Spider-Man stays in the MCU for at least 2 more movies

[FlightlessDuck]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h...r-disney-sony-striking-deal-new-movie-1243777
Next Spider-Man is scheduled for July 2021.

 

[Kestryl]

I AM SO HAPPY.

Now Disney needs to kill him off so his storyline doesn’t end up with a terrible cliffhanger when this deal is up.

 

[maltdizzy]

I AM SO HAPPY.

Now Disney needs to kill him off so his storyline doesn’t end up with a terrible cliffhanger when this deal is up.

They would have been able to resolve the cliffhanger without the MCU. All the actors, writers and Spider-Man characters were already moving on with the next movie anyway.

 

[Kestryl]

They would have been able to resolve the cliffhanger without the MCU. All the actors, writers and Spider-Man characters were already moving on with the next movie anyway.

Sure, but I think the whole “taking on Tony Stark’s legacy” plot line would have been a whole lot harder (or impossible) without the MCU.

Also, I don’t trust Sony with live-action Spider-Man. I’m still waiting for the sinister six follow-up from Amazing Spider-Man 2 (which, contrary to most people, I actually enjoyed).

Mostly I’m just annoyed they set up this whole legacy thing without a plan going forward. I don’t know if it was Sony trying to hold a trump card to force Disney into a deal or Disney being dumb enough to allow or make a character they don’t outright own so big in the MCU or something else, but if I was Disney, I would scale back on Spider-Man’s importance in the greater MCU so the universe wouldn’t hurt with him gone.

 

[DuskKodesh]

Awesome! Now can the MCU bargain for the rest of their guys Sony is playing with? I have no urge to see Leto mess up my favorite character.