Marvel fans have been rejoicing ever since news broke that Spider-Man would return to the MCU, but how did Sony and Marvel repair its relationship? In a recent roundtable, Sony’s Tom Rothman and Marvel’s Alan Horn discuss how the companies were able to bring Spider-Man back to the MCU, and how they hope the relationship will continue after the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film.
“The fanbase, which is important to all of us, seemed to really respond to what Tom [Rothman] and his folks had done before with our people, and they like it,” said Horn in a Hollywood Reporter roundtable. “They like the fact that the MCU and Kevin Fiege were involved and we heard feedback out there that suggested joining forces once again was probably really a good idea.”
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“I think this was a classic win, win, win,” said Rothman in the roundtable discussion. “I think it was a win for Sony, I think it was a win for Disney, and I think it was a win for the fans.”
When asked if Sony and Marvel would continue working together after the July 2021 release of Spider-Man 3, Rothman quickly responded, “I hope so.”
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Tom Holland played an important role in helping Marvel and Sony work out a deal to keep Spider-Man 3 in the MCU. During the roundtable, Horn confirmed that Holland was involved in the discussions and helped the two companies come together by speaking to Disney CEO Bob Iger at D23 last year.
As you might expect, Holland was thrilled that Spider-Man would remain in the MCU, along with millions of fans.
Captain Marvel’s Ben Mendelsohn recently commented on the Marvel-Sony split, going as far as to call Spider-Man the “pornstar” of the MCU.
“He’s one of their absolute motherf***ing pornstars,” said Mendelsohn. “Boy, I could name 30 [superheroes] that you could quite comfortably lose before you start thinking about losing Spider-Man.”
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Source: IGN.com Spider-Man Sony Exec Hopes MCU Deal Will Continue After Third Film