Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20190605150859/@comment-29908830-20190828043523

One last word on Spider-Man for the time being, basically going over what I think happened and what WILL happen in the future:

The 50-50 deal is true in terms of both production and revenue, and it alone (not some compromise) was what caused Sony to back out. However, I don't think it's permanent. What I think will happen is that Feige will manage to renegotiate the rights so that we have another Spider-Man MCU film by 2023. Meanwhile, Sony will continue their own movies, but quickly run out of gas as their live-action brand collapses under critical disappointment and their animated brand is milked into the ground Lego Movie style. This will coincide with Disney having given Spider-Man a send-off in the MCU, akin to Thor in Endgame more than Iron Man or Cap. After this happens, the deal will close permanently, giving Sony the full rights to the character. They will attempt to do more movies, such as a Spider-Man vs. Venom vs. Spider-Verse crossover, but will eventually be drained of all life. Once this happens, Sony will be forced to sell their film division to Comcast, reducing the number of major studios to four, and effectively reverting all of the film rights back to Marvel, who will use them sporadically in case they want to use Spider-Man again, albeit in a far more limited capacity.