After Spider-Man: No Way Home…What’s Next for Sony and Marvel?
Spider-Man: No Way Home was clearly one of the biggest films to ever grace cinemas, and one of the clear best outings in comic book movie history; after its conclusion, however, we wonder just what’s next for Sony and Marvel?
This is going to be a SPOILER discussion for the film. If you haven’t seen Spider-Man: No Way Home yet, go watch it, and then come back! but this is your SPOILER WARNING.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home was a clear triumph in every sense of the word; it was financially record-breaking, it was narratively exceptional, and it set the character of Peter Parker on an uncharted path toward the future.
But what comprises that future is currently unknown.
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Sony and Marvel came together in 2016 to bring Peter Parker into the MCU in what ended up being a smashing success for the character, and both studios.
Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the subsequent Spider-Man: Far From Home were fantastic developments for the character; with Marvel providing its patented secret sauce to Sony’s most pivotal property.
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With Spider-Man: No Way Home, however, there seems to be debate as to just where the Spider-Man franchise will go next.
The film concluded with a revamped Peter Parker; absent from all ties to the MCU, the final spell leaves a Marvel Universe that doesn’t know Peter Parker; and who it Spider-Man apart from the human being under the mask.
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Donning a new homemade suit inspired by his alternate-reality self, the MCU’s Peter Parker had been reimagined as the same struggling, New York stationed hero who is doing his best at being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
That outcome, however, raises questions as to whether or not there is a necessity for the Sony and Marvel collaboration to continue.
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So, what’s next for Sony and Marvel?
If the question is asking whether the two studios need each other the answer is clear; they don’t.
Sony has found a way to carve its very own universe for Peter Parker; a universe that takes place within the MCU yet doesn’t necessarily interact with the greater happening of the MCU considering its low-level stakes.
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With Sony also clearly in development with its very own Spider-Verse, fully equipped with films involving Venom and the incoming Morbius franchise; do they have a need to return to Marvel?
Yet, if the question is should the two studios continue their partnership; the answer is yes.
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Marvel shows a clear understanding and dedication to the character, and the narrative freedom of keeping them all in the MCU is priceless for Tom Holland’s continued development in the role.
With Amy Pascal noting the continued collaboration being disputed by Sony chair Tim Rothman soon after; it is uncertain as to where both studios will go now.
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One thing is certain; neither studio needs each other, and their partnership is only a matter of choice at this point.
So, what’s next for Sony and Marvel? Only time will tell.
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