Spider-Man: Sinister Six Fan Poster Casts 5 New MCU Villains

A new fan poster for a Spider-Man film all about the Sinister Six has arrived online today. The artwork features an all-star cast of actors playing members of the iconic supervillain team, with stars such as Jason Momoa and Aaron Paul among the imagined ensemble. One of the most iconic groups in all of comics, the Sinister Six has yet to be assembled in a live-action film, despite Sony’s previous, failed attempts at doing so. However, given Marvel Studios’ penchant for bringing their MCU characters together onscreen, fans have often speculated if the forthcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 or another future Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film could feature the memorable team of villains.

The Sinister Six has long been an incredibly powerful team in the comics, one that is bound together by a single commonality: a shared hatred for Spider-Man. Although there have been multiple iterations of the team throughout various Spider-Man comics, they’ve always remained a formidable force for the Friendly Neighborhood Spider to deal with, no matter who is on the roster. Past iterations of the Sinister Six have included characters like Green Goblin, Electro, Sandman, Doctor Octopus, Venom, Rhino, Lizard, and Kraven the Hunter, among others.

Today, illustrator Jackson Caspersz has outdone himself with a new Sinister Six fan poster, which showcases Spider-Man surrounded by six of his deadliest enemies. In the poster, Spidey stands front and center in a version of his Iron Spider suit, flanked on all sides by the members of the Six. Specifically, Caspersz has included John Cena as Sandman, Matthew McConaughey as Green Goblin, Javier Bardem as Doctor Octopus, Aaron Paul as Electro, Jason Momoa as Kraven the Hunter, and Michael Mando as Scorpion. Check out the art below:

The immense time and effort Caspersz put into this piece is evident, and it truly feels like a culmination of his previous work, which included solo portraits of many of the Spider-Man villains assembled here. While the first slide of Caspersz’s post shows the Sinister Six united as a team too, the other panels give a close-up of each character and their respective costumes. The amount of detail is astonishing, with Easter Eggs sprinkled throughout the creations that are sure to delight Marvel fans. For example, Green Goblin’s suit is a mix of both comic book source material and Chitauri armor inspired by the enemies from 2012’s The Avengers, and Scorpion’s suit is an enhanced military look that feels distinctly futuristic.

Caspersz’s piece also comes at an interesting point for Spider-Man fans. Not only are Marvel and Sony hard at work on developing the highly-anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming 3, but the latter studio has also been busy prepping a number of other Spider-Man related films as of late. Olivia Wilde was recently announced to be directing a comic book movie for Sony, rumored to be Spider-Woman, while Triple Frontier director J.C. Chandor is said to be in talks to direct a Kraven the Hunter film for the studio as well. All of this is to say, that the chance of seeing a live-action version of the Sinister Six in a future Spider-Man film is starting to seem increasingly likely again. Thanks to Caspersz’s design too, the possibility has never looked so good.