Spider-Man fans are rejoicing after Sony Pictures and Marvel announced a third Spider-Man film with Tom Holland, allaying fears that the two companies had parted company.
In August, Sony said it was “disappointed” not to be working with Disney on future Spider-Man films amid reports that they could not reach a fresh deal over the web-slinging superhero.
They hammered out a deal on 26 September, according to Variety.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said: “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.”
Feige played a big creative role in the last two Spider-Man films, and successfully integrated Holland’s character into its multi-billion dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
He added that Spider-Man was “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”.
Sony Pictures’ Robert Lawson said they were “delighted to be moving forward together”.
Holland celebrated on Instagram. He featured a clip of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street saying: “I’m not… leaving – the show goes on!”
Fans could barely contain their excitement.
SPIDER-MAN IS BACK IN THE MCU THIS IS HAPPENING THIS IS NOT A DRILL I’M HYPERVENTILATING pic.twitter.com/FYQQLDDVfO
— manon 🍂 (fan account) (@reedushiddles) September 27, 2019
Me after seeing that Spider-Man news pic.twitter.com/mEex8fJrKc
— Ant (@YaboyAnt7) September 27, 2019
The film rights to the superhero are owned by Sony, but he was able to appear in movies like Avengers: Endgame due to a deal between Sony and Marvel Studios, which is owned by Disney.
Variety added that the new film is expected to hit cinemas on 16 July 2021.