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There are so many people to thank for the many comic book films that have been created over the span of two decades. Some were simple introductions to characters that we already know and love, while others were so mind blowing that we can’t even believe we got to see them take place on screen. Prime example would be seeing Hugh Jackman team up with Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine after social media quite literally begged for it to happen.

There are thousands of comic books with arcs that are amazing, but they haven’t been brought to life for whatever reason. Studios like Warner Bros’ DC sector and Marvel often create their own stories but will pull bits and pieces from the source material. This leaves space for the imagination to run wild knowing they aren’t 100% comic book accurate, although many of us wish they were. On the other hand, there are some ideas that were brought to the forefront, teased as possibilities, then poof, never to be heard about again. Let’s take a dive into several comic book arcs that will never be movies.

The Sinister Six

Oh boy, did we think this was slowly forming into the next big thing since the Avengers. When members of the Sinister Six started popping up in films left and right, we just KNEW we were in for a box office smash the moment creatives decided they were ready to write this project. Then, they left us hanging.

While there are many associates to the villainous team, the primary members are Doc Ock, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Electro, Mysterio, and Vulture. Each of those characters have now been played on screen, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson being the latest one in last year’s poorly received Kraven the Hunter. When we first met Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 2, nerds everywhere were geeking out at the thought of what they were potentially forming. Then a few years go by and we are teased yet again when we are introduced to Electro (Jamie Foxx) in Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Those films never got their third installment (tragic, as Garfield is a great Peter Parker), but more years pass and we get a young Tom Holland ready to play with our heart strings again. These films included incredible side characters like Vulture (Batman, I mean: Michael Keaton) and Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), and it was at that moment where Marvel Studios had the perfect opportunity to really give the people what they wanted — then they didn’t.

Many speculate the real reason was the business aspect of the battle for character rights between Sony and Disney (who owns Marvel), but that has long been resolved. Whatever the reason is, not having a Sinister 6 film when it’s a prominent story line within Marvel’s original comic books is a tragedy. I know they say never say never, but with the way Kraven flopped, it’s safe to say this won’t become a reality in this multiverse.

Spider-Man vs. Venom

I know what you’re thinking: “We did get this in Spider-Man 3 between Maguire and Topher Grace’s Venom!” No… no we did not because we have erased that memory from existence. Sure, it happened, but it was so diluted by the many villains in the film that it didn’t get a proper platform to thrive. Not to mention, Grace’s take on the character wasn’t as dark or enjoyable as he could have been given that he was an extremely awful casting choice.

The real robbery occurred when we were given a post credit scene of Tom Hardy’s Venom at the conclusion of Spider-Man: No Way Home, tempting us with the idea that he could face off against Holland’s Peter Parker, giving us the match-up we really deserve. In true Marvel fashion, that never transpired into anything as Hardy had his final role as Eddie Brock in Venom: The Last Dance last October. With Venom being one of the biggest villains in the Marvel catalogue, it’s quite sad knowing we won’t get to see that ultimate match up. I mean, with three Venom flicks, it was wild we didn’t even get a glimpse of what Spidey was doing the entire time (like, how are you both running around in New York doing vigilante stuff and not cross paths?)

So to put it quite plainly, we were robbed, especially given that, while all three Spider-Man actors are extremely great, Hardy was such an entertaining Eddie Brock, and we may not get another like him.

Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel Sequel

This take might not be so much comic book related, but more so on the film aspect since Henry Cavill is arguably the best Superman we’ve gotten as of late (many may stand on the idea that Christopher Reeve is the best, but to each their own). Man of Steel is a masterpiece and the casting director that landed on Cavill deserves endless praise as he is such a phenomenal Clark Kent. He has the looks, the build, and the persona to play a hero in disguise and fans were eagerly awaiting a sequel to the highly successful first installment that released back in 2013. But not only did we not get it, it was recently announced that Cavill was no longer going to be playing Kent as James Gunn chose to go a different direction with the character and recast.

This stunned many as it didn’t make much sense. Cavill is still in his prime and gave no signs of being done playing Superman, so why the switch up? Social media was in a frenzy when Cavill announced he was hanging up his cape. Fast forward to now where we have a new actor stepping into the role, with many noticing his uncanny resemblance to Cavill himself; 29-year-old David Corenswet will don the S on his chest in this year’s Superman: Legacy, marking his first major role (you may recall seeing him in Twisters this past summer).

Regardless of our broken hearts of not seeing Man of Steel 2 become a reality, we can’t knock the fact that Superman: Legacy actually looks good, might I say? Only time will tell as the film is set to release July 11, 2025.

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