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It kind of blows my mind that North Korea is responsible for Spider-Man joining the MCU.

by sillyquiet 8y ago

clircle 8y ago
Care to explain? I don't know much about Spiderman and Marvel.
- sillyquiet 8y ago
  Sorry! See chrisdsalvidar's response above, they outlined it pretty well.
jedberg 8y ago
I’ve heard this a few times but I’m not super familiar with the ins and outs of the MCU and who owns (owned) what. Can you connect the dots for me?
- chrisdsaldivar 8y ago
  When Sony was hacked over The Interview a bunch of emails were leaked including some between Sony and Marvel. Apparently Spiderman was supposed to be in Captain America: Civil War but the deal fell through. When the emails leaked about it fans went nuts a pushed Sony to include Spiderman in the MCU which ended up happening. Sony still has the rights to Spiderman he's just part of the MCU now. I'd recommend reading the emails. They show just how badly Sony needed Marvel's help to make a good Spiderman. Here's my favorite http://imgur.com/XiqC6fz http://imgur.com/XiqC6fz Edit: Also Sony was trying to make their own Spiderman universe instead of being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  - laken 8y ago
    For some further background, many of the most popular Marvel characters' rights were sold off years before the MCU & Disney acquisition, such as Spiderman. Disney has tried to get back as many as they could, and are continuing to do so. Off the top of my head, Universal currently owns theme park rights to Spiderman, Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four on east-coast USA. In regards to film rights, Fox owns X-Men and Fantastic Four, and Sony owns Spiderman. One of the reasons Disney is pushing hard for acquiring Fox is to get back the X-Men rights from Fox, as that's the 'easiest' way to add them into the MCU.
    - sillyquiet 8y ago
      Universal also owns Hulk and his rogue's gallery with a few exceptions.
    - sillyquiet 8y ago
      see https://imgur.com/a/0lE9s#p6kuIut https://imgur.com/a/0lE9s#p6kuIut for a diagrammatic representation of this tangled web of IP
  - sillyquiet 8y ago
    Unless things has drastically improved at Sony, this does not bode well for Venom.
  - arayh 8y ago
    Thanks for posting your favourite email leak - it made my day. I would imagine it'd be hard for a group of middle-aged adults trying to modernize Spiderman by observing their children's day-to-day activities. Conversely, I really liked how Marvel included vlogging as a narrative form, which added a good amount of humour and relatability for modern youth.

It kind of blows my mind that North Korea is responsible for Spider-Man joining the MCU.

clircle 8y ago

Care to explain? I don't know much about Spiderman and Marvel.

sillyquiet 8y ago
Sorry! See chrisdsalvidar's response above, they outlined it pretty well.

jedberg 8y ago

I’ve heard this a few times but I’m not super familiar with the ins and outs of the MCU and who owns (owned) what. Can you connect the dots for me?

chrisdsaldivar 8y ago
When Sony was hacked over The Interview a bunch of emails were leaked including some between Sony and Marvel. Apparently Spiderman was supposed to be in Captain America: Civil War but the deal fell through. When the emails leaked about it fans went nuts a pushed Sony to include Spiderman in the MCU which ended up happening. Sony still has the rights to Spiderman he's just part of the MCU now. I'd recommend reading the emails. They show just how badly Sony needed Marvel's help to make a good Spiderman. Here's my favorite http://imgur.com/XiqC6fz http://imgur.com/XiqC6fz Edit: Also Sony was trying to make their own Spiderman universe instead of being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- laken 8y ago
  For some further background, many of the most popular Marvel characters' rights were sold off years before the MCU & Disney acquisition, such as Spiderman. Disney has tried to get back as many as they could, and are continuing to do so. Off the top of my head, Universal currently owns theme park rights to Spiderman, Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four on east-coast USA. In regards to film rights, Fox owns X-Men and Fantastic Four, and Sony owns Spiderman. One of the reasons Disney is pushing hard for acquiring Fox is to get back the X-Men rights from Fox, as that's the 'easiest' way to add them into the MCU.
  - sillyquiet 8y ago
    Universal also owns Hulk and his rogue's gallery with a few exceptions.
  - sillyquiet 8y ago
    see https://imgur.com/a/0lE9s#p6kuIut https://imgur.com/a/0lE9s#p6kuIut for a diagrammatic representation of this tangled web of IP
- sillyquiet 8y ago
  Unless things has drastically improved at Sony, this does not bode well for Venom.
- arayh 8y ago
  Thanks for posting your favourite email leak - it made my day. I would imagine it'd be hard for a group of middle-aged adults trying to modernize Spiderman by observing their children's day-to-day activities. Conversely, I really liked how Marvel included vlogging as a narrative form, which added a good amount of humour and relatability for modern youth.