Sony’s Cinematographic Universe is falling apart. Such has been the failure of their projects that They plan to sell the rights to the character to Marvel Studios. With the resounding opening weekend for Kraven the hunterits box office seems to be the final nail in the coffin. Or at least, that’s what the rumors say.
The leak comes from the X user, MyTimeToShineHello, known for making these types of predictions on issues related to comics in cinema. According to him, he heard that Sony is “seriously considering returning the Spider-Man intellectual property to Marvel.”
But What is the origin of the problem and why is it relevant? Let’s go in parts. First of all, let’s remember that Sony began creating its own wall-climbing universe more than ten years ago. After the cancellation of the character’s individual films, in 2018 came Venom.
Although it grossed enough to be considered a profitable film, the following problem arose: a Spider-Man film franchise without Spider-Man. While the Symbiote Trilogy kept up decent numbers, each sequel made less profit than the last. From there, the rest of the films took a nosedive.
Firstly, Morbius of 2022 which has a valuation of 15% according to Rotten Toamtoes and earned a box office gross of $39 million upon its release. At the beginning of 2024 it arrives Madame Web with a rating of 11% and its opening $15 million. Finally this weekend The requirements earned another 15% on the review site and its accumulated $11 million. The downward trend is noticeable.
“I’ve heard that Sony is seriously considering selling the Spider-Man intellectual property to Marvel.”
Therefore, speculation of a rights sale implies that Marvel Studios could regain full control of Spider-Man, allowing them to freely integrate him into future MCU projects. This includes individual films and use of all their villains without any intervention from Sony Pictures.
So How does Tom Holland’s Spider-Man exist?, just as he recovers The Comic BookKevin Feige and former Sony Pictures executive Amy Pascal collaborated in the production of the superhero films through an agreement between the companies. This deal allowed the character to be used exclusively within the UCM.
And what is the conclusion of all this? In the end, the rumor originated by The Wrapwhich pointed to Kraven the Hunter As the latest film in the Spider-Man villain universe, it seems to have substance. The financial losses could have motivated the studio to abandon the character, since trying to build a universe around him without using him did not bear fruit.
Of course, MyTimetoShine clarified that this sale would exclusively affect movies, since video games are not taken into consideration. Still, the rumor may suggest the following question: What will they do with the character now?
At the expense of official confirmations and the arrival of the fourth installment of the spidy from Holland, we remind you that you can enjoy Sony’s universe of villains with Venom via Vix, Venom: Carnage released and Netflix, Morbius available for rent on Apple TV+, Madame Web in Max and Kraven the hunter in cinemas.
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