UPDATE: Per Sony, Kurtzman is not involved and no director has officially signed on for the Venom film.
Exhibitor Relations reports that Sony has given Venom a 2018 release date on its schedule, and that Alex Kurtzman (The Mummy) will helm the project.
Now that audiences have experienced Spider-Man within the MCU, a Venom film outside that cinematic universe may be a tough sell.
However, Sony still has the rights to the Spider-Man property, so if the studio is determined to make a Venom movie that exists as its own entity it can.