According to a report by Variety, Gary Ross (“Pleasantville”) is closing in on a deal to not only direct a “Venom” project, a spinoff of Sony’s “Spider-Man” franchise, but also possibly rewrite the current script. Topher Grace, who portrayed the character of Eddie Brock/Venom in “Spider-Man 3″, will not be returning to the role of Venom, an enemy of Spider-Man bonded to an alien symbiote that gifts him with powers similar to Spider-Man. First introduced in 1986 by Marvel Comics, Brock was a photographer similar to Peter Parker who falls out of grace thanks to Spider-Man. He was the first character to be known as Venom after bonding to the…

In an interview with “Zombieland” co-writer Paul Wernick, Sci-Fi Wire inquired about the script for the “Spider-Man” spin-off “Venom” that Sony will be producing, which Wernick wrote alongside Rhett Reese. Wernick said; “We’ve written two drafts of Venom, and the studio has it, and they’re pushing forward in whatever ways they push forward, [...] We can’t really talk about that, unfortunately”. Venom, portrayed by Topher Grace in 2007′s “Spider-Man 3″, is a Spider-Man villain created by Marvel Comics. The Spider-Man character Eddie Brock becomes the villainous analogue to the webslinging-hero when an alien symbiote, who had previously tried to control Spider-Man, moved onto another host, Brock. Stay tuned for more…

Sony, according to Sci Fi Wire, is officially moving forward with its “Spider-Man” spinoff focusing on Venom and has the writing team Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese set to pen the script. “We had a really great relationship with Sony on [their project "Zombieland"], and so that was a nice in for us there,” Reese said in a group interview recently. “It gave us a leg up.” The duo is already working on the script, but say that they cannot mention specifics. “We can’t talk about it. It’s just super secret.” The two did mention being avid fans of the Venom character, unlike “Spider-Man 3″ director Sam Raimi. No casting…

Check out the Xbox Live Marketplace for the official “Spiderman: Friend or Foe” video game demo for the Xbox 360. In the demo, you will be able to play the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Rhino, Sandman, Scorpion and Venom in the Tokyo Rooftops and Tokyo Secret Labs levels. While your at it, take a look at the official website for “Spider-man: Friend or Foe” here. “Spiderman: Friend or Foe” will be available on the Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 2, DS and Pc.

Check out some footage from the upcoming marvel video game “Spider-man: Friend or Foe” for the Xbox 360, Wii, PC, DS and Playstation 2. You will be able to play the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Rhino, Sandman, Scorpion and Venom.