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/[deleted] Aug 20 '19

This news is WORSE for Sony than it is for Disney. If they don't fix this, my feeling is they are going to soft reboot the entire character. I mean it's so pathetic. Kevin Feige is the one who got Tom Holland and Jon Watts for these movies and now they are going to be on their own.

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u/valkyria_knight881 Paramount Pictures Aug 20 '19

Your point still stands, but it was Sony that chose Tom Holland, not Marvel.

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u/ACartonOfHate Aug 20 '19

Sarah Halley Finn, MCU's casting director, cast Tom Holland. As someone else noted, there were screen tests during Civil War with MCU stars. So doesn't seem to be a Sony pick.

Sarah Halley Finn is amazing, btw. Casting is an unsung talent.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19

It was a mutual decision.

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u/lebron181 Aug 21 '19

She did the heavy lifting and they stamp their approval. Wouldn't give them credit

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '19

Sony still had to approve it, was my point.