Sony Pictures is reportedly developing another Spider-Man spinoff film, Silk. The Korean-American hero is a fairly new character who was bitten by the same radioactive spider that famously turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man.

While Spider-Man is currently appearing exclusively in films produced by Marvel Studios, characters in his corner of the Marvel Universe are getting their own standalone films. The first Spider-Man spinoff, Mysterio, and Kraven. 

new writers have just been hired. If that's the case, a delay could make room on Sony's slate for Silk.

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Debuting in April 2014, Silk is a creation of acclaimed The Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott. Having been bitten by the same spider that bit Parker, high school student Cindy Moon developed powers similar to his but didn't emerge as a superhero until several years later during the "Original Sin" event. After being a key ing character for some time, Silk became a favorite with fans and gained her own solo series that lasted for 19 issues.

It's worth noting that Silk's alter-ego, Cindy Moon, already exists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Played by Tiffany Espensen, Cindy had a minor role in Spider-Man: Homecoming as one of Parker's classmates. Espensen briefly reprised the role in the bus scene in Avengers: Infinity War. Since Cindy has received such a small amount of screen time, it seems unlikely that the MCU version of the character will ever evolve into a superhero like her comic book counterpart. So Sony's Silk may be fans' only chance to see Cindy Moon fighting crime as Silk.

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Source: The Wrap