Sony's Spider-Man universe has given us some of the most interesting superhero movies over the past few years. In addition to Venom, which is also not exactly a cinematic masterpiece, we got the likes of Kraven the Hunter, Madame Web and of course Morbius. No one knows yet what Sony's strategy was with these movies, but it seems like the universe is about to reboot.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman revealed on The Town with Matt Belloni (via Kotaku ) that Sony isn't done with the Spider-Man universe (not the animated Spider-verse) and plans to reboot it with more movies and a new cast of characters.
It's still a dark time for Sony
“Where are we in the Spider-Man franchise? Not in the animated Spider-Verse. Is the greater Spider-Verse dead? Will you ever return to them?” Belloni asked Rothman. The answer was simple: “No”. Rothman also confirmed that Sony will return to them at some point, but it will be a “fresh reboot” with “new people”.
It would be an understatement to say that Sony's Spider-Man movies haven't done well. They were mocked for their terrible quality and poor writing. Morbius even went on to achieve meme status, with people playing it on Otakon machines and sending the entire movie to each other on Discord.
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We are finally back in a friendly neighborhood.
Even with the Kraven bombing, it looks like Sony has finally had enough of the failure of these movies and decided to shake things up. However, licensing is still an issue, but Spider-Man: No Way Home has shown that this hurdle can be overcome. who knows Maybe Sony will finally be able to bring back the Tobey Maguire movies.
We'll have to wait and see what Sony's reboot turns out to be. Let's hope it's not just another B-tier Spider-Man villain movies. Although I would pay for a Kangaroo origin movie in Australia. And you better have ears.
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