For Spider-Man fans, the past two weeks may have been very difficult, because Disney and Sony Pictures could not reach an agreement on the future of Spider-Man movies, and the termination of the cooperation between the two companies also means that Spider-Man will no longer appear in MCU movies. After all, the copyright of Spider-Man is in Sony's hands and has the "right" wayward! However, seriously speaking, Disney's request is indeed a bit unfair to Sony. To put it bluntly, the two companies are still maximizing their own interests, but this has suffered fans and wasted the relationship between Iron Man and Spider-Man that has been forging so long in the MCU. It is estimated that the most painful one is Marvel.
Of course, although Spider-Man no longer belongs to the MCU, it does not mean that there are no longer Spider-Man movies. We know that Sony is going to continue making a few more Spider-Man movies, and it will still be Tom Holland playing Peter Parker. Although we don't know when these movies will be released or what the next story will be, Sony released a trailer called "Night Monkey" yesterday.
I believe many people know that this is just a joke, and there is no such thing as Night Monkey in the comics. The scene where Ned referred to the masked Peter Parker as the Night Monkey in Spider-Man: Far From Home is still talked about today, and this is also the most interesting moment in the film.
Sony obviously also knows this. In order to promote the upcoming Blu-ray version of "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (October 1), a trailer for "Night Monkey" was specially edited to remind people of " Some beautiful moments in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Getting back to business, from the current point of view, it is impossible for Spider-Man to return to the MCU. Disney and Sony seem to have closed the door to negotiations. However, according to the latest news from foreign media, this door has not been completely closed, and there is still a possibility that Spider-Man will return to the MCU. When Marvel sold the copyright of Spider-Man movies to Sony Pictures, there was an agreement that if Sony Pictures
was acquired, the copyright of Spider-Man would automatically return to Marvel. So is it possible for Sony Pictures to be acquired? Don't say, there is really, that is Apple. As we all know, Apple announced the establishment of its own streaming service platform in March 2019, which is Apple TV +! Although Apple has established a streaming media service platform, it does not have its own content production platform, that is, since then, Apple has focused on Sony Pictures (only Sony Pictures). In view of this, according to wegotthiscovered, the door to negotiations between Disney and Sony has not been completely closed, but has been temporarily shelved. Obviously, Disney is not at all anxious about whether Spider-Man can return to the MCU. If they are patient, they can wait for the Spider-Man copyright to come back automatically.
Disney knows that Apple, Amazon and Netflix are all interested in acquiring Sony Pictures, so they are not in a hurry to reach an agreement. If you can get Spider-Man back without spending money, why pay?
What Xi Shao needs to emphasize here is that Apple's acquisition of Sony Pictures has not been confirmed. It is understood that in addition to Sony Pictures, Apple is also considering Lionsgate, A24 and CBSViacom. But at the same time, Amazon is also considering acquiring Sony Pictures.
Sony’s previous CEO said that he would not give up Sony Pictures, but this was just a lack of a price he could not refuse. To be honest, Sony is not bad for money, but Sony Pictures is only a part of Sony's industry, just like Fox at the beginning, who would have thought that they would sell their entertainment industry? Xi Shao does not mean that Apple will acquire Sony Pictures, even if they do, it will take a long time to complete the transaction. But anyway, the hope of Spider-Man returning to the MCU is not all dashed.
