Marvel Studios President Clarifies Company's Involvement With Spider-Man Films
Marvel's Kevin Feige made a comment during a press event this week that corroborates earlier [...]
Marvel's Kevin Feige made a comment during a press event this week that corroborates earlier reports that Sony is developing Spider-Man spinoff movies separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- but doesn't make the idea sound as dire as some would have you believe.
In clarifying his studio's relationship to Spider-Man, Feige confirmed that Marvel will be involved with the next Spider-Man stand-alone movie after Homecoming, and that Avengers 4 would feature an appearance by Spider-Man.
Then, in a statement that's already being dissected around the internet, Feige said that was it -- for now. At present, Marvel isn't involved with any of the Spider-Man spinoffs, but presumably that doesn't mean they couldn't be down the road.
"We had a very particular plan about Spidey himself," Feige said, implying that those plans did not necessitate or include other high-profile names who are tied to the Spider-Man property.
The fact that Sony is so aggressively developing properties like Venom and Silver Sable, as well as a non-Marvel Universe Spider-Man animated movie, likely suggests some hedging of their bets to see how open audiences are to yet another new Sony take on the wall crawler.
Prior to Tom Holland's first appearance in Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man was the lead character in three movies by Sam Raimi, all of which starred Tobey Maguire in the title role, and then a pair of movies starring Andrew Garfield.
The Garfield movies were originally planned as a trilogy, with tie-ins like Venom and Sinister Six planned, but when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was met with box office indifference and fan backlash, that fledgling Spider-Universe was scrapped in favor of a plan that involved working with Marvel to recast and redeem the character in live action.
Spider-Man: Homecoming currently has a 4.10 out of 5 ComicBook User Anticipation Rating, making it the sixth most anticipated upcoming comic book movie among ComicBook.com readers. Let us know how excited you are about Spider-Man: Homecoming by giving it your own ComicBook User Anticipation Rating below.
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine -- distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.
Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by Jonathan M. Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.
Spider-Man: Homecoming opens in theaters July 7, 2017.
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