Marvel loses Spider-Man over failed Sony deal
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Marvel鈥檚 superhero films could lose their most famous character after Sony confirmed on Tuesday that talks over its deal to share Spider-Man with the Disney-owned studio have broken down.
The Marvel movies have together grossed US$22 billion at the global box office and British actor Tom Holland鈥檚 Spider-Man has become an increasingly central figure in the most lucrative franchise in film history.
But while the teen web-slinger has for decades been the crown jewel of the Marvel comic book empire on which the films are based, Sony owns the character鈥檚 movie rights.
He only began appearing in Disney-owned Marvel鈥檚 鈥渃inematic universe鈥 after the Hollywood giants stuck an almost-unprecedented and still highly secretive 2015 deal to co-produce and split profits across the films.
A key aspect of that partnership has now broken down.
Sony confirmed that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, widely credited with the phenomenal boom in comic book movies of the past decade, will no longer produce Spider-Man films, with a spokesman adding the studio was 鈥渄isappointed.鈥
鈥淲e hope this might change in the future but understand that many new responsibilities that Disney has given him ... do not allow time for him to work on IP (intellectual property) they do not own,鈥 the Sony spokesman said.
The separation makes it 鈥渁lmost certain鈥 that the character Spider-Man will be absent from crossover appearances in future Marvel films, according to Hollywood Reporter journalist Graeme McMillan.
Multiple Hollywood media outlets reported that Disney and Sony had failed to agree on financial terms for future Spider-Man films.
According to deadline, which broke the news, Disney had wanted to significantly increase its financial stake in new Spider-Man movies, while Sony refused to alter existing terms.
Sony said the reports 鈥渕ischaracterized recent discussions鈥 but thanked Feige for 鈥渢he path he has helped put us on, which we will continue.鈥
In financial terms, Spider-Man is one of the most successful superheroes in movie history.
Holland鈥檚 iteration of Spider-Man has delivered box office gold. He has appeared in a five Marvel Studios and Sony films since the collaboration deal, which collectively grossed almost US$8 billion worldwide.
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