Dane DeHaan confirms Sinister Six movie was in the works

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Before Spider-Man was sitting pretty with his rather unique deal between Sony/Disney/Marvel, Sony Pictures retained the rights to the character and after their initial SPIDER-MAN trilogy, which was very successful, the studio rebooted it all with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in 2012, Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, the film debuted to a somewhat positive response and grossed an impressive $758 million worldwide. This was enough to spawn a sequel and that came in 2014 with the release of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2. The sequel wasn't as well-received and while it grossed a little over $700 million worldwide, it was clear the franchise was heading towards diminishing returns and quality. It has been six years since the release of that film and with it died off Sony's massive plan for the franchise's plans which included a Sinister Six movie, tentatively set for release on November 11, 2016. 

As we know now, Sony Pictures and Marvel teamed up to bring Spider-Man to the MCU but some have wondered how solid the plans were for the Sinister Six spin-off movie. During a recent interview with "Collider" discussing his new Quibi series The Stranger, Dane DeHaan, who played Harry Osborn/Green Goblin in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, revealed that they were certainly building things up for that film but he wasn't fully aware of all the specifics:

"I think it's pretty obvious they were all setting up for like a Sinister Six kind of situation and there was certainly talk of doing all that before all the Disney, Marvel stuff happened. But I can't tell you I know specifically what it was gonna be. I just know that there definitely would have been a Sinister Six element to it. And, you know, at least the Goblin, if not Harry Osborn would have been involved."

Drew Goddard was reportedly attached to direct a Sinister Six movie and Sony certainly had sprawling plans for their franchise before THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 stalled everything. If you watch that film, it's clear that everything but the kitchen sink is being thrown in to set up future movies and spinoffs which is why it ultimately suffered creatively. There was just too much going on and the narrative took a hit because of that. DeHaan, while not a traditional Harry Osborn for me, was pretty good in the role and was one of the few bright spots of the film but I'm glad things ended up where they did and Spider-Man ended up right where he belongs.

Would YOU have liked to see a Sinister Six movie or are YOU happy things worked out the way they did?