10 Movie & TV Spoilers We Didn’t Know Last Week (7th Oct)
9. Sony Are Supposedly Considering Giving Spider-Man Over To Marvel
We know, we know: we've heard this before, and Marvel and Disney have shut down said rumours pretty much the moment that they started. Still, given the state of the Spider-Man movies as it stands, and the fact that almost everybody on the planet who know what a comic book is would love to see Spider-Man back where he belongs and alongside the Avengers, we're giving this rumour the benefit of the doubt. According to a Hitfix report, then, Sony and Marvel have apparently entered talks with regards to getting Spider-Man into the MCU:
"While I cant get the confirmations I need to verify the story, Im hearing that there are some very cool Spider-Man plans being discussed that would help Sony refocus their enormously important franchise while also opening up some connections in the on screen Marvel movie universe that would blow fandoms minds. I would love to be able to state for sure that its happening. What seems clear from what Ive heard is that Marvel wants to be able to play with all of their characters, and if they can make that work creatively and on a corporate level, they will, and that means the world gets bigger again.
Though unlikely (think of the kind of deal that would have to be worked out for this to happen!), fingers crossed there's a least a tiny chance of something like this actually happening.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
