'Silver & Black': It's time Marvel and Sony revisit the film and get Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct it
Plans of the 'Silver & Black' movie featuring Marvel antiheroes Silver Sable and Black Cat have been brewing for over a decade. But now might actually be the time for Marvel Studios to revisit the project despite its cancelation in 2018 and it's all because of director Gina Prince-Bythewood.
If it had gone according to play, the movie would have focused on a team-up between Silver Sable, a mercenary from the nation of Symkaria and Black Cat, cat burglar extraordinaire. They're both anti-heroes closely associated with Spider-Man and 'Silver & Black' was one of the most exciting Spider-Man spinoffs in the works. Prince-Bythewood, the director of Netflix's massive hit 'The Old Guard', was originally attached to the project, however, due to conflicts with Sony over the script, 'Silver & Black' was stuck in limbo for a very long time. Eventually, Sony decided to rework the project into separate films and Prince-Bythewood stepped away from the whole thing.
“I wanted to go edgier than some of the Marvel films,” the director said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “It was a question of how far could I push it in that Marvel universe. Last we heard about the project, it was reportedly being spun into a Disney+ series. And that would have been the end of the movie idea.
Except now that we've seen the director's work on 'The Old Guard', we think Marvel and Sony need to revisit this film and put Prince-Bythewood back in the director's chair. The Netflix movie has become extremely popular since its release and has been lauded both for its high-octane action and its endearing characters.
Clearly, Prince-Bythewood's credentials as a director of superhero films have been proven beyond question and we're pretty certain 'The Old Guard' will go on to become a franchise on its own. A director like that is exactly the kind of talent the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs and Prince-Bythewood has expressed a desire to revisit the project.
Back in April when the announcement was made that 'Silver & Black' would be turned into a Disney+ series, this is what the director had to say:
"I really love that project, and I do hope it can still happen in some way," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "It keeps going through different thoughts. First, it was going to be the two of them, and then the decision was made to separate the two. Now, there’s a thought of 'Hey, maybe we put it on Disney+ as a limited series,' but I loved it more as a film with the two of them. So, my hope is that one day it can still happen."
Well, that is our hope too and we really hope Prince-Bythewood's vision of 'Silver & Black' does see the light of day. Preferably with her directing it.
'The Old Guard' is currently available for streaming on Netflix.