Sony originally planned a female team-up film set around Silver Sable and Black Cat titled Silver & Black with Gina Prince-Bythewood but in August 2018, the project was cancelled as with the intention of reworking it as two separate solo films focusing on each of the title characters - Black Cat and Silver Sable and Prince-Bythewood was expected to remain involved as a producer.
Set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU).
Early drafts of Spider-Man 2 (2004) featured Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, and there were also plans for Felicia appear in the canceled Spider-Man 4 as a partner of the Vulture named the Vulturess. Anne Hathaway was Sam Raimi's choice for the role. Felicity Jones played Felicia in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), which was intended to launch a series of films centering on Spider-Man's villains, including Black Cat.