http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/10/more-on-the-sonymarvelspider-man-situation
So it was leaked sometime ago that email exchanges between marvel and sony executives took place about the fate of spiderman. It's a well known fact that the new spidey films haven't been able to hit their mark. The sequel underperforming to sony's expectations both in quality and gross. It's why the third film got pushed back from 2016 to 2018. But I digress, during the email exchanges offers were being made to have spidey come back to the marvel umbrella of franchises. With spiderman possibly first appearing in the civil war storyline for captain america 3. Sadly those talks fell through BUT it seems like all hope isn't lost
"For starters, LR’s Da7e says his source indicates that the deal Sony ultimately rejected was not a Marvel trilogy of Spider-Man movies that Sony would control. While that was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal’s story last night, what Sony finally passed on was instead a co-production arrangement where Marvel and Sony would split Spidey movie costs 60/40 (Marvel paying the 60%). Yes, Marvel would’ve shouldered more cost, but they also would’ve regained creative control over the character and films. This scenario sounds much more like the kind of deal Marvel’s Kevin Feige would be interested in.
That said, LR’s sources also indicate that Sony Pictures’ parent company is none too pleased about the current situation at the studio and the internal communications and even movies that have leaked out. Additionally, they view “Sony Pictures’s handling of the Spider-Man property as disappointing. … Sony Japan thinks the Marvel deal for Spider-Man is still on the table and they want to renegotiate as a return to quality.” The sources also say that “the 60/40 split” can be negotiated and “Sony Entertainment’s October hard-line stance of wanting creative control is now mostly moot in the eyes of the higher-ups.”
I for one would love to see spiderman back under Marvel again. The character just has too much history with the avengers and other characters just to be secluded in increasingly mediocre films from Sony. And it seems part of the company feels the same way.
So it was leaked sometime ago that email exchanges between marvel and sony executives took place about the fate of spiderman. It's a well known fact that the new spidey films haven't been able to hit their mark. The sequel underperforming to sony's expectations both in quality and gross. It's why the third film got pushed back from 2016 to 2018. But I digress, during the email exchanges offers were being made to have spidey come back to the marvel umbrella of franchises. With spiderman possibly first appearing in the civil war storyline for captain america 3. Sadly those talks fell through BUT it seems like all hope isn't lost
"For starters, LR’s Da7e says his source indicates that the deal Sony ultimately rejected was not a Marvel trilogy of Spider-Man movies that Sony would control. While that was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal’s story last night, what Sony finally passed on was instead a co-production arrangement where Marvel and Sony would split Spidey movie costs 60/40 (Marvel paying the 60%). Yes, Marvel would’ve shouldered more cost, but they also would’ve regained creative control over the character and films. This scenario sounds much more like the kind of deal Marvel’s Kevin Feige would be interested in.
That said, LR’s sources also indicate that Sony Pictures’ parent company is none too pleased about the current situation at the studio and the internal communications and even movies that have leaked out. Additionally, they view “Sony Pictures’s handling of the Spider-Man property as disappointing. … Sony Japan thinks the Marvel deal for Spider-Man is still on the table and they want to renegotiate as a return to quality.” The sources also say that “the 60/40 split” can be negotiated and “Sony Entertainment’s October hard-line stance of wanting creative control is now mostly moot in the eyes of the higher-ups.”
I for one would love to see spiderman back under Marvel again. The character just has too much history with the avengers and other characters just to be secluded in increasingly mediocre films from Sony. And it seems part of the company feels the same way.
