Tom Holland personally reached out to Sony to keep Spider-Man in the MCU
Actor used his leverage as the star of Sony’s Uncharted to encourage both companies back to the negotiating table
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Your support makes all the difference.Tom Holland personally reached out to bosses at Disney and Sony in order to keep Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Holland was the “unlikely hero” in negotiations, after a deal between Sony and Disney – which allowed Spider-Man to cross over between the MCU and his own movies – spectacularly fell apart in August.
It is claimed that Holland made multiple appeals to Disney CEO Bob Iger and Sony film chairman Tom Rothman to try and mend fences between both companies.
He also used his leverage as the star of Sony’s forthcoming adaptation of the Uncharted video game to convince Rothman to re-engage with Disney.
After showing both men the outpouring of grief for the aborted franchise from fans, including multiple online petitions and the popular hashtag #SaveSpiderMan, Holland proved victorious.
It is said that the new deal struck by both companies, which calls for one more Spider-Man film that can feature characters and stories from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will see Disney take home a higher producing fee for their involvement in the film than previous Spider-Man movies.
“I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it,” Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, said in a statement.
The untitled third Spider-Man movie will be released on 16 July, 2021.
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