New Intel on Marvel's SPIDER-MAN Plans for their Cinematic Universe
Some additional information has surfaced regarding Marvel's plan for Spider-Man in their cinematic universe. As you know, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have been trying to work out a plan to get Spider-Man into the MCU. Marvel initially wanted to introduce the character in Captain America: Civil War, but that fell through. Now they are trying to get the character for Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part 2. There's confirmation of this that has leaked out from twitter user Val Broeksmit, who has been combing through some hacked emails. In them, he found a conversation regarding the matter between Andrew Gumpert, the President of Worldwide Business Affairs and Operations for Columbia Pictures, and Sony Entertainment Chairman Amy Pascal.
Before the Civil War deal fell through, Gumpert said that if the deal did go through, and Marvel gains control of Spider-Man, they don't want Spider-Man's next solo film to be a continuation of the Captain America: Civil War plot. That's because Spidey's appearance would have just been a cameo. He goes on to say that the new Spider-Man timeline would "exist in a world where that story has happened," Tony Stark already recruited Spider-Man and gave him "The Suit." I imagine that suit is the Iron Spider Armor. He would have also met Black Widow and Captain America.
As for the setting that Marvel may be looking to have for a solo film, it would see Peter Parker "back at home with Aunt May in Queens, and back in high school... it will not necessarily be a story from the Civil War saga but exist in the universe where superheros [sic] are now divided into two groups."
Then there's the fact that Marvel wants Spider-Man to appear in the Avengers: Infinity War films that are set to be released on May 4th, 2018 and May 3rd, 2019. They want him to appear in both movies, and the studio wants Sony to guarantee that a second standalone Spider-Man movie would be made in time for a 2019 release. Marvel doesn't want there to be too long of a delay between the character's solo films.
Gumpert seems to be on board with Marvel's plan, as he says that it would benefit them. Pascal, on the other hand, seems to want to hold off on the solo Spider-Man films until after the Avengers: Infinity Wars film are released. Gumpert says that is not good for Sony. He seems to know what he's talking about. I'm curious to know what the outcome of all of this will be.
Via: CBM