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If Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn't make a billion (which it will), Sony is no longer contractually obligated to work with Marvel
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The source on this is The Ankler, who was the same guy who said Kathleen Kennedy would be FIRED right before she signed a three year contract extension:
Yes. Which is crazy to me. Those characters weren't around when that wacky deal was made.
I wonder how many excellent villians are tied to that
Outside of Sinister Six
I kinda feel like that's half the point. They're tying him in so inextricably to the rest of the universe that cutting him out would do more damage to the brand than leaving him in. Essentially a suicide pill setup for Sony.
But isn't that similar to why Marvel stopped doing a lot with X-Men comics? Anything done in that IP was contracted away.
When you sell the rights to the Spider-Man IP, that includes subsequent additions (and in the case of Gwen, especially, she already existed anyway, just not as a superhero). That's not unusual, contractually — same with, e.g., A Song of Ice and Fire.
Sounds like the Zelda timeline :v
Spider-Man doesn't get 1 B at Box Office -> The hero is defeated -> The Decline of Spider-Man franchise and the last great Spider-Man film.
(A Venom to the Past)
Spider-Man gets 1 B at Box Office -> The hero is triumphant -> MCU Era (The Spidey Waker)
Probably even Anya Corazon aka Araña, and Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman.
Spider-Man doesn't get 1 B at Box Office -> The hero is defeated -> The Decline of Spider-Man franchise and the last great Spider-Man film.
(A Venom to the Past)
Spider-Man gets 1 B at Box Office -> The hero is triumphant -> MCU Era (The Spidey Waker)
Sadly yes.
Probably even Anya Corazon aka Araña, and Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman.
One interesting bit about that, concerning the creation of Gwendolyn Poole aka Gwenpool:
Sony should stick to Spiderverse sequels and spinoffs and completely ignore live action Spidey.
Spiderverse is the best spiderman movie ever but Venom and ASM 1 and 2 were ass and their ideas for the future were even worse.
Spiderverse is the best spiderman movie ever but Venom and ASM 1 and 2 were ass and their ideas for the future were even worse.
Each individual one in the MCU makes more money but Marvel can't/wouldn't want like 2 or 3 spider-man movies per year or something. They need room for others. Sony would, and combined that could make more even if mediocre.
So long as Marvel can continue to make Spider-Man movies and involve them in the MCU how the want, I'm happy. It's when Sony decides to wrest crontrol form Marvel and make their own movie or try and limit his appearances in other films that I'll be frustrated.
He doesn't necessarily need a multi-film deal; they can always do deals on a film-by-film basis. But the studio/s will be keen to get him onto a longer deal because a rolling deal gives the actor a lot of pull in terms of negotiating money. I believe that's what RDJ was doing for his last few, which is why he was on such ridiculous money.
The list isn't publicly known but it's basically anyone predominantly associated with Spider-Man, and since those characters have already been in Sony-produced movies (live action or animated), it's a safe bet.
I'd assume that if Marvel owned one of the non-Parker Spider-Men they'd have already used that one in the MCU as it would be easier than dealing with a third party.
As I said on the first page: not buying this at all.
Nothing about it makes sense.
Yeah it doesn't make sense to me, not when they have stuff like Spider-Verse and Venom which they can make in the years that there isn't a MCU Spider-Man.
With it looking like Spider-Man being one of the main faces of the MCU going forward, I have a feeling Disney/Marvel will buy the rights back when the contract expires.
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