User blog:ARTaylor/Spider-Man: Into the Multi-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is not even out yet but Sony Pictures Entertainment is banking on its success to launch a series of feature films. Sony Pictures Animation has announced they are not in the process of making a sequel to the film but a spinoff as well. No details were provided for the sequel or spinoff, though it is clear that the seeds for them will be planted in next month's film.

Joaquim Dos Santos, best known for his work on the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and the recent Netflix Voltron series has already been tapped to direct the sequel. Lauren Montgomery, who also works on Voltron as well as DC Comics' Batman: Year One and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, is in negotiations to helm a film that will gather various Spider-based female heroes. Bek Smith, who has written several episodes of the CBS show Zoo, will write.

Amy Pascal, who is producing Spider-Verse and Sony's Spider-Man live-action movies, will once again produce. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are expected to be creatively involved though no deals have been made. Avi Arad, who has been involved with every Spider-Man film, is also expected to return in some way.

This comes after news that Sony's Venom movie broke October box office records and bested superhero films like Wonder Woman.