been so...
Unfortunately, that ragtag group never got a sixth member even though Venom was once considered (concept art has also shown scrapped scenes featuring The Vulture and Mysterio). That was a missed trick on Marvel Studios' part, though we've long suspected it was to save the villainous team for a Sony Pictures project or...Spider-Man 6, perhaps?
According to scooper @BeyondReporter, an early version of Spider-Man 4 featured the Sinister Six. There's no word on who would make up the team or why Marvel Studios and Sony ultimately decided against it.
The leaker adds that the movie "still doesn't have a script" and claims this is why it's now evolved into a story featuring Mephisto and Ghost Rider. If accurate, then it explains why there have been so...
- 12/26/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
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