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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 hours ago

For those annoyed with all these Spider-Man films, Sony is obligated to keep making them to avoid losing the film rights. They're ruining the franchise one movie at a time for this crap. At this point they should just stop and avoid throwing more money away.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 hours ago

For all the people confused about this headline because of the runaway success of the last 5 spider-man films, they’re specifically talking about the spider-man-less spider-man universe films

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago

How many will star Jared Leto?

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

JUST. FUCKING. STOP. YOU DON'T HAVE THE CHOPS.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

when they release this many, there's too many for me to bother keeping up with, and I tune it out

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

hurray. another reboot. just what everyone was asking for.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's so Sony can:

  1. Keep as much spiderman out of Marvel's hands
  2. Not have to pay much.

I remember Sony had a contract that they have the rights to Spiderman, as long as they keep making movies with it.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

yeah that was why we had the crap ff4 movies to.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Make a remake of the Bollywood one. Keep Govinda as Superman. Use all the same effects, but boost the production value. Use the same choreography with floating head digi-doubles, animated by the Little Mermaid FX team.

If you can get the budget over a billion dollars, I'd see it once in theaters.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

If Sony wants a superhero universe, why not just adapt InFamous?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 37 points 9 hours ago

I was confused because I thought the recent Spider-Man movies did really well, but apparently they're counting Morbius, Madame Web, and Kraven the Hunter as part of the "Spider-Man universe". Turns out "Spider-Man" movies without Spider-Man in them don't tend to do well.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 69 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

AGAIN? In my lifetime now I have seen... god how many 4 separate spiderman reboots? This is literally the definition of insanity. Take. The hint. Sony, we are tired of superheroes. They're fun, but god can you give it 2 years without doing a spiderman film?

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 59 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

They literally can't. If they go too long between spider man movies the rights revert back to Marvel.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 27 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Now that I didn't know, and explains a lot. That seems like either a very smart deal by marvel, and/or a very stupid deal by sony

[–] circuitfarmer 20 points 10 hours ago

Sony made the deal in the late 1990s when Marvel was basically bankrupt. They didn't predict that Disney would eventually own the whole thing and turn it into a behemoth.

To be fair, the fact that it is now a behemoth is probably a factor in why Sony continues to throw money at it instead of letting the rights lapse. The more people Disney gets into Marvel, the more potential for better return on a Sony-made movie in the same universe. At least that's probably what the execs think.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 hours ago

That doesn't mean the best course of action is dumping a billion dollars into a movie that flops.

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Sony, ~~we are~~ I am tired of superheroes.

Ftfy

I'm not tired of superheroes. I'm tired of the same superheroes being rebooted again and again, and then shitty, poorly written, poorly acted money grabs.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 5 points 3 hours ago

This right here. Nothing wrong with a Spider-Man movie, I'm looking forward to the next entry in the animated Spider Verse movies. Solid story telling that's not rehashing hours origin story for the millionth time

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

The Uncle Ben must be sacrificed!

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago

Spider Man succeeds? Make more!

Spider Man flops? Also make more!

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 3 points 6 hours ago

Maybe...stop. we dont need so many super hero movies? Or at least wait 10 years lol

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 55 points 11 hours ago
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 11 hours ago

“You say, ‘$1.9 billion, what’s wrong with [saying] 2?’ Well, it didn’t get into China, but in my mind [the film’s box office is] over 2 [billion] because I know what we would have done in China.”

These people need a fucking reality check, for a litany of reasons.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Spider-verse Trilogy: “Am I a joke to you?”

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, reeeally hoping this doesn't fuck over the third animated Spiderverse film, myself. The first two have been a glorious breath of fresh air as far as animation styles go IMO.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 hours ago

GORGEOUS animation!

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the way it sounds is that they're not touching Tom Holland's version of Spiderman, but rather they're starting from scratch with all the extended Spiderman universe (e.g Venom, sinister-six, Madame Web, Kraven, etc...)

Especially considering Rothman is quoted as saying "Never bet against Kevin Feige".

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't mind a movie about a young J. Jonah Jameson in his investigative reporter days.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

Set it in the Spider-Man Noir universe.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Yes. Sony has the rights to everything Spider-Man except for modern normal Spider-Man (Tom Holland is Marvel). Sony made Spider-Verse, Madame Web, Venom, they can only make Spider-universe stuff. They could make a real Spider-Gwen movie and it would probably be a hit. That's what the trailers for Madame Web looked like it was going to be, until I made the mistake of watching it.

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Knowing Sony was behind the Spider-Verse makes me think maybe they can finally make a good LA one?

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds like fun, who you casting as Gwen?

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I was thinking Jack Black.

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The sinister six, starring Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Jared Leto, the rock, Timothee chalamet and awkwafina

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 3 points 3 hours ago

Nah, he's over done. Now Chris Pine could do a solid Gwen

[–] Redstone1@lemmings.world 6 points 11 hours ago

Later - Sony's Spiderman reboot marks 8th flop

[–] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Sony should make a deal with Disney. Allow Disney use the Spider rights on movies while Sony could use marvel rights on games.

[–] circuitfarmer 5 points 10 hours ago

I suspect Sony just thinks if they throw enough money at it, they'll get more return than they would have before, since Disney has bolstered the Marvel brand. If that's true, they'll hang on to the deal they have as long as possible.

The world would be very different if Sony had just looked to acquire Marvel in its entirety when the Spiderman deal was made (which was ≈10 years prior to the Disney buyout).

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