Ash vs Evil Deadco-creator andWatchmenandThe Leftoversexecutive producerTom Spezialyis set to act as the showrunner on Sony’s live-action Marvel seriesSilk, under his overall deal with Amazon Studios,as per a report from Deadline. As the only one of the ‘Big Five’ studios that don’t operate an in-house streaming service, Sony are forced to do things the old fashioned way and negotiate deals with outside parites, andSilklooks as though it could be the first episodic effort in the company’s shared superhero universe.
AtypicalwriterLauren Moonpenned the comic book adaptationand will also serve as an executive producer alongsidePhil LordandChristopher Miller, who have beentasked with overseeingthe Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters' expansion into both live-action and animated television, while Spider-Man steward and Sony veteranAmy Pascalis also on board.
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Silk is the alter ego of Cindy Moon, who only made her debut in April 2014, but has already become a firm fan favorite among Marvel Comics readers. An interesting note is that the role has already been played byTiffany EspenseninKevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the actress making a brief appearances inSpider-Man: HomecomingandAvengers: Infinity War. The first trailer for Sony’sMorbiusfeatured a surprise cameofromMichael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes, so there’s a precedent for actors crossing the MCU/SPUMC divide, although there’s every chance the part will be recast.
The SPUMC might still only be one movie old, butSilkis just the latest addition to an increasingly jam-packed slate.Andy Serkis’Venom: Let There Be Carnagewill be bringingTom Hardy’s Eddie Brock back to our screens in September, withJared Letostarring as the title antihero in January 2022’sMorbius, whileAaron Taylor-Johnsonwasrecently tappedto headlineJ.C. Chandor’sKraven the Hunter, and that’s without even mentioning the mystery project being worked on byOlivia Wilde,which may or may not beSpider-Woman.
Sony’s unique arrangement with Marvel that allows Tom Hollland to play Spider-Man under the Disney umbrella clearly hasn’t affected the studio’s ambitious plans to launch an interconnected mythology of their own, with the news thatSilkhas landed a showrunner signaling the plans to move into episodic television are moving full steam ahead.
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