Speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that he said to Sony: 'We gotta figure out a way to get this done, for Tom and for the fans.'
Iger said that it was clear from the fan reaction at D23 that fans"wanted Tom back as Spider-Man" and that, after the event, Holland reached out to Disney for the big boss's contact details.Iger said:"Tom reached out to folks that work for me [and] said, 'Can I please have Bob's email address or phone number.' Of course, I'm very protected, so they were very careful, and I said, 'Sure, have him contact me.
After joking that Holland cried on the phone, Iger said that it was"clear that he cared so much" about the situation and wanted to get it resolved.Commending Holland on being a"great" Spider-Man, Iger continued:"I actually felt for him and it was clear that the fans wanted all this to happen." Following the phone call with Holland, Iger first reached out to people at Disney Studios before apparently contacting the head of Sony Pictures to rehash a deal."I said, 'We gotta figure out a way to get this done, for Tom and for the fans,'" Iger revealed."And we did."
He added:"Sometimes, you know, companies when they're negotiating or people when they're negotiating with one another, they kinda forget that there are other folks out there that actually matter."instalment will be released in 2021.
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