Spider-Man: 10 Dumbest Ideas Sony Had For The Franchise Before Teaming With Marvel
6. A Plan To Outdo Marvel Studios
Many of the "Sony Hack" emails made it apparent that Sony was growing increasingly frustrated with Marvel Studios' ability to produce fan-pleasing box office hits based on characters who aren't anywhere near as well-known as Spider-Man.
However, the studio had what they believed to be some ideas about how they could outdo one upcoming release, in particular: Doctor Strange. Sony's top choice to play Sandman in Sinister Six was Tom Hardy (an actor who had been eyed to play the Sorcerer Supreme) and, well, it's probably best if you hear this directly from the studio.
"He's gonna storm through London at the end like God-f***ing-zilla," reads one email. "That is not purple prose. He's going to be AS TALL AS A SKYSCRAPER in the third act of the movie. What does Dr. Strange have? Magic tricks? F*** you, magic tricks — we've got a skyscraper Tom Hardy knocking down buildings!!!!"
It's hard to believe that's something an actual studio executive typed out, but that really is what one of them thought would be a recipe of success for the Spider-Man franchise.