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[Disney Irish]

Does Disney have the ability to include Holland as Spider-Man? Do they have the ability to include Garfield, Maguire, or the new Into the SpiderVerse in the parks if they want to? What really is the legal acceptance when taking something from another movie studio even if they have the theme park rights to the character?

First scratch the whole Garfield and Maguire talk. Those renditions of Spidey are indeed not part of the MCU, as of today. There was talk at one time trying to recon all of it, I believe, but obviously that is now moot.

The main thing here to think about again is time period.

Can legally Disney/Marvel use the rendition of Spider-Man from say Infinity War? I say yes because they have a contract already signed for that under the existing deal.

These talks were about future MCU appearances, not past appearances.

Also you have to expect that Disney would have already negotiated for the attraction long before they broke ground.

 

[TROR]

First scratch the whole Garfield and Maguire talk. Those renditions of Spidey are indeed not part of the MCU, as of today. There was talk at one time trying to recon all of it, I believe, but obviously that is now moot.

The main thing here to think about again is time period.

Can legally Disney/Marvel use the rendition of Spider-Man from say Infinity War? I say yes because they have a contract already signed for that under the existing deal.

These talks were about future MCU appearances, not past appearances.

Also you have to expect that Disney would have already negotiated for the attraction long before they broke ground.

I imagine theme park representation was discussed in the original deal, but now that deal seems to be over. Does that change what they’re allowed to do in the parks regarding Sony’s character?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I imagine theme park representation was discussed in the original deal, but now that deal seems to be over. Does that change what they’re allowed to do in the parks regarding Sony’s character?

The only way it could change anything that has been started is if Sony holds any significant creative control. Even then, that would likely just be limited to making things difficult and not an ability to completely withdraw all prior approvals.

 

[Disney Irish]

I imagine theme park representation was discussed in the original deal, but now that deal seems to be over. Does that change what they’re allowed to do in the parks regarding Sony’s character?

The deal didn't end. They just didn't come to terms on the extension of the deal. The original deal was for 5 appearances in the MCU (according to Holland himself). So the extension of the deal would have extended the appearances further into Phase 4/5.

So the existing deal is still in place, meaning the terms of the deal are still valid. Meaning again Spidey isn't just wiped from existence in the MCU as if he didn't exist. He is still there in those movies. Otherwise Disney/Marvel would have to rerelease all those films without him. And that would just be silly, no one would make such a deal. And as I said before Feige will find a way to explain it if a deal isn't reached in the future. Again something like a passing comment, hey what happened to that spider kid, oh he is in school or some such.

So if they already agreed that Holland's voice and/or face would be used in the attraction then its still valid today. And again at this point I have no reason to think they haven't.

 

[mickEblu]

So is the ride at DCA gunna be any good or nah?

 

[lazyboy97o]

So is the ride at DCA gunna be any good or nah?

Definitely maybe.

 

[britain]

Here’s a question for you all!

Does anyone know the name of the yellow cab in Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin?

 

[TROR]

Here’s a question for you all!

Does anyone know the name of the yellow cab in Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin?

Louie de Palma

 

[mickEblu]

Here’s a question for you all!

Does anyone know the name of the yellow cab in Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin?

Lenny

 

[britain]

Lenny

Very good! And why is that?

 

[mickEblu]

Very good! And why is that?

Haha you got me there! I think I knew this at one point and since forgot. Why is it?

 

[britain]

Haha you got me there! I think I knew this at one point and since forgot. Why is it?

It’s because Spielberg co-owns the rights to all the Roger Rabbit characters, including Benny the Cab. Disney decided it was hard enough (pricey enough) to get Spielberg to agree on Roger and Jessica‘s appearance in the ride, and so they said that the cab was Benny’s brother Lenny.



Generic, rights-avoiding characters!

 

[BrianLo]

It’s because Spielberg co-owns the rights to all the Roger Rabbit characters, including Benny the Cab. Disney decided it was hard enough (pricey enough) to get Spielberg to agree on Roger and Jessica‘s appearance in the ride, and so they said that the cab was Benny’s brother Lenny.



Generic, rights-avoiding characters!

I literally was wondering that today staring at the lockers at the end of the ride which are "Lenny" "Lenny" "Lenny" and "Benny".

Well timed fun facts!

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

But surely Roger is riding Benny at the start of the ride. If you're riding Lenny, he can't also be?

 

[britain]

But surely Roger is riding Benny at the start of the ride. If you're riding Lenny, he can't also be?

But if you’re riding Lenny, who is the cab behind you? Or ahead of you?

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

 

[mickEblu]

It’s because Spielberg co-owns the rights to all the Roger Rabbit characters, including Benny the Cab. Disney decided it was hard enough (pricey enough) to get Spielberg to agree on Roger and Jessica‘s appearance in the ride, and so they said that the cab was Benny’s brother Lenny.



Generic, rights-avoiding characters!

Lol wow!

What a jerk. Is that also why we don’t have Judge Doom?

 

[BrianLo]

But if you’re riding Lenny, who is the cab behind you? Or ahead of you?

Also Lenny. There are at least three cab Lennys based on the official locker canon.

 

[smooch]

Don't worry Sony will bungle the franchise again like they did before. And in a couple years when Sony is up for sale finally, Disney will make a deal with whomever buys them and get the film rights back.

Or Disney will just buy Sony themselves

 

[smooch]

This makes me so sad, Spider-Man has always been m,y favorite superhero since the RAIMI movies I watched as a kid, I have been working on reading through the comics, and I think that Tom Holland is my favorite Spidey out of the 3. I am gonna assume/hope they work out a deal because Spider-Man is too deeply connected to the MCU in the standalone Spider-Man movies at this point that it would make zero sense for Sony to keep making the movies sans MCU tie-ins, it would be like if they were making Iron Man movies in the recent years and then suddenly Tony Stark stopped talking to all the Avengers and made no mention of any of them ever again, it would just feel wrong and hollow.