So it seems that the Sony and Marvel agreement has come to an end. There was hope that there would be some work around to this, but Sony got greedy and wanted a 50/50 split. While this seems pretty reasonable to most people, yo have to look at their past history. Sony has had two...count them TWO attempts to build on a Spider-Man Universe for their properties, but have f'ed them up each time that they attempted to do so. Marvel comes along and offers to pull their property out of the proverbial fire and gives them a bonfire blockbuster. Now Sony wants to take it over. What in a million years would make them think that without the rest of the MCU that they would have been able to make Spider-Man a hit? Like I said, they had TWO attempts at this and screwed it up each time. You know how? by trying to throw too many storylines into their movies with too many characters. Spider-Man 3 and Amazing Spider-Man 2, both tried to do this and failed miserably. Remember the definition of insanity? Attempting to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This is Sony in a nut shell.
The good news is that the negotiations are on-going, so we still may be able to see out Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man in the MCU, but as of the time of this posting, it's a done deal. It's a shame too. The MCU characters that made cameos in the movies really helped legitimize this franchise. Sony is run by idiots that are too greedy to see that they have a good thing going already. To think that they can continue this on their own is idiotic.
There are some in the MCU that are publicly calling on Sony to grow a brain (the first and most vocal being Jeremy Renner) so let's all keep our fingers crossed. I'd say "start a petition drive," but what does that really accomplish? Just stop watching Sony movies. Hit them in their wallets.
To say that I am pissed off about this is an understatement, let's just hope that cooler and more logical heads prevail.
UPDATE: Here is an official response to this situation by Sony:
“Much of today’s news about Spider-Man has mischaracterized recent discussions about Kevin Feige’s involvement in the franchise,” says a Sony spokesperson. “We are disappointed, but respect Disney’s decision not to have him continue as a lead producer of our next live action Spider-Man film.”
“We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him – including all their newly added Marvel properties – do not allow time for him to work on IP they do not own,” says the statement. “Kevin is terrific and we are grateful for his help and guidance and appreciate the path he has helped put us on, which we will continue.”
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