***UPDATE ***
There were some internet rumors over the weekend that gave fans hope that Spider-Man will remain in the MCU. And then this news came out…
Tom Holland: “It’s been a crazy week but I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart. I love you 3000.” #D23Expo #D23 pic.twitter.com/N1ZWxQAX7e
— DiscussingFilm @ D23 (@DiscussingFilm) August 24, 2019
MCU or no MCU, @TomHolland1996 is excited to keep playing Spider-Man. “We’ll find new ways to make it even cooler somehow.” #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/crNU3BNvAT
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 24, 2019
Doesn’t exactly sound like they are expecting a new deal to be reached. I don’t want to say there is no hope, but it’s not looking good, movie fans.
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After 3 movies with the Avengers and 2 successful solo films, it looks like Spider-Man’s time with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is coming to an end.
Disney-Sony Standoff Ends Marvel Studios & Kevin Feige’s Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’ https://t.co/edEDsO8EjP
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 20, 2019
This is obviously terrible news for fans of the MCU and Spider-Man. As expected it all came down to money. The easy way to explain this is Spider-Man film rights actually belong to Sony and it took a partnership between Disney and Sony to get Spider-Man in the MCU in the first place.
After the MCU took Spider-Man to new, incredible heights with ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ and ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, Disney wanted a bigger piece of the pie. Essentially, they wanted a 50/50 split according to Deadline. In the original deal, Sony received 95% of the first dollar gross. You can probably understand why Disney wanted to even that split. But…Sony said no and is now trying to spin the story that Marvel’s Kevin Feige is too busy for Spider-Man.
“We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him.” Sony says Marvel president Kevin Feige may just have too much on his plate https://t.co/BS0QMcL7Y8
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 21, 2019
What a bunch of crap. Absolutely, no one is buying that excuse. It’s about money and we all know it is.
What is Sony going to do moving forward? Reboot the series AGAIN? Current Spider-Man actor Tom Holland is signed on to play the character in two more movies but even if he is in the MCU-less Spider-Man films, are they just going to ignore everything that has happened to the character over the past 5 films in the MCU?
~ Hunter
