{"id":227604,"date":"2019-08-21T03:31:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T07:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=227604"},"modified":"2019-08-21T03:31:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T07:31:08","slug":"marvels-involvement-in-spider-man-movies-may-be-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/21\/marvels-involvement-in-spider-man-movies-may-be-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel’s involvement in ‘Spider Man’ movies may be in doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the wake of the announcement that \u2060”Spider-Man: Far From Home\u2060”\u00a0is now the highest-grossing film ever in Sony Pictures’ history, reports surfaced that Marvel Studios may be stepping away from the cross-studio partnership. (File Photo<\/a>: spidermanmovie\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2060\u2014\u00a0With great success comes great re-negotiation. In the wake of the announcement that \u2060”Spider-Man: Far From Home\u2060”\u00a0is now the highest-grossing film ever in Sony Pictures’ history, reports surfaced that Marvel Studios may be stepping away from the cross-studio partnership.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood trade Deadline reported Tuesday that there was a disagreement over the profit-sharing structure.<\/p>\n

According to a person close to the deal who was unauthorized to speak publicly, negotiations are not yet final. But the suggestion that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige may not produce future live-action \u2060”Spider-Man\u2060”\u00a0movies and that the character itself might not appear in any more Marvel Cinematic Universe films quickly turned into a trending topic.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0MCU\u00a0films like \u2060”Avengers: Endgame.\u2060”\u00a0It also allowed for Feige to serve as a producer on stand-alone \u2060”Spider-Man\u2060”\u00a0movies like \u2060”Far From Home.\u2060”<\/p>\n

The crossovers have been well-received by audiences and critics. And the teenage web-slinger has been made into a central component in the\u00a0MCU\u00a0with a close relationship to Tony Stark that drove the story lines in both \u2060”Endgame\u2060”\u00a0and \u2060”Far From Home.\u2060”\u00a0But as Marvel enters its \u2060”Phase 4,\u2060”\u00a0Spider-Man also has no official\u00a0MCU\u00a0appearances planned.<\/p>\n

Two standalone \u2060”Spider-Man\u2060”\u00a0movies are, however, reportedly in the works from Sony 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 \u2060”Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u2060”\u00a0and \u2060”Venom.\u2060”<\/p>\n

Representatives from the two studios did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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