Spider-Man is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now and that is a very good thing. There are still some uncertainties about how that will work out in the long term, and what exactly the complicated deal between Marvel Studios and Sony entails. But it looks like the deal extends for at least five movies right now. And one of those movies is going to beAvengers 4, according to Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feige.
The man in charge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recently spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterat an open house at the Marvel offices in California. The event took place ahead of theGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2premier andKevin Feigetalked quite a bit about the future of the MCU with reporters. One thing that was confirmed, which has long been suspected, is thatTom Hollandwill indeed be reprising his role as Spider-Man inAvengers 4. That completely makes sense, given that he was already confirmed to be appearing inAvengers: Infinity War. But since we don’t know the scope of either movie or how things are going to unfold, it wasn’t a sure thing. Until now.
Kevin Feigealso confirmed that the deal with Sony currently will allow for Spider-Man to be part of the MCU for the upcomingSpider-Man: Homecoming, as well as a sequel that is already slated for July 5. 2019. He already appeared inCaptain America: Civil Warand that, along with thenext two Avengers movies, is as far as the deal extends with Sony. Here is whatFeigehad to say about it.
“That’s as far as it goes for now.”
The key part of that is the “for now” bit, probably meaning that both studios are going to re-evaluate the situation afterSpider-Man: Homecomingcomes out. But while Spidey is hanging around in the MCU, Sony isn’t just going to be sitting on their hands. They are currently developing some spin-off movies set in theSpider-Man universe, such as the R-ratedVenommovie and theSilver Sable and Black Catmovie.Kevin Feigealso confirmed to THR that Marvel Studios is not involved with the spin-offs. Here is what he had to say when asked why the two studios aren’t working together for those movies.
“We had a very particular plan about Spidey himself.”
That is probably true, but from Sony’s perspective, they probably also want to be able to profit from therogue’s galleryof characters they have just sitting around collecting dust. And as much as fans would love to see Venom in the MCU as well, Spider-Man is the main attraction. Marvel Studios clearly knows that and they are pouring their creative energy into makingTom Hollandthe best Spider-Man he can be.
We will next be able to seeTom Hollandaseveryone’s favorite webslingerinSpider-Man: Homecoming, which is set for release on July 7. He will then appear inAvengers: Infinity Waron June 26, 2025, andAvengers 4on July 30, 2025. As for the Sony spin-offs,Venomis set for release on August 06, 2025, with theBlack Cat and Silver Sablemovie in development, but there is no release date locked down yet.
