Tom Holland fans fear not. If you liked Spider-Man: Far From Home then you’re going to love the news that Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are confirmed to write the third movie for the franchise.
Earlier this week there was a terrible fall out with Sony vs. Disney over the future of Spider-Man. Now we have learned that actually, despite the new home, Spider-Man is in safe hands with these two.
It was announced earlier this week that the web-slinging superhero would be leaving the Marvel CInematic Universe (MCU) after talks broke down with Sony, but the studio are planning to retain the scribes to pen the next outing for the character, who is expected to continue to be played by Tom Holland, despite the upheaval.
However, it is unclear whether or not Jon Watts will return to direct the third movie after being brought on board Far From Home’ by MCU boss Kevin Feige.
It was revealed earlier this week that Sony Pictures – who licenced the famous character to Marvel – has hit a stalemate with the studio over the financing and profit-sharing of the future Spider-Man movies, leading to the exit of Marvel boss Kevin Feige from the franchise.
In a statement, Sony’s spokesperson said: ‘Much of today’s news about Spider-Man, has mischaracterised recent discussions about Kevin Feige’s involvement in the franchise.
‘We are disappointed, but respect Disney’s decision not to have him continue as a lead producer of our next live action Spider-Man film. We hope this might change in the future, but understand that the many new responsibilities that Disney has given him – including all their newly added Marvel properties – do not allow time for him to work on IP they do not own.
‘Kevin is terrific and we are grateful for his help and guidance and appreciate the path he has helped put us on, which we will continue.’
There has been several months of negotiations between the Disney-owned Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures to change the original deal, which saw Marvel collect five per cent of the profits of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Going forward, Marvel seemed sure they could find a deal as the character was billed to be ‘the Next Tony Stark’ in the Marvel franchise.
The stalemate between Sony Pictures and Disney reportedly came when the latter asked for financing and profits to be split 50 / 50, which would mean Disney and Marvel would have a huge increase in profits, with the previous film grossing a whopping $1.1 billion (£900 million) worldwide.
However, as the week has gone on, reports have suggested Disney would settle for 25% of profits and financing but only for movies that involve both Kevin and Marvel.
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