Today we are here to talk about a very serious and upsetting issue.
You may have been triggered as soon as you heard this news, Spider-Man is set to leave
the MCU.
I know, it's devastating.
If you're not up to date on this news yet, let me get you there.
You probably already know the beginning, so I won't bother you with another origins.
Sony owns Spider-Man who had been given on loan to Disney where Disney was allowed to
take 5 per cent of the profits.
The loan came to a close after the film Far From Home came out which meant it was time
for Disney and Sony to sit down and have a little chat about what would be the best way
for them to both profit from their prodigal son, Peter Parker.
Disney was pushing for a 50 50 split on co-financing with Sony.
Meaning they would both split down the middle the costs and profits of future Spider-Man
films.
This mic drop, left Sony dumbfounded and refusing what they felt was a ludicrous deal.
Which to be fair, money-wise, it kinda is.
Let's explore the money side a bit more as we get counting.
10 The Money
So here's the thing, when it comes to finances a lot of people are on Sony Picture's side
for this one.
And I get it.
Spider-Man isn't just any superhero.
He was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko to be one of the most human and relatable.
He is by far the most popular superhero that Marvel has on their roster which makes him
worth a lot of money.
Disney sitting down and demanding 50 per cent of that, even while putting in all the leg-work
of making the film as amazing and profitable as it is, seems like a big ask.
But at the end of the day, if Sony takes over Spider-Man who knows how well the film will
do.
Ultimately with Disney's team they almost have a guarantee of profits.
Taking this franchise back into their own fold, as we have seen could lead to disaster.
Disney & Marvel losing their most popular hero is bad.
Sony gaining creative control is bad.
If the two stay together, they get the best chance to profit and ultimately the most profit.
If they break up, no one profits.
Including us, the fans.
9 Spider-Man and Venom
While on paper this sounds objectively cool and in the comics, Spider-Man and Venom team-ups
and fights have been pretty awesome, the end of the Venom movie starring Ed Hardy started
leading us down a pretty direct path.
That path lead us straight to San Quinten Prison where it turns out Clet Kasady is being
kept.
Who is Clet Kasady?
A brutal cruel serial killer who is transformed into Carnage when he gets a symbiote of his
own and wreaks havoc everywhere.
You know what I'm talking about, the famous Maximum Carnage event of the 90s.
While there are some who are not fans of this event in the comics, I actually don't dislike
it.
And the idea of Venom and Spider-Man teaming up to try and take down Carnage seems like
it would be cool to see on screen, right?
But what if Carnage stays cast as Woody Harrelson?
Don't get me wrong, Harrelson is a freaking brilliant actor but really, Carnage?
Really?
Also do we really want to see that CGI Venom and Spider-Man share a screen?
Is the Spider-Man, Venom mashup worth it at that point?
8 His suits
The suit doesn't make the man.
Unless you are maybe Spider-Man.
Spider-Man has come a long way in the MCU when it comes to his suits.
From his homemade suit to the first suit Iron Man gave to Iron Spider to his stealth suit
to the suit he made for himself using Stark's private jet mini-lab, we have seen a great
evolution when it comes to Spider-Man's looks.
With his most recent suit being so link to Tony Stark, that suit will have to be permanently
tucked away in Peter Parker's closet when it comes to the MCU Sony divide.
Or whatever is left of it, I suppose, after it caught fire so many times in Far From Home.
Still what will happen to his other suits?
I'm not even sure the ins and outs how deep what is considered Disney property vs Sony
property go.
In my mind there could be a possibility that Spider-Man will in fact need an entire new
wardrobe or a return his home-made basics.
7 Uncle Happy
So Happy Hogan has a had a hell of a time lately in the MCU.
From being Stark's right hand man throughout the Iron Man film franchise, to being forced
to be a sort-of babysitter for Peter in Homecoming, to losing Stark in the MCU events of Endgame,
and to then perhaps forging some complex romantic relationship with May in Far From Home.
To separate him from Spider-Man just seems downright cruel to the character.
Like he and May just started a thing.
Granted, the two view the relationship a little differently, but give Hogan a break.
Losing Stark was hard on him and he is just starting to really connect with Peter.
What will he do if Spider-Man leaves the MCU?
Try to find another new Avenger best bud?
Poor dude.
And beyond Happy how many other characters will be Parker be forced to lose from his
life because of their close connection to the MCU and other Avengers.
Will we get a new MJ?
Will Ned also becoming to Sony?
What happens to them?
6 Avi Arad vs Kevin Feige
Based on my understanding of the creative powerhouses behind both Sony and Disney, I
would think a lot the characters mentioned will not get to come along for the ride at
Sony Pictures.
Avi Arad is the bigwig superhero movie producer over at Sony Pictures who reportedly pushed
for Into the Spider-Verse, possibly one of the best superhero movies out there.
However he also pushed for Venom which while successful was only subpar as far as comic-inspired
films go.
Arad is also the person some blame for the failure of Sam Raimi's Spider Man franchise
which was doing pretty well until number 3.
Arad is known for being a control freak who doesn't listen to suggestions well, even if
they are coming from Disney's superhero producing bigwig Feige.
In the case of the original Spider-Man films of the early 2000s, he actually forced Sam
Raimi to rewrite the script for Spider-Man 3, forcing him to include Venom in the supervillain
line up.
Which was a big part of what was wrong for that movie.
And Disney has insinuated that if Sony continues down their path, Kevin Feige will be too busy
to help with their new Spider-Man installment.
Not that Avi Arad would probably want him there anyways.
5 Team Ups
How long have we waited for the potential introduction of the Fantastic Four in the
MCU or for Deadpool to officially join the superhero blockbuster crew?
For what feels like forever.
And just when it looked like we might get to see Spider-Man and Deadpool meet for the
first time--Bromance--Or Spider-Man work alongside the Fantastic Four team--like he did in the
60s and has throughout comic book history, even replacing Johnny Storm with the team
in the Fantastic Foundation--they take him away from us!
Whyyyyyy!
We were so close.
So close.
It just feels unfair.
I want my Spider-Man Deadpool team up.
Please Sony and Disney don't keep it from me!
4 Norman Osborn
Many people have speculated that Norman Osborn will be the new big bad of the next phase
of the MCU films.
With Disney and Marvel setting up the story for Spider-Man to step into the spotlight,
this all seemed very probably.
That and there have been a number of going ons in the MCU that people have taken to be
signs pointing to Oscorp and their head to make their grand entrance.
The purchasing of Stark Tower and not yet having an explanation for Parker's origins
being mentioned as a few of the potential cues for Norman's entrance.
Beyond that Sony was working on a film called Silver and Black, which has since been scrapped,
where they wanted to have Norman Osborn appear but were asked by Marvel and Disney to limit
his appearance in the film as voice only so they could be in charge of casting the role
if they did want to add him to the MCU.
Leading some to believe that this meant, they had other plans for the Green Goblin.
This would obviously be amazing new in the MCU, as it could also lead to Dark Avengers.
However with the split coming what will Norman Osborn's role be if he were to show up in
the MCU.
It would seem like an odd choice to have him appear, iconic Spidey villain that he is without
Spider-Man.
3 Box Office Numbers
Back to the money again for a moment.
Which let's be honest, is what this disagreement all boils down to.
Dollar dollar bills.
And a lot of them.
Far From Home grossed 1 billion dollars at the box office.
Yeah, that's a lot of money.
This made the last Spider-Man film the highest grossing movie of all time and Sony Picture's
highest grossing film ever.
That's right Spider-Man knocked out James Bond, who formerly held number one with the
film Skyfall.
If Sony wants to continue to see this kind of success they need the MCU.
Spider-Man didn't just do this cause he was Spider-Man.
It was his story, his journey that allowed him to do this.
If both Disney and Sony want to see his saga continue and continue to watch Spider-Man
break box office records and be mind-boggling profitable, they need to try to stay together.
2 Tom Holland?
Many argue that Tom Holland is the only person who can really play Spider-Man.
And fair.
While Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire both did a great job in their respective Spider-Man
roles, no one has nailed that perfect balance of cool, witty but still very awkward and
dweeby like Holland.
So when people heard the news of Spider-Man being out of the MCU they were understandably
worried.
But here's the deal, Tom Holland is signed on for two more Spider-Man standalone films
which means there is a very good chance that we will get to see him reprise the role.
Unless, and this pretty probable unless, Sony does what they usually do and hits restart.
While this seems unlikely given that Sony Pictures seems to be trying to reassure people
that they aren't gonna mess it up.
We all are thinking, "you're gonna mess it up, aren't you?"
Even if they keep Tom Holland in the role, who knows who they plan to have directing
him as Spider-Man or write the script.
That could also completely change the entire character and ruin not just for us but for
Tom Holland.
And we might end up getting another origins story, groan.
1 Tony Stark
At the end of phase one of the MCU franchise, Marvel and Disney beautifully set up the story
for Spider-Man to take the fallen hero, Tony Stark's place.
Stark left Spider-Man with EDITH Even Dead I'm The Hero, a pair of glasses that give
Spider-Man control of satellites all over the world which allow to do a ton of cool
things, including almost accidentally deploy drones to kill his high school rival in Far
From Home, Brad.
With great power comes great responsibility, still being a belief that slipped into this
new story without us ever really needing an Uncle Ben.
The exploration of Stark and Parker's mentorship relationship really allowed us to explore
that idea and question what it really means to be a hero in the Far From Home film.
To strip Parker of Stark at this point, is ultimately stripping him of the character
he has grown and evolved to become throughout his journey in the MCU and that would just
be wrong.
Thanks for watching, nerd squad.
Be sure to share your feels and your thoughts when it comes to this issue.
How do you feel about Spider-Man leaving the MCU?
How are you feeling about it?
Should it happen or shouldn't it?
Let us know what you think.
I personally hope that Sony and Disney can sit back down and come to some kind of agreement.
Because Spider-Man without the MCU to me feels like Spider-Man without a home.
We had Homecoming, Far From Home and if we continue on solely with Sony, it feels like
we might just get Spider-Man: Home Alone for the next film.
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