An animated Venom feature is in development with Tom Hardy attached as a producer, and the film is being directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, known for Final Destination: Bloodlines.

Sony plans to open a writers room to develop the screenplay, as no writer is attached yet, signaling a lengthy development process before release.

The project sits within Sony’s expanding Spider-Verse slate, with optimism for renewed momentum across Spider-Man–related animated and live-action works.

Among announced spin-offs, Spider-Noir is closest to realization, while Spider-Gwen remains largely without public details.

Lipovsky and Stein are also co-developing Gremlins 3 with Chris Columbus directing and producing, and Steven Spielberg attached as an executive producer for a 2027 release.

Their recent attention comes from Final Destination Bloodlines’ strong performance, reinforcing their collaboration on Gremlins 3 alongside Columbus and Spielberg.

The Gremlins 3 project will see Lipovsky and Stein co-writing with Columbus, who will direct and produce, with Spielberg as executive producer for a 2027 launch.

Details are still evolving; readers should follow IGN for updates on Venom, Spider-Noir, and related content.

This announcement originates from a THR report, which serves as the source for these details.

Venom was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #300 in 1988.

Other animated projects in development include Spider-Punk with Daniel Kaluuya on the script alongside Ajon Singh, and Spider-Noir, which already has trailers and is slated to premiere on Amazon Prime later this year.

Lipovsky and Stein are also involved in other projects beyond Venom, including The Earthling at Columbia Pictures, Long Lost at Universal, and The Traveler at Paramount.