8 Ways Captain America: Civil War Could Ruin The Marvel Cinematic Universe

7. A Rushed Spider-Man Origin Could Be Fatal

We know, we know: we've seen Spider-Man's origin story way too many times already, and it'd just be downright ridiculous to make another movie chronicling Peter Parker's exposure to that radioactive spider, Uncle Ben's death, and all the rest of that stuff. Right? Well, kind of. Although it probably would feel a case of sheer overexposure to go through the whole origin story again, the idea of a rushed Spider-Man origin - or one that skips over a lot of the iconic elements - also feels like a bad idea. Why? Well, because Spider-Man is arguably the most beloved (and most famous) Marvel character ever. He's the guy that you really want the studio to get right, because Spider-Man means a lot to a lot of people. It seems a little strange that such a huge character will appear in Civil War regardless, because we're yet to experience him anywhere else. Will he already be Spider-Man, or will the movie introduce him as Peter Parker, boy genius, and wait until the upcoming solo film to establish his transformation into the friendly neighbourhood hero? From information given to us thus far, we know that the origin story is going to be "different," at least. And going by the way Marvel overlord Kevin Feige has spoken about the character suggests that he'll be the full-on Spider-Man come Civil War. "Does he want to be like these other characters?" Feige pondered when prompted. "Does he want nothing to do with these other characters?" That's the talk of somebody referring to an actual superhero, surely? Right now, nothing has been made all that clear, save for the fact that it won't be the traditional origin as we know it. What is clear? That bringing Spider-Man into the MCU at this stage is a dangerous move - especially when you consider that Sony Pictures still retain creative control over their character, despite his integration. Given that studio's track record with Spidey, there are numerous ways that all this could screw up the MCU.
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