Early negotiations to bringSpider-Maninto the MCU involved heated discussion and Sonys executiveAmy Pascalreportedly throwing a sandwich atKevin Feige.
So why don’t you let us do it?
Don’t think of it as two studios.
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And don’t think of it as giving another studio back the rights.
No change of hands of rights.
No change of hands of money.
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Just engage us to produce it.
Just pretend it’s like what DC did with Christopher Nolan.
Just engage the services of that production company to make the movie.
As Pascal tells the books authors, ‘At first, I was super resentful.
The strong reaction came from her fear that Spider-Man would be somehow taken out of Sony.
As the book tells it:
Pascal called Feige back the next day after their lunch.
The concept of a collaboration between Sony and Marvel Studios had not left her mind.
I thought, Goddamn, that guy’s smart.
And so 2017sSpider-Man: Homecomingcame to be, allowing fans to see the hero become an Avenger.
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