Sony has hired ‘Zombieland’ writers Pual Wernick and Rhett Reese to pen a Spider-Man spin off focusing on the villain Venom. The details of the script are deeply under-wraps (of course), and seem to be focusing on the mythology of the  character.

Personally, the last Spider-Man in my humble opinion was a turkey. I hated everything about it, including Topher Grace as Venom. It made no sense to me to go from one of the best comic book movies to one of the worst, but I still hold high hope for this one.

Jeff Smith’s comic book classic, ‘Bone,’ has been picked up by Warner Bros. for production.  ’Bone’ follows the tale of three cousins, Phoncible Bone, Smiley Bone and Fone Bone, as they are chased out of Boneville, accidentally landing in a valley that has more to it than it first seems.  With the help of their new friends Thorn and her grandmother, the Bone cousins become entwined with the valley’s battle with the rat creatures and the Lord of the Locusts.  Comparisons of ‘Bone’ to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy are not unwarranted as the story shifts from light-hearted and funny to a more serious tone as the Bone cousins journey further into the mysterious land to battle the Lord of the Locusts.

This is not the first time ‘Bone’ has been discussed as a feature film.  Jeff Smith pulled out of an earlier project when the production company, Nickelodeon Studios, wanted to make a film version that involved child actors and a lot of pop music.  Right now it remains unclear as to whether the Warner Bros. version will be live action or animated.