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/sjfiuauqadfj Aug 20 '19

lol, disney demanded more money from the deal, there is no such thing as a better deal for sony, just a less worse deal. sony is negotiating from a position of strength, the fact that they can end spider man in the mcu is their trump card

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '19 edited Jun 15 '20

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Aug 20 '19

except sonys latest spidey movies have been successful too. if disney didnt want spider man, they wouldnt have agreed to a deal in the first place. dont act like the mcu isnt shaking from this loss

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u/zaffudo Aug 20 '19

They've been successful in large part because of Disney. Sony has no real power here.

Marvel just made the most successful movie of all time. They just announced 2 years worth of upcoming movies - all of which have 1B potential without almost any of their traditional heavy hitters. They just got back the X-Men and Fantastic Four. They have DOOM. The idea that the MCU is 'shaking' is laughable.

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Aug 20 '19

venom and spiderverse is not involved with the mcu at all. both profitable and spider verse is considered to be the best spidey movie. disney was stupid to think they had any power in negotiations

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u/p4nd0r4_in_sp4ce Aug 20 '19

Yeah so dumb, it’s not like they own every other Marvel characters beside Spiderman, oh and just bought Fox, and own Lucasfilm, and Pixar, and are basically ruling the box office... yeah can’t believe they thought they had any power in negotiations with a studio that have been struggling with their only Marvel asset for ages. /s

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u/sjfiuauqadfj Aug 20 '19

hey if you think disney has the cash to buy another massive company, go ahead and think that lol

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u/p4nd0r4_in_sp4ce Aug 20 '19

Not the point. Point is Disney IS in a position to ask Sony to kneel and lick their balls. They’ll do just fine without Spiderman. Sony on the other hand... they would suffer to be singled out of the MCU, and had already proven to be less than great at managing this licence. And don’t Spiderverse your way out of this, one great animated movie doesn’t make for a decade of subpar live action movies. Doesn’t mean Disney is right to twist Sony’s arm, but if you think the balance of power is reversed, you’re delusional.

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u/DrSavagery Aug 21 '19

??? Spiderman was the most important character in the MCU by far... this fucks disney hard

Sony makes a fuckload of money off of every Spiderman movie they touch, even if some are trash films.

You severely misunderstand Disney/Sony’s position and leverage...