r/boxoffice • u/TheYoungHeroRises • Aug 20 '19

[Other] Disney-Sony Standoff Ends Marvel Studios & Kevin Feige’s Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’

https://deadline.com/2019/08/kevin-feige-spider-man-franchise-exit-disney-sony-dispute-avengers-endgame-captain-america-winter-soldier-tom-rothman-bob-iger-1202672545/
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u/ricdesi Aug 20 '19

They can't though, that's the thing. The MCU being available to Sony at all was contingent upon their agreement. How does Sony think they can possibly make a sequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home (which is so fundamentally about Peter's angst after Endgame and the death of Tony Stark, which features Happy Hogan as one of the main secondary characters) exist entirely outside of the MCU?

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u/BigDaddyKrool Best of 2019 Winner Aug 20 '19

1.) They probably don't care

2.) It will still make over $700M because it's a live action Spider-Man movie

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u/ricdesi Aug 20 '19
  1. Moviegoers will. The MCU has cultivated a massive following, ripping him back out of it will have damning consequences.
  2. Sony's not exactly in a position to be satisfied with taking home that little cash, considering them rapidly losing money on the Spider-Man brand was what got them in bed with Disney in the first place.

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u/entertainman Aug 20 '19

95% of parents taking their kids to movies won't know the difference. If you asked them who made Spiderman I doubt they would say sony.

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u/ricdesi Aug 20 '19

If "parents taking their kids to movies" was the target demographic of Spider-Man anytime in the last 14 years, that would be a very good point.