Variety is exclusively reporting that Jenny Slate is in talks with Sony to star in Spider-Man spinoff film Venom.

The Venom character is an alien symbiote that need a human host to survive. In return, the alien empowers its victim with incredible powers. At this moment it’s unclear as to which Venom incarnation Sony will be using for this standalone film as the character has had quite a few since being introduced in 1988, ranging from being originally a villain, then morphed into an anti-hero and (kind of) a good guy.

Variety states that sources tell them that Jenny Slate (whose credits include Gifted and Bob’s Burgers) could be playing the role of a scientist in the film. Ruben Fleischer is directing the project, with Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner writing the script, with Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach serving as producers alongside Amy Pascal. The studio have made it clear that Spider-Man will not be making an appearance in this particular film as well as the stand alone films they have planned, though they have left the door open for Venom to appear in other Spider-Man related films.

Jenny Slate could be joining a cast that includes Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and potentially Michelle Williams. Venom is scheduled for cinematic release on the 5th October 2018.