So long Sony: Spider-Man coming home to Marvel minus Andrew Garfield
The character will feature in upcoming Marvel superhero movies
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Spider-Man looks set to help superheroes such as Thor and Captain America in their upcoming battles to save the world.
The popular character will appear in a yet-to-be-confirmed Marvel film after the studio struck a deal with Sony Pictures.
Sony will keep the movie rights to Spider-Man but loan him out, possibly for the next Captain America adventure next year.
Fear not, devoted Spidey fans, for there will be another solo film in his own £2.6 billion franchise in 2017, and we might just see some Marvel favourites joining him in that too.
Spider-Man was created by Marvel Comics in the early Sixties and for the last decade, speculation has been rife as to whether or not he would team up with the other Marvel superheroes on screen.
“Spider-Man is one of Marvel’s great characters, beloved around the world,” said Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, owner of Marvel Entertainment.
“We’re thrilled to work with Sony Pictures to bring the iconic web-slinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which opens up fantastic new opportunities for storytelling and franchise building.”
Spider-Man is Sony Pictures’ most successful franchise ever, having grossed more than $4 billion worldwide to date.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments