Kevin Feige Discusses Spider-Man's Great Purpose in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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During a Q&A promoting the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige talked about how excited he is to be able to bring Spider-Man into the MCU, and the great purpose he will serve. He also talks about Captain America: Civil War.
"Making that agreement ... was great, and was really amazing, and on a personal level making these movies, it means a lot because I think we can do great things with Spider-Man. I think Spider-man can serve great purpose in our universe and that's where he belongs. That was what was unique about him in the comics was not that he was the only superhero in the world; it's that he was a totally different kind of superhero when compared against all the other ones in the Marvel universe at the time."
It's still incredible to me that Sony and Marvel were able to come up with a way to make this happen. It seemed like it would be impossible, but it just proves that nothing is impossible. When Feige was asked by a reporter about Spider-Man being late to the party in the MCU he responded, "It's not about when you show up, it's about what you do once you're there." He explained:
"This has been a dream of ours for a long time. We always had contingency plans, which we always do anyway. Are we going to be able to make another deal with this actor? If so, we're going to do this; if not, we're going to do this. If we get the rights to a certain character, that's great; we're going to do this. If not, we're going to do this. We always sort of operate under those various alternate timelines available and ready to shift if something happens."
He went on to say, "The most important thing as a standalone is relaunching Spider-Man in his own standalone movie with his own storylines that fits into this universe. That is job number one for us. ... The connectivity is great, but it doesn't drive the train."
Feige then talked about Captain America: Civil War, where Peter Parker/Spider-Man will be introduced. Tom Holland will play the character, who will be a 15-year-old teenager in the movie.
"There were a lot of characters in The Winter Soldier, but it felt like a very singular and relatively simple thriller. Civil War follows in that same way. I think that's something [directors Joe and Anthony Russo] pride themselves on, and our screenwriters Chris Markus and Steve McFeely are excellent at giving each character just enough. They're not full arcs for everybody; it's just enough that their presence is felt and important, but that the very clear single story that is being told is being served at all times."
The MCU is about to get even more exciting with the inclusion of Spider-Man. Fans have been waiting for this to happen for a long time, and I can't wait to see Marvel's vision of him brought to life on the big screen.
Captain America: Civil War hits theaters on May 6th, 2016
Via: IGN