Fans of the webslinger have taken umbrage with recent remarks from the studio's CEO who, while explaining how capable his production team would be in handling Spider-Man going forward, took a dig at Marvel head Kevin Feige.
"We had a great run with [Feige] on Spider-Man movies," Tony Vinciquerra, Sony Pictures' chairman and CEO, said Thursday at"We tried to see if there's a way to work it out. ... The Marvel people are terrific people, we have great respect for them, but on the other hand, we have some pretty terrific people of our own. Kevin didn't do all the work."
Fans were already upset about the possibility of Spider-Man leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so these additional comments from Sony just added more fuel to the fire. Not to mention, Marvel fans have become fiercely protective of Feige over the last decade, as he has orchestrated the most lucrative and beloved franchises in cinematic history.
"The Amazing Spider-Man," released in 2012 earned a 72% Rotten Tomatoes score and its sequel garnered a 52%. While both films tallied more than $700 million in global box office sales, the U.S. performance was lackluster. Each took in over $200 million domestically. Marvel skipped Peter's origin story, only briefly alluding to the death of Uncle Ben, and let a youthful Holland breathe in the role. In "Captain America: Civil War," Peter is eager, awkward and jovial. That personality carried through to his two solo films as well as his appearances in "Infinity War" and "Endgame."
Fans have bemoaned a possible reboot of the franchise that would retread over old story lines from previous Spider-Man movies. Equally worrisome is a complete departure from the Spider-Man they've grown to love since he first swung into "Captain America: Civil War."
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