In a move that is not too surprising, but disappointing nonetheless, the second installment in Sony’sSpider-Manspin-off series,Silver & Black, has been pulled from Sony’s release calendar. While this was expected, considering the amount of delays and issuesSilver & Blackhas hit in the past year, it’s still disheartening to see that a replacement release date was not created in the process.
As the movie’s title suggests,Silver & Blackwould have starred the two Spider-Man anti-heroes / villains Silver Sable and Black Cat in their own adventure. For quite some time, Sony has been trying to set up their own cinematic universe centered around the Spider-Man properties that they own. While these movie would not technically be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has clarified on a number of occasions, Sony’s cinematic universe would still manage to align with the MCU.
This is actually Sony’s second attempt at making aSilver & Blackmovie. During theAmazing Spider-Manfranchise,Rogue Oneactress Felicity Jones appeared as Felicia Hardy, who later became Black Cat in the comics. Shortly after the release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony announced that they were developing a female-ledSpider-Manspin-off. After Sony made a deal with Marvel Studios to include Spider-Man in the MCU, this mystery spin-off was revealed to be about Black Cat and Silver Sable. While the original concept starring Felicity Jones was scrapped, Sony still kept working on developing the movie, but this time set in a different universe.
Silver & Blackwas slated to release on June 19, 2025, but it has since been removed from Sony’s release calendar. While Sony is said to still be looking for a time to release the movie, it’s not a great sign for fans who have been anxiously awaiting this movie. It’s very rare for movies that have been pulled completely from a release calendar, rather than just being delayed, to manage to actually find a new release date.
Take for exampleGambit, theX-Menspin-off that has been stuck in development for years. The movie was originally announced in 2014 with a 2016 release date. However, likeSilver & Black,Gambitran into a number of issues, with the movie indefinitely being removed from FOX’s release calendar. While there are rumors thatGambitis finally starting to come together, most people are genuinely doubtful that it will actually come to be.Silver & Blackappears to be in the same boat.
According to a number of rumors,Silver & Blackwould have featured the fan favorite villain Kraven the Hunter as the antagonist, who presumably would have come head to head with Silver Sable’s criminal operations. This would have been exciting for a number of Marvel fans who have been begging Sony tobring Kraven to the screen. Additionally, another rumor said that the new “MCU” version ofNorman Osbornwould have debuted inSilver & Black, but only briefly, setting up his character in a similar way to Thanos.
Another exciting part aboutSilver & Blackwas that it would have been the first major studio superhero movie to be directed by an African-American woman.The Secret Life Of Beesdirector Gina Prince-Bythewood was set to helm the spin-off, and will still most likely be kept on board asSilver & Blackcontinues through its development stages.
While it’s still possible that Sony will releaseSilver & Black, asHollywood Reporterclaims, its removal from Sony’s release calendar is certainly a bad sign. Fortunately, there are still a plethora of other Spider-Man spin-off movies that Sony currently has in the works.Venomreleases later this year, and other movies starring Morbius and Nightwatch are still in the works. Hopefully these other spin-offs won’t meet the same issues asSilver & Black.
