The Dynamic Duo Sign On For 5 Years
The duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who recently won an Oscar for Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse, have both agreed a new five year deal with Sony that’s reportedly worth over $100 million.
As well as having the freedom to develop their own shows, the pair will oversee projects from other writers and work on an entire universe of shows using Sony’s Marvel properties.
Those properties are based around Spider-Man and his gallery of villains. Which perhaps means Black Cat, Green Goblin, Silver Sable, Venom, Morbius, as well as the possibility of characters from the Into the Spider-Verse movie being involved too.
Sony Pictures Television chairman Mike Hopkins said in a statement:
“This is a significant milestone for our television business, having the opportunity to work with two of the most creative forces in the industry in both our film and television businesses. Building on our strong IP and creating new franchises has been a key focus for SPE, and the best way to do that is to invest in remarkable storytellers like Phil and Chris.”
Lord and Miller already have a working relationship with Sony, as the pair directed Sony’s Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, and The Lego Movie, before producing Into The Spider-Verse.
Lord and Miller said in their own statement:
“Together we aim to make groundbreaking work of the highest quality and integrity, and to place that work in convenient proximity to your eyeballs and earholes, wherever you may be,”
Outside of Sony, Lord and Miller were announced as the directors of the doomed Star Wars spinoff Solo, but Lucasfilm fired them and brought in Ron Howard.
