Almost everyone loves Spider-Man. And almost everyone likes Tom Holland’s vision for Spider-Man. But if and when the Disney / Sony deal expires again, lots of fans won’t watch a Spider-Man movie under Sony’s control, even with Tom Holland.
It just shows how much control Disney / Marvel has. Their success has been such that some fans trust no one but Kevin Feige and their company to make a decent Spider-Man movie. Still, Sony seems determined to try to do its own thing.
Sony made more Spider-Man movies
As dominant as Marvel has become, it’s easy to forget that Sony still rules the roost when it comes to most Spider-Man things. In the early 2000s, they came out Spider Man and Spider-Man 2, both of whom were critically acclaimed and made tons of money. Spider-Man 3 was not critically acclaimed in 2007 and is often the subject of jokes today, but still made a lot of money.
However, the reception for Spider-Man 3 was so mixed, that Sony decided to restart the franchise, with the Amazing Spider-Man films with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. While these films have done a solid business, they have made many people complain that Sony is repeating itself at best or at worst, blowing away the whole franchise.
Marvel and Tom Holland came, and the fans cheered – so much so that there was a lot of anxiety when the agreement between Sony and Disney to share Spider-Man expired last year. This deal was eventually recovered, at least for a while, but the state of the flow prompted fans to wonder: even if Tom Holland stayed, would fans remain loyal if Sony pulled the strings?
The case against Sony
As much as fans love Tom Holland, recent Sony movies have been a snap for some fans on Reddit. Yes, they said, Sony made good Spider-Man movies, but the animation In the spider worm apart, it’s been 16 years since Sony made the character well. One fan wrote:
“A bit sickening to the number of people who trust Sony after making a good live-action Spider-Man movie since 2004. Ruined their jump restart franchise because they don’t know how to tell a story and the producers are far too hands-on and clueless, and Venom itself was a disaster of a film despite earning money.
Another fan agreed, saying, “No, Sony can snack on a big one. Tom Holland is great, but Sony doesn’t get my money for Spiderman movies unless it goes through Marvel. “
The case for Sony
On the other hand, there is evidence to show that Sony is familiar with their characters. Whatever we think Venom, the success was sufficient for a sequel to arrive later this year, and we also receive the Morbius film in July. Spider-Man: in the Spider-Verse may have been an anomaly, but some people said it was among the best superhero movies of any kind. And yes, a sequel to that also happens.
Another fan said, “I mean yes because Tom Holland is fantastic as a Spider-Man and will watch as long as these are good movies.” And someone else wrote: “I watch movies that interest me, there are no preconceived notions based on anything, that would be a narrow approach. Warner Brothers can launch Justice League 2 tomorrow and I’m there. So a big big YES. “
Finally, the Disney / Sony sharing agreement will expire again, as it allows only one stand-alone Tom Holland film, which will be released next summer. Since Disney has a new CEO, there is no guarantee that things will stay the same. Ultimately, Tom Holland and the fans will have to decide to stay with Spidey, no matter who is in charge.