Spider-Man: Homecoming - 26 New Things We Just Learned

5. The Value Of Working With Marvel To Sony

Aside from money, of course, you had to wonder what Sony was getting out of the deal to share rights with Spider-Man - particularly if they aren't using Kevin Feige on the spin-off movies. But according to Amy Pascal, the value of their input - and simply working with them day to day - cannot be underestimated.

She says their drive for excellence was inspiring:

“Everybody did it because they wanted Spider-Man to be great. The character is great and people love him. That’s good for Disney. That’s good for Marvel. And that is certainly good for Sony. So, the fact that all these companies were willing to work together to make that happen..I think that’s pretty miraculous.”

They don't just accept good:

“They are meticulous. They are relentless. One of the great things is you’re in a meeting with them, and they go, ‘Okay, it’s good– but how do we make it better?’ I’ve never heard that before! It’s like,’ Good? Done!’ Or ‘Good? We can’t afford it’… or They’re like, ‘Okay. It’s really good. How do we make it better than this? How do we go tot he next place? How do we–the word I learned from Kevin (Fiege)–how do we plus it?” That’s their favorite word at Marvel. ‘Are we plus-ing a scene?'”

Jon Watts also talked about the creative process being a collaborative one:

“It’s just ‘Best idea wins. That’s been the philosophy on the movie. And it doesn’t matter whose idea it is, it’s always worth trying. Whatever is great, you kind of know it. Being free to explore that and finding stuff has been really fun and it’s been really collaborative on every level.”