Marvel, Sony attain deal for brand new Spider-Man film and MCU look
Spider-Man will stay within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in spite of everything. At the very least for a short while longer.
Only a month after Sony and Disney/Marvel introduced Spider-Man could be leaving the MCU as a result of they’d didn’t comply with a brand new partnership deal, the studios have come to phrases. The brand new deal will see Marvel head Kevin Feige and former Sony exec Amy Pascal produce a 3rd Spider-Man film with Tom Holland because the web-head. Set for launch on July 16th, 2021, the movie will possible wrap up Spidey’s MCU trilogy, persevering with on from the large cliffhanger on the finish of this summer season’s Spider-Man: Far From Residence. Replace: Based on Deadline, Homecoming and Far From Residence director Jon Watts is in talks to helm the forthcoming sequel movie.
What’s extra, the brand new association additionally permits for Holland’s Peter Parker to look in one other forthcoming non-Spidey-centric MCU movie. With the state of the Avengers in unknown territory following Endgame, it’s anybody’s guess the place Spider-Man will find yourself swinging subsequent.
Stated Feige in a press release,
“I’m thrilled that Spidey’s journey within the MCU will proceed, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to maintain engaged on it. Spider-Man is a strong icon and hero whose story crosses all ages and audiences across the globe. He additionally occurs to be the one hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, in order Sony continues to develop their very own Spidey-verse you by no means know what surprises the long run may maintain.”
That final line is certain to ship fan theories a-spinning. Sony is certainly transferring full steam forward with their very own Universe of Marvel Characters, together with the Jared Leto-starring Morbius, Andy Serkis’ Venom 2, and the Madame Net film introduced simply yesterday. Feige might be hinting that the multiverse the MCU launched in Endgame and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse made a central plot level (and which might conceivably play a giant position in Madame Net) could also be used as a method to ease Holland’s Spider-Man between studios. Then once more, maybe this new two-picture deal might discover Marvel placing a extra definitive finish to Holland’s tackle the character in order that Sony can begin recent with their SUMC (once more).
Who is aware of, actually, however the reality of the matter is that is thrilling information for Marvel followers in addition to the studios. Sony will get to maintain the goodwill and recognition Marvel supplied them after they resuscitated the floundering movie franchise of one of many world’s most beloved comedian characters. Marvel will get to complete the story they began with their greatest hero, and reap the merchandising rewards. And followers get all of it.
The precise particulars of the Spidery deal haven’t formally been introduced. Nonetheless, Selection stories that insiders have mentioned Sony met Disney midway on the latter’s unique need for a 50/50 co-financing break up. Meaning Marvel and Disney will obtain 25% of the earnings and keep merchandising revenues, whereas Sony will get Feige’s full producing prowess.
It appears the brand new settlement was wrapped into a bigger distribution deal between Sony and Disney involving the previous’s PlayStation Vue TV platform. When Disney acquired Fox, they took management of properties like FX and Nationwide Geographic, which had traditionally been obtainable on PS Vue. The “complete new deal” secures that content material for PS Vue customers, in addition to increasing offers for Disney channels like ABC, Disney XD, and the ESPN franchise, together with the newly launched ACC Community.