Spider-Man Confirmed for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR; SINISTER SIX Is Still in Development
Last night Marvel and Sony officially announced that they will be working together to bring Spider-Man back to the big screen. It will start with an appearance in a Marvel movie before he gets his own solo film on July 28th, 2017.
As we speculated in our report last night, the only Marvel movies between now and the standalone film release date that have been announced are Captain America: Civil War and Dr. Strange. It would make complete sense for Spider-Man to appear in Civil War since that was the original plan. We later heard that that plan was scrapped, though.
Thanks to The Wall Street Journal, we have confirmation that Spider-Man will indeed make his first appearance in Civil War, which is what I was really hoping for. The report says:
The two companies said late Monday that Spider-Man will appear in an upcoming Disney-produced Marvel super-heroes movie; that movie is 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
I'm ecstatic that Marvel and Sony were able to make this deal! I don't know how they would have been able to tell this Civil War storyline without Spider-Man because he's such an essential character in it.
For those of you wondering what this all means for the Spider-Man spin-off films that Sony has been developing, including Sinister Six, they're still happening. Drew Goddard, (Cabin in the Woods) has been developing the project for a year already, and according to the WSJ, it will just be delayed.
Sony will delay its planned release of The Sinister Six, about a group of Spider-Man villains, in wake of the new deal said a person involved in movie. It had been scheduled for release in November of 2016.
The publication also confirms that Andrew Garfield is out as Spider-Man, which isn't really surprising, as we've been hearing that all along. I liked Garfield as Peter Parker, but I'm also excited to see who they bring in to take over the character. You can read our list of ten actors we'd like to cast in the role here.
Who would you want to see take on the role of Spider-Man?
Via: ComicBook.com