The Future of Spider-Man Films? YOU DECIDE

[BlueFlight]

Despite being disappointed with ASM 2,the world is set. I would like it to continue with no reboots and be ongoing so Peter can grow on screen and move to new stories and villains. Not the same done over and over like Warner did with rebooting Batman and Superman for so long. Let the story progress. So one day we could have the marriage, clone saga, superior, venom done right,unmasking, spider island, whatever else,kraven, just move forward not backwards

That world is deeply, deeply flawed though. If Marvel did regain the creative rights to cinematic Spider-Man, then I have little doubt that audiences will return for one more Spidey reboot. Why? Because this Spider-Man is being made by Marvel Studios, whom they have learned they can count on for thrilling, entertaining, and engrossing comic book cinema (excluding Iron Man 3, of course).

[TheNewFiftyForum]

Same as with any franchise-movie, really: Give it to a director with a clear vision, and keep the number of writers and edicts from the studio down to a minimum. Those three bullet points have, in varying degrees, been the main problems of all the Spider-Man films post SM 2.

[Phantom Roxas]

It's not like TASM2 didn't make money.

That's the weird thing. It made a pretty good amount of money, but it's the lowest-grossing film, so to Sony, it just didn't make enough money. The fear there is that ASM2 is a sign of declining interest in Spider-Man, which is the exact opposite of what Sony wants.

[Kevinroc]

That's the weird thing. It made a pretty good amount of money, but it's the lowest-grossing film, so to Sony, it just didn't make enough money. The fear there is that ASM2 is a sign of declining interest in Spider-Man, which is the exact opposite of what Sony wants.

That's really the heart of the problem.

The other thing is Marvel. They want the rights to use Spider-Man in their cinematic universe. And considering they turned Guardians of the Galaxy into the biggest film of 2014, what must they think they could do with Spider-Man?

[CrimsonEchidna]

Give them to Marvel and let them soft reboot it.

[Sardorim]

What they need to do is either a reboot or finally give us Mary Jane.

An Anya spin-off would be great too.

[Phantom Roxas]

That's really the heart of the problem.

The other thing is Marvel. They want the rights to use Spider-Man in their cinematic universe. And considering they turned Guardians of the Galaxy into the biggest film of 2014, what must they think they could do with Spider-Man?

I could see them trying to set up a New Avengers thing, with Age of Ultron acting as Avengers Disassembled, especially since Captain America 3 is Civil War. There's a big deal about the Avengers roster changing at the end of Age of Ultron.

Just a random example, but I could see them using Spider-Man 2099 as a way to introduce the Time Gem.

[Mister Mets]

It's not like TASM2 didn't make money.

Most of the money was international, and studios tend to get a smaller cut of that. And there are concerns that ASM2 hurt the reputation of the franchise.

Obviously it's still a top property for Sony, and Disney/ Marvel's interested in it, but there are reasons for the studios to worry.

don't know about that. most of my friends have no clue about the marvel / dc divide. they pretty much think spidey, iron man and batman are all potentially in the same universe.

This ties into the thing that keeps Disney and Warner Brothers execs up at night, the possibility that the superhero bubble might burst.

[SuperiorIronman]

I could see them trying to set up a New Avengers thing, with Age of Ultron acting as Avengers Disassembled, especially since Captain America 3 is Civil War. There's a big deal about the Avengers roster changing at the end of Age of Ultron.

Just a random example, but I could see them using Spider-Man 2099 as a way to introduce the Time Gem.

This. Introduce 2099 and just casually reference Peter Parker. Continuity is kept and regardless of where Sony or Marvel takes things we have a new spiderman without sacrificing the old. Furthermore 2099 adds further weight to unmasking because he could alter the timeline or cause big problems upon return to his own. 2099 can even lead to a new series of films once Marvel is done with the present day stuff.

[marvelguy25]

Well that is how he was in high school for a while. Also, Tobey did talk to girls in the movies a lot. He wasn't smooth or anything, but you're making it sound as if he couldn't get more than two coherent words out. At least he didn't stutter as much as Andrew's Peter in the first film.

Peter in the comics was smooth enough to talk to girls. When maguire does it he's a marshmellow. Also there was no other scenes of garfield smooth talking to girls. He seems bad at that which is relatable. Also shy people stutter all the time too.