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Another year, another cinematic universe’s death.
Frankly, nobody should be surprised by this development.
Nobody should be surprised by the demise of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
It would be an impossible task, and one I and many other Batman fans would struggle to comprehend.
So, why did Sony pursue a Spider-Man-less cinematic franchise?
The short answer is it wanted a slice of the superhero genre juggernaut pie.
2018’s Venom movie ensured the SSU got off to a hot start, but it couldn’t sustain is early success
Unfortunately for Sony,Venomproved to be an outlier.
The SSU’s biggest problem, then, existed long before it started.
Sorry, Sony, but neither of those have got anything to do with you.
Spider-Man: No Way Home saw three generations of webslingers appear on the big screen for the first time
So, what’s the solution?
For me, there are two ways Sony can go about resuscitating its cinematic franchise.
Right now, there are three such productions in active development: number one,Spider-Man 4, i.e.
Sony has enjoyed more success with its animated Spider-Verse movies than its live-action, villain-starring spin-offs
the wallcrawler’s next MCU adventure that’ll be part of theMarvel Phase 6line-up.
Number two, the Nic Cage-starringSpider-Man NoirTV show that’ll be released onPrime Video.
Sony would need to ensure a related issue doesn’t emerge if it brings Maguire or Garfield back.
The SSU is going on an indefinite hiatus, but Tom Holland’s wallcrawler won’t be taking time away from the MCU
Audiences may wonder if future films starring one of them are continuations of their Spider-Man movie franchises.
After all, “with great power, comes great responsibility”.
