Fans panicked after Amy Pascal made a statement that pretty much meant that Spider-Man was leaving the MCU after the sequel to Homecoming, but producer Eric Carroll (Thor: The Dark World) has come to the rescue to affirm that Sony's future Spider-Man movies will still be on the same Marvel slate.
In an on-set interview with Coming Soon, Carroll said:
"Going forward we would definitely treat [future Spider-Man movies] all as the same slate. So we would be as strategic about where future Spider-Man movies fall in the MCU of it all as we would if Sony weren't involved, because there's nothing in it for us or Sony to put a movie out at the wrong time or start confusing the continuity."
A lot of fans had expressed their frustration at Sony when they thought that they were pulling Spider-Man out of Marvel soon, but it's good that both studios have come to an agreement that sharing the character was for both of their self-interests.
As for the future of Spider-Man, Carroll had clarified that this time, they'll try to back off from the Green Goblin story arc. He says:
"We want to tread lightly with what's been done in the past films as far as The Osbornes and things like that. So I don't think we're going directly down that route. We figured honestly if there was a way to do this movie without mentioning anyone who has been in past films, with the exception of staples like Flash Thompson and Aunt May, that that might be a good thing to do."
I'm actually happy that they're trying to steer clear of the Goblin arc this time around. Spider-Man has a rogues gallery just as colorful as Batman's, and it would be a waste if we never get to see the likes of Mysterio or Kraven the Hunter ever coming to life on the big screen.
Spider-Man: Homecoming comes out on July 7.
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