‘Sinister Six’ spin-off next for Spider-Man

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.