The Making Of The MCU: 17 Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Details You Need To Know

A historic deal between Disney and Sony has allowed Spider-Man to play in the MCU ballpark for the last six years. Sony itself still owns the film rights to Spidey, with Disney essentially "borrowing" him, and letting Marvel Studios work its magic.

The deal was inked when Sony screwed the pooch with its Amazing Spider-Man franchise, and Kevin Feige swooped in with an offer. That said, the studio didn't just blindly hand Spidey over - it took a lot of convincing.

This convincing took place during a meeting between Feige and Amy Pascal, a top producer on the Spidey movies. Feige told her that making a third Amazing Spider-Man was a bad idea, and that Marvel Studios should be given control of the character instead. Smartly, he also stressed that Sony would still retain the film rights, and even compared the MCU's grasp of Marvel properties to the way Christopher Nolan clicked with Batman over at DC:

Here's what Feige said:

"Why don't you let us do it? Don't think of it as two studios. And don't think of it as giving another studio back the rights. No change of hands of rights. No change of hands of money. Just pretend it's like what DC did with Christopher Nolan. I'm not saying we're Nolan, but I am saying there is a production company [Marvel Studios] that is doing this pretty well."

In response to Feige's bold proposal, Pascal threw a sandwich at him. However, the more she thought about it, the more she warmed to the idea - and the rest is history.