Rejoice: Spider-Man Is Back In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Sony and Marvel had made-up.
Not gonna lie: it’s been a rough past few months for that old webhead, Spider-Man.
For years now, his parents, Marvel and Sony, have been embroiled in something of a public spat. Although Spider-Man is officially a Sony property — they bought the rights off Marvel before the superhero movie explosion of the early thousands — the studio loaned him out to the MCU.
You don’t get anything for free though, and Sony’s deal came with a number of significant provisos. The biggest one being Marvel’s solo Spider-Man flicks had to make a huge amount of money for all involved.
Which they have. Far From Home, Spider-Man’s second solo Marvel outing, made a truly staggering $1.13 billion, far above the benchmark that the MCU had to make in order to retain the rights to the character.
But apparently that wasn’t enough for Sony, who swooped back in a few months ago, and announced that they were going to take the character back.
That was a weird, controversial choice, to say the least. Taking sole custody meant that Sony would have to make a Spider-Man movie featuring no other Marvel characters, thrusting a young man whose entire backstory has been defined by his relationship with Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) into a weird vaccuum.
Basically, it seemed somewhat doomed. But, in typical superhero fashion, it seems like the day has been saved at the 11th hour: Sony and Marvel have resolved their differences, and will now make another Spidey flick together.
Of course, that Spider-Man flick will be some considerable way away; it’s not even been announced on Marvel’s forthcoming slate, presumably delayed by all these shenanigans. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers, and the news that one is coming eventually is sure to warm the cockles of so many hearts today.
Spider-Man lives!