38 days. It’s been a whopping 38 days since Sony and Disney sent the entirety of Hollywood into a tailspin. On August 20, it was reported that Peter Parker was leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Sony was going to move forward without the tutelage of Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios on future ‘Spider-Man’ films. Frankly, it’s shocking the world survived this chaos for this long.
Well, True Believers, we have some good news — Sony and Disney have made up! That’s right, we can all relax and take a deep breath. Peter Parker, and thus, Tom Holland, has been snapped back into existence and will have one more go-round in the MCU. Phew!
Kidding aside, it is true. According to Variety, Sony and Disney have decided to extend the sharing of Spider-Man to include one more sequel (the trilogy-ending film) and one more non-Spidey MCU film. This is clearly a way to appease both studios, allowing for loose ends to be tied up and a proper send-off to be given to Peter Parker in the MCU because, let’s be real, this is definitely going to be the end of the Sony/Disney lovefest.
“I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it,” said Feige. “Spider-Man is a powerful icon and hero whose story crosses all ages and audiences around the globe. He also happens to be the only hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, so as Sony continues to develop their own Spidey-verse you never know what surprises the future might hold.”
We still don’t have news about what the deal fully entails, as in the money side of things, which is what is said to have caused the rift in August. But we have to assume that there’s something more than just a handshake, especially since Disney was reportedly looking for well above its 5% take from the first two ‘Spider-Man’ films. Also, we’re still not sure if director Jon Watts will return to cap off his trilogy.
Also, the news comes with a release date, as well. The untitled third ‘Spider-Man’ film is now set to be released on July 16, 2021.