Hutch Parker, the executive-turned-producer who worked on the recent X-Men movies, will produce the sequel to Sony Spider-Man-centric Marvel-based movie being directed by Andy Serkis.
Parker joins producers Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, and Matt Tolmach on the project, which is heading toward a shooting start in mid-November.
Insiders say Parker quietly joined the project several months ago at the behest of film chief Tom Rothman.
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Tom Hardy is reprising his role as the crusading journalist who bonds with a ravenous alien symbiote.
Michelle Williams and Reid Scott are also due to return, as will Woody Harrelson, who was featured in a cameo in the 2018 movie.
Parker is an old hand when it comes to Marvel characters. As an executive at Fox, he worked on several X-Men movies dating back to X2: X-Men United.
When he transitioned to producing, he worked almost exclusively on Fox's Marvel films, ranging from Joshua Trank Fantastic Four and Simon Kinberg recent Dark Phoenix to the Oscar-nominated Logan and X-Men: Days of Future Past.