Does your spider sense alert you to imminent danger? Well hold on, because the news we bring is the worst that a fan of Spider-Man. Spider-Man had positioned himself as one of the great candidates to be the reference hero within the Marvel Universe, however, it seems that at the last minute the spider web has failed and has crashed noisily to the ground.
Goodbye Spider-Man
Let's put ourselves in situation. Sony Pictures owns the rights to the Spider-Man movies, but some agreements signed in recent years had allowed Spider-Man to appear in the Marvel Universe as he always appears in comics. This made Disney (owner of Marvel) take a 5% of the collection of each new movie, so seeing the importance that the character has taken (Spider-Man: Far From Home has been the highest grossing film in the history of Sony Pictures) and the exponential growth that the Marvel Universe has suffered, Mickey's company has seen fit to ask for more in return. To be exact, the company appears to have required a 50/50 split in the co-financing of the next films to be released. And of course, that has not liked a hair in Sony.
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As reported in Deadline, the answer has been a resounding "no", and what is worse, they have not allowed any type of counteroffer or similar negotiation, since they have decided not to share their franchise under any circumstances. This means that after the current five movies, Spider-Man could pick up his web and go straight to the Sony offices, never to appear again in any other Marvel Universe-related movie.
Will there be more Spider-Man movies?
However, just because Spider-Man won't appear again in the Marvel Universe doesn't mean he won't appear on the big screen again. The sources of Deadline point to two films are signed directed by Jon Watts and starring again by Tom Holland, although under no circumstances will they be produced by Kevin Feige (president of Marvel Studios).
Feige has been one of the main culprits for the fact that the films released with the Marvel label have achieved spectacular collections, especially if we talk about Avengers: Endgame, Capitana marvel o Spider-Man Far From Home. Without his presence, the new Spider-Man movies may not achieve as much as they have until now, although the main problem may be the disconnect with the Marvel Universe, something that fans have embraced with all their might, and even more so. when Peter Parker seemed destined to take the tony stark scepter.
But Sony has learned a lot in recent years. After many attempts to offer the perfect Spider-Man, it seems that Tom Holland is the actor who has best fit with the public, and also the studios have been able to produce a title as incredible as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a homemade production that has been a complete success.