Sony will face a big decision when its current Spider-Man deal with Disney and Marvel Studios ends: Bring Spidey back into its own superhero movie extended universe exclusively, or keep the teen hero aligned with Marvel.
Sony Pictures' Chairman Tony Vinciquerra recently said Sony has seven to eight years of content planned in terms of its Spider-Man cinematic universe, but there's one big unknown: How the iconic webslinger will himself fit in the plans.
In return for agreeing to the deal, Marvel Studios has provided A-list characters for Spider-Man's recent solo outings that star Tom Holland: 2017's"Spider-Man: Homecoming" saw Robert Downey Jr. headline as Iron Man. The movie grossed over $880 million worldwide, according to Comscore. And this summer's"Spider-Man: Far From Home" will see Samuel L. Jackson dawn his eye patch once more to play Nick Fury.
The jury is still out on whether a Spider-Man cinematic universe without Spidey can pull off a string of successes like Marvel Studios has achieved. "It depends on the character, but there are very few who can be popular on their own and even then it's a challenge to divorce them from Spider-Man convincingly, such as Venom," Conrad said.Spider-Man has been a box office hit for close to two decades, ever since Sam Raimi's"Spider-Man" in 2002. Each film in the original trilogy grossed over $750 million worldwide.
Disney is preparing for big changes, too. This week, the acquisition of 21st Century Fox was completed, meaning that Marvel fans could see the X-Men, among other characters, crossing with some of Marvel Studios' biggest names. "Marvel itself has proven that it can create entire universes out of characters that existed somewhat in the shadows for decades and turn them into box office rock stars. Just look at 'Guardians of the Galaxy,'" said Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian."This strategy can certainly work for 'Spider-Man' as long as the story and the characters are there. ...
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