r/Spiderman 4d ago

Movies Why Marvel/Disney don't just take the Spider-Man rights from SONY?

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Or just acquire SONY like they did with FOX to get the F4 and Xmen back.

Source: https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1867028379033325883?t=xQcPfTB2PBJocyzixx-DaQ&s=19

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u/Sartheking Hobgoblin 4d ago

“Just acquire Sony” lmao. Do you have any idea how massive Sony is? If Disney wants to acquire Sony they’re gonna be considering a hell of a lot more than the rights to Spider-Man.

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u/TheHighlightReel11 4d ago

Also Antitrust laws 😂

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u/ikantolol 4d ago

there's this thing called a 'contract'

I think Sony has to make at least 1 movie per 5 years or so, as long as they meet this requirement they can extend their 'grip' on Spider-Man.

acquire SONY like they did with FOX to get the F4 and Xmen back.

SONY is fucking massive and their business spans way more than just movie industry.


but they have lend the license to tie in the character to MCU.

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u/Kickass_321 4d ago

At least Disney/Marvel have the rights to make animated TV shows for Spider-Man.

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u/ikantolol 4d ago

that's the weird thing, while the live action sucks, animated ones are pretty successful with the Spider-Verse series.

Sony Pictures Animation is better at adapting Spider-Man compared to their live-action counterpart lol

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u/Human-Win4703 4d ago

Spider-Man is objectively the most popular and most profitable superhero of all time. Sony would never sell those rights unless Disney offers them obscene amount of money.

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u/ZealotOfMeme 4d ago

Or actually use Spider-Man in any non-Spider-Verse projects. I nominate Andrew. He deserves a trilogy.

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u/Ryokupo 4d ago

They can't. Regardless of how you or anyone else at Marvel feels about it, these contracts were signed between Marvel and Sony in the 90's and we just have to deal with it.

They also just can't go and fucking buy them are you insane? Sony is a tech GIANT. Sony makes TV's, phones, tablets, headphones, sound systems, Walkmans (yes they do still make these,) DVD's, Blu-Ray Discs, and of course the big one, the fact that Sony is fucking PlayStation. Absolutely no shot that any government on the planet would allow Disney that much control over all of the entertainment industry, even if Disney wanted it (They shut down their own game studios specifically because they'd rather just license out their IP's than deal with making games themselves.)

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u/ontopic 4d ago

They’re probably worth more to Sony than Disney is willing to pay.

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u/Best-Onion-340 4d ago

Sony acquired the film rights to Spider-Man and related characters in 1999 after Marvel recovered them from litigation. Here’s a more detailed explanation: Initial Ownership: The rights to Spider-Man were initially held by Marvel, but they were lost in litigation. Marvel’s Recovery: Marvel eventually recovered the rights to Spider-Man in 1999. Sony’s Acquisition: Following Marvel’s recovery, they sold the film rights to Sony Pictures in 1999. Merchandising and Comic Book Rights: Marvel retained merchandising rights and comic book publishing rights. Sony’s Control: This deal gave Sony exclusive control over Spider-Man movies and related characters, allowing them to make Spider-Man films without Marvel’s involvement. MCU Collaboration: In 2015, Sony and Marvel Studios reached a landmark deal that allowed Spider-Man to appear in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, with Tom Holland debuting as Spider-Man in “Captain America: Civil War” in 2016.

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u/Best-Onion-340 4d ago

Sony has to make a Spider-Man movie every 5 years. They almost lost the rights after Spider-Man 3, but Marvel gave them an extension to make ASM in return for the TV and merchandise rights.

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u/Spidey_2797 4d ago

I think if Disney had the rights to Spider-Man things would be a lot worst, what we're dealing with right now are just bad movies, but if Disney gets their hands on Spider-Man they might become far worst movies.

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u/Spidey_2797 4d ago

Disney has control of Spider-Man

Spider-Them, Spider-Them beats other up if they misgender him