Summary
One of Sony’s canceledSpider-Manspinoffs included a scene with a part of the Marvel Comics universe that has yet to make its big-screen debut.
BeforeSpider-Manjoined the MCU inCaptain America: Civil War,Sony was planning their ownSpider-Man universe with Andrew Garfield.The Amazing Spider-Man 2was setting up a Sinister Six spinoff movie, with Drew Goddard set to direct and write the film. Garfield said he was excited about the film before its cancellation. AfterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2received negative reviews from critics and fans, Sony canceled the sequel and potential spinoffs despite both films grossing over $700 million worldwide.
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In Joanna Robinson’s tell-all book,MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, she revealed that Goddard’s script for the now-canceled Sinister Six spinoff film included a unique scene with Spider-Man riding a T-Rex. “By the end of 2014, [Drew Goddard] had a draft that took Spider-Man and his villains to the Savage Land, where Spider-Man would ride a T-Rex.” In Marvel Comics, the Savage Land is a secret prehistoric tropical area hidden deep within Antarctica where dinosaurs continue to roam the earth. This would have been the first time the Savage Land would appear in live-action, though it later brief appearance inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessas an Easter egg.
It was previously known that the Savage Land would be a part of the canceled Sinister Six film, but it was never known that Spider-Man would ride a T-Rex in the film. Other information about the film in the 2014 Sony email leak revealed that Spider-Man may haveteamed up with Doctor Octopus, The Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio, and The Black Cat to form the Sinister Six. They would all be fighting against an alien named Gog, whom Doc Ock wanted to free from an alternate dimension to join his Sinister Six.
The Sinister Six film sounds more like fan fiction or a kid playing with action figures than a film proposed by Sony executives and written by award-winning writer Goddard. As cool as it would have been to see Spider-Man ride a T-Rex, it might not have been well received had the movie followed the disappointing release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.
However, Sony still has plans for the Sinister Six, as they specifically limited the number ofSpider-Man: No Way Homevillains to fiveso they could use the Sinister Six in their own project. Fans who want to seeSpider-Manride a T-Rex in live-action may have to wait longer.
