User blog:ADour/SPIDER-MAN RETURNS TO SONY!

The crossover that never was.

Yesterday was no normal day for Sony Pictures. Shortly after Gideon Graves became the new chairman for the company's Motion Pictures Group, the renowned studios entered in turmoil. Due to the change of reins in the forementioned division, the company's policies regarding relations between companies suffered a major shift, and it was decided for Sony's Motion Pictures Group to approach an enclosed model with the production of their films.

Why am I telling you this? Because as a consequence, the deal between Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios which allowed the latter use Spider-Man and related characters in their Marvel Cinematic Universe has become null. According to Graves, he and the executive board concluded that the agreement between Marvel and Sony would've been counterproductive for their revenue and other plans.

Shortly after this annoucement, the Senior Executive President of Sony Pictures Lisa Miller has revealed the company's new plans with the franchise of the arachnid hero. The third installment of The Amazing Spider-Man film series will come out in 2016, however, this time the director chair will be occupied by newcomer Lucas Lee, an indie director, due to Marc Webb already having left the franchise after the now-defunct Marvel/Sony deal. A new Spider-Man will be cast to replace Andrew Garfield, however, rumors from Latino Review are hinting the new protagonist could be Miles Morales, and Peter Parker will be killed off-screen, in order to avoid the difficulty of having to cast a replacement for the main lead in the middle of the franchise.

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Source: Sony Pictures' official site