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The Complex History of Spider-Man Movie Rights Between Marvel and Sony
TLDR Marvel's regret over selling Spider-Man movie rights to Sony led to a complex history of negotiations and deals between the two studios, resulting in successful co-parenting and the introduction of the multiverse concept in Spider-Man movies.
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The success of the newest Spider-Man movie highlights the complex history of ownership rights between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures.
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Marvel sold comic books and toys, not movies, leading to the "Spider-Man problem" of regretting giving away the film rights, which has created a complex history between Marvel and Sony.
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Sony Pictures released the first Spider-Man movie starring Toby McGuire, which was a box office hit despite McGuire not being a superstar at the time.
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Sony had to keep making Spider-Man movies at a certain pace to retain the rights to the character.
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Marvel Studios, after building success with lesser-known characters, wanted to bring Spider-Man back from Sony, leading to a tense negotiation with sandwiches thrown.
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Sony Pictures faced embarrassment and public scrutiny after leaked emails revealed their struggles with building a cinematic universe around Spider-Man and other intellectual properties, leading to pressure from fans and negotiations with Marvel Studios.
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Sony and Marvel made a clever deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel universe, resulting in a successful co-parenting agreement between the two studios.
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Sony struggled with building a universe solely around Spider-Man until the animated movie "Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse" introduced the concept of the multiverse, allowing for endless possibilities with various Spider people characters.
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Sony has found success in creating a cinematic universe around various Spider people characters, including Spider-Gwen and Miles Morales, with the concept of the multiverse.
