The Spider-Man franchise will detour next with a Sinister Six spin-off in 2016, pushing The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to 2018.
Sony’s Columbia Pictures announced its updated schedule for the web-slinger on Wednesday. By ordering Sinister Six ahead of the next Spider-Man movie, the studio hopes to expand the franchise with the group of Marvel super-villains.
Sinister Six, to be directed by Drew Goddard, is one of two spin-offs planned for the Spider-Man universe. No date has been set for the other offshoot in development, Venom.
Sony had previously pegged Spider-Man sequels for 2016 and 2018, but The Amazing Spider-Man 3 will now be pushed to 2018. In its place, Sony has slotted in Uncharted, an action film based on the PlayStation video game.