Sony pulls Spider-Man out of the MCU over profit-sharing dispute with Disney

  • Thread starter Thread starter The Verge RSS
  • Start date Start date
T

The Verge RSS

Guest
Author: Chaim Gartenberg

MJMoment.0.jpg
Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has pulled out of producing future Spider-Man movies, due to disputes between Sony — which still holds the rights to the character — and Marvel’s parent company Disney over revenue sharing from films starring the web-slinging hero, according to a report from Deadline.

The news means that Spider-Man’s appearances in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe films — as well as crossovers from characters like Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man or Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in future Spider-Man films — could end with Spider-Man: Far From Home, released earlier this summer.

The issue is money (of course)

According to Deadline’s sources, the issue is money: Disney reportedly asked that future Spider-Man films be 50...

Continue reading…

Continue reading...