'The Amazing Spiderman 2' To Weave Plot For 'Sinister Six' Spin-Off

The Amazing Spiderman 2 is set to be released on May 2nd in the US and April 18th in the UK, with the release date mere weeks away rumors are flying surrounding the plot and the possibility of further expanding the Marvel comic universe.

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Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal confirmed the news to EW, stating: "at the tail end of this movie we set up some of the other characters that will probably end up being in the Sinister Six. We're going forward on all fronts."

Everyone loves a good villain - Disney has devoted a whole film to Maleficent - so it's unsurprising although certainly radical that supervillains are becoming the focus of a spin-off. As Amazing Spiderman producer, Matt Tolmach, points out "Great villains are the characters you remember. There's a lot of us in those people. It's hard to identify with people who are good all the time."

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