Spider-Man MCU future in trouble as Disney, Sony fail to reach agreement
Disney, who owns Marvel, has apparently cut ties with Sony, who owns the rights to Spider-Man, meaning that the hero will not appear in future films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Kevin Feige will no longer produce future spidey films due to the inability of the companies to “reach new terms that would have given (Sony) a co-financing stake going forward, Deadline reports.
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The last two films Feige produced with Spider-Man, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, both broke records.
According to Deadline, there are two more Spider-Man films in the works directed by Jon Watts and again starring Tom Holland. However, Feige won’t be the lead creative producer.
Deadline goes on to discuss the entire thing coming down to money.
“Disney asked that future Spider-Man films be a 50/50 co-financing arrangement between the studios, and there were discussions that this might extend to other films in the Spider-Man universe,” the report states. “Sony turned that offer down flat, and I don’t believe they even came back to the table to figure out a compromise.”
The news was shocking to fans, who seem to love the latest Spider-Man films within the MCU.
See what they’re saying on Twitter below.
sony: a
tholland stans: pic.twitter.com/nbJsEq2Wvs
— carol ⎊? (@spidershaw) August 20, 2019
It’s entirely possible (and likely at this point) that Disney is calling Sony’s bluff — but it’s surprising it even got to this point.
With the success of Spiderverse, I guess Sony is feeling confident. But man… Tom Holland’s Spiderman living outside the MCU is weird.
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) August 20, 2019
People seem to be mad at Sony for Spider-Man and the MCU separating? If you read the Deadline piece it sounds like Disney raised its price from 5 percent to 50 percent, which is a lot! It’s not insane Sony didn’t agree to that.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) August 20, 2019
Sony kicking Feige out of Spider-Man is how we get bad Spider-Man movies again. The leadership at that company is nothing short of moronic.
— Jacob Hall (@JacobSHall) August 20, 2019
It will be really bizarre if we just never see anymore crossover between Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and the MCU, but right now, it seems that might be the case.
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) August 20, 2019
No one went to see #DarkPhoenix because they knew it wasn’t connected to the Marvel movies.
Guess what’s going to happen to #SpiderMan 3?
— Jeremy Conrad (@ManaByte) August 20, 2019
Thanks a lot, Sony. #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/N5eXcm8nfP
— The Expert Amateurs (@expertamateurs) August 20, 2019
Sony when Disney buys their company for #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/HYa9hlq9xn
— im dead outside FRFX (@Zackchas61) August 20, 2019
SONY REALLY TOOK #SPIDERMAN AWAY FROM THE MCU!??? RIGHT AFTER MARVEL MADE FAR FROM HOME THE HIGHEST GROSSING SONY MOVIE!??? pic.twitter.com/yoHzmepy1y
— {Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ Mᴀʀᴠᴇʟ} [ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ] (@CourtZ022) August 20, 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home, the latest film to feature the character, just became Sony’s highest-grossing film ever. Without the MCU tie, it’s unclear how the future films will play out. It is also possible that Disney and Sony could return to negotiations, but nothing is for sure.
More Spider-Man news
Everyone has been absolutely loving Tom Holland‘s version of Spider-Man, and apparently so much so he’s setting records for the superhero.
The latest Spidey film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, is the first Spider-Man movie to make over a billion dollars.
Not only is the new flick the highest-grossing Spider-Man film, but it’s also the 40th movie to gross over $1 billion at the box office.
If the movie continues to soar, it will soon pass The Dark Knight, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Zootopia, Alice in Wonderland, and The Phantom Menace in that order.
What do you think about the future of Spider-Man since Disney and Sony have cut ties? Sound off in the comments down below!
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