With Marvel pretty quiet about what it’s up to with the MCU in 2020, Sony has moved forward with setting release dates for two, as yet unnamed, Marvel films. The studio has earmarked 10th July and 2nd October in that year, and using some extremely mild powers of deduction these dates are more than likely to be homes for the Jared Leto-starring Morbius movie and a sequel to Venom.
On the surface, seeing Venom‘s poor reviews and acknowledging Sony’s habit of being, well, Sony, it might be a bit baffling to some that Venom 2 could be in the works so soon, but the first movie’s already clocked up $780 million off a $100 million budget, so really that answers the only question worth (no pun intended) asking, at least for the studio behind a potential sequel.
In terms of superhero blockbusters, 2020 is currently an oyster for the big studios. DC and WB have lined up Birds Of Prey, and Marvel and Disney’s The Eternals is set to make an appearance, but right now Venom 2 could do well to secure a place to sit before the crowds arrive.
More as we get it.