Sony may have bitten off more than it can chew when it comes to the live-action Spider-Verse. Even before the first Venom sank its teeth into $856 million at the global box office, spawning the franchise that became known as Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters, the studio announced plans to mine its 900-character pact with Disney-owned Marvel. By 2018, Sony had begun developing spinoffs starring Spider-Man villains Morbius, Kraven the Hunter, and Silver Sable, with plans for Black Cat, Jackpot, Silk, and Nightwatch, a lesser-known character with a dozen appearances in Spider-Man comic books.