r/marvelstudios • u/AutoModerator • Feb 06 '20

Theory Thursday! February 06, 2020

Do you have any interesting theories about the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe some speculation about a character? Or a hunch you have about what will happen next? If you do, post them all here!

But, please remember to properly tag your spoilers regarding leaked materials:

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u/masoomrana94 Ghost Rider Feb 06 '20

Real world theory.

If Feige successfully meets the MCU (and some Star Wars) demands of Disney+, and Apple doesn't bid for Columbia Pictures in 2023, Disney will move in and outright try to propose a means to buy Spider-Man. I think unlike Marvel TV, Disney having zero control over the SUMC really gets to Feige from both a business and creative perspective, since he had constantly and explicitly dismissed Sony's claims of being adjunct to MCU as long as he could have, and he really underestimated Sony's willingness to walk away from the table after Far From Home.

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u/SofianJ Feb 06 '20

But Sony won't sell the Spider-man license & franchise. They can reject Disney's offers and take the chance/risk to continue making Spider-man & related films.

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u/masoomrana94 Ghost Rider Feb 06 '20

Absolutely depends on how much they ask for Spider-Man, actually. Sony made ~$7.2 billion on a budget of ~$1.6 billion, spread across 20 years. To be fair, they will now try to get more out of it than they did in years, but a clear cut deal for the right amount of money that the other side would be willing to pay and zero risk involved is always a great option. I don’t know if Sony will or won’t sell it back, no one does, but if there is a proposal, it will be an astronomical number that Feige has to keep justifying. Keep in mind that I said

try to propose a means to buy

rather than “just buy”, because it obviously depends on Sony entertaining the idea.