Spider-Man no longer part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A #SaveSpiderMan social media campaign is already active on Twitter as fans react to the falling-out between Sony and Marvel

August 21, 2019 12:09 pm | Updated 05:31 pm IST

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man may not be part of the MCU anymore

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man may not be part of the MCU anymore

With great success comes great re-negotiation. In the wake of the announcement that Spider-Man: Far From Home is now the highest-grossing film ever in Sony Pictures’ history, reports surfaced that Marvel Studios may be stepping away from the cross-studio partnership.

The Hollywood trade Deadline reported on Tuesday that there was a disagreement over the profit-sharing structure.

According to a person close to the deal who was unauthorised to speak publicly, negotiations are ongoing. But the suggestion that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige may not produce future live-action Spider-Man movies and that the character itself might not appear in any more Marvel Cinematic Universe films quickly turned into a trending topic.

Sony has held the rights to the Marvel character since 1985, but in 2015, announced a partnership with Disney and Marvel that would allow Spider-Man to be used in MCU films like Avengers:Endgame . It also allowed for Feige to serve as a producer on stand-alone Spider-Man movies like Far From Home.

The crossovers have been well-received by audiences and critics. And the teenaged web-slinger has been made into a central component in the MCU with a close relationship to Tony Stark that drove the storylines in both Endgame and Far From Home . But as Marvel enters its “Phase 4”, Spider-Man also has no official MCU appearances planned.

However, two standalone Spider-Man movies from Sony are in the works, which would bring back director Jon Watts and star Tom Holland. Sony has also created its own web of Spider-Man spinoffs, including the Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , and Venom.

Representatives from the two studios did not respond to requests for comment.

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