Sure, but they aren't currently as big and monopolistic in the movie market as Disney, a company that just bought a direct competitor and can basically force theater chains to do whatever they want.
"nearly no work"? They literally paid for and made these movies. Disney got all merch money and a popular character in their team up flicks without having to pay a cent to Sony.
Marvel Studios made the movies. Sony did the distribution and marketing.
Sony funded the movies. That said, the 5% take was only first dollar profits if I recall, which is likely why Far From Home was released on a Tuesday. Disney basically got peanuts for the movies. It's not surprising they wanted a better deal.
Jon Watts isn't a Marvel Studios employee, nor are most of the people who worked in the movie. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's weird to say it's a "Marvel Studios" movie as if their people did the whole thing.
They didn't pay for anything and got a character that could be used for free in other movies + merch money (that is MORE than the box office money). All that without paying for his movies. Sony got the peanuts.
He showed up first in a Captain America movie and helped bump that movie to over a billion. If they signed another deal they could have him with similar appearances in other movies.
Merch goes up when you have a new blockbuster movie coming out featuring the character. The idea that DIsney got nothing from these Spider-man movies is just weird. They weren't doing it for altruism, they did it because it was financially good for them.
People keep bringing up merchandise money, as far as I know, the merchandise rights have nothing to do with Spider-man mcu deal. Disney got that earlier when Sony is having trouble, not unlike how Sony get Spider-man rights back when Marvel is in trouble.
The merchandise contract also stipulates Disney needs to pay a yearly sum to Sony ($30m), so while they're still missing out on a huge revenue stream, Sony still get paid - most likely around a similar ballpark, if not more than Disney see from the Spidey box office take.
Do it.
I love the MCU but I'm not going to pretend it isn't making an already powerful megacorp even more powerful and influential. It's a collection of fiction at the end of the day and many of the movies made are formulaic and focused on spectacle and easily digested content.
They're making a Doctor Strange movie with Scarlet Witch. There's no reason to think they couldn't just have Spidey in other movies. Say they decide to make a Ms. Marvel movie, he could potentially show up there. Or maybe he could be in another movie featuring a NY-based hero.
I might be wrong too, but it's the same for the other MCU films. Not all the other directors are full-time employees, they get contracts per project basis.
It was the other way around.
They are also great at destroying said properties with horrific sequels and remakes nobody asked for. At least recognize that Disney is a dangerously huge monolith in the entertainment industry.
"their IP" is funny when they literally didn't even create these characters. They bought them. Iron Man, Spider-man, etc all existed before the MCU. And even the MCU itself existed before Disney. They are a megacorporation, not the actual makers of Star Wars and Marvel.
Like I won't won't be defending any company here but fiege himself approached sony earlier and Disney agreed to the deal. Disney was also getting spiderman top freely use in its team ensemble movies. Now they don't have avengers movies coming out and saw far from home and got greedy. But toy are right they should at least move forward because I liked spider man in mcu even tough home coming was disappointing
This is textbook strawman dude. That wasn't at all what I've been saying.
This is so absolutely wrong.
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This is so absolutely wrong.
Phil Lord & Chris Miller Ink Mega Deal With Sony Pictures TV, Will Develop Spider-Man Universe TV Series
Oscar-winning writers/directors/producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have signed a massive five-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television.
In 2021 we'll have had 5 Batman actors in a 25 year stretch
Yes to Comcast
I'm not seeing it. All his supporting cast will be there, his rogue gallery, the New York setting. Unless you want another random MCU character to make a cameo or Peter to never get over Tony and talk about him constantly I don't see it making much difference. Iron Man and Fury were some of the weakest parts of homecoming and FFH, it will be better to have a self contained Spider-Man film.
Spider Man 2 only got dethroned as the best Spidey movie last year by Into the Spiderverse.
Disney has monopolistic tendencies, but they aren't the only one of course, they aren't a monopoly "yet", but they try their best to try to grow and boss the whole industry. But it's hard to say they aren't already way too big for the health of the movie industry. Their dominance of the box office grows every year in ridiculous ways that make them most of the yearly top 10 and that's just isn"t "they deserve it" when a lot of this comes from things they bought (that already had pre-existing fanbases and success) and when other creators make as good or even better movies than Disney, that only has interest in making conventional family flicks.
