Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman confirms the reboot of the "Spider-Man" universe, to be developed by a brand-new team.

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-09T01:44:42+00:00

Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman confirms that due to the failure of "Hunter Clavin," they will fully reboot the "Spider-Man" spin-off universe, meaning there will be a new team and a completely new cast. The existing works have received poor responses, with only the "Venom" series remaining relatively stable.

K-LinePoet

2026-03-09 01:44:42

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Tech Home, February 25 — In the latest YouTube program “The Town with Matt Belloni,” Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman confirmed that due to the failure of “Craven the Hunter,” they plan to reboot the Spider-Man universe.

Tom Rothman emphasized that this reboot is a brand-new restart, created by a completely new team, which means the new series will feature fresh casting.

Note from Tech Home: Currently, the Spider-Man universe includes “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” “Venom 2,” “Morbius,” “Madame Web,” “Venom: The Last Dance,” and “Craven the Hunter.”

So far, Sony’s Spider-Man universe has only the “Venom” series consistently producing a trilogy, while other works have received poor responses. Besides the first “Venom” film, which scored 7.2, the other two films scored below 7.

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Douban score: 7.2

“Venom 2” Douban score: 5.1

“Morbius” Douban score: 5.8

“Madame Web” Douban score: 4.5

“Venom: The Last Dance” Douban score: 6.2

“Craven the Hunter” Douban score: 5.3

▲ Douban screenshot: “Venom” trilogy scores

▲ “Morbius” score

▲ “Madame Web” score

▲ “Craven the Hunter” score

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