Spider-Man to Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe In the event that you've been hiding under a rock, the Marvel machine and Sony have finally agreed to work on Spider-Man movies together. This brings web head back home and means he can now be seen in future Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies like "The Avengers" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" - and that MCU characters could possibly now show up in Spider-Man flicks as well. This is the most exciting comic book news story of the year thus far, even more awesome than Marvel's Phase Three plans which were revealed a couple of months back. Sony and Marvel's arrangement will most certainly change superhero motion pictures from here on out. Spider-Man in the MCU offers a viewpoint that hasn't been explored yet in the MCU. One of the reasons Spider-Man is such a hit as a comic book character is due to the fact that Peter Parker dealt with genuine issues, he wasn't simply a superhero. None of the current film heroes are normal in any way: Tony Stark manages a billion dollar business while thwarting baddies as Shell Head, Cap is the archetypical all American hero "re-born" to protect the free world and Thor is a god. Peter Parker, on the other hand, is still in high school for crying out loud, which allows for a very different kind of narrative that is lacking in Marvel's current films. The agreement between Sony and Marvel hasn't been completely revealed as of yet, so it is unclear if just Spider-Man will show up in the Avengers films or is Kevin Feige (Marvel Studios President) permitted to include other members of Spider-Man's entourage like Norman Osborn, Venom, or Electro into other Marvel pictures? I'm hoping that character swapping will be permitted and that the arrangement will be straight forward allowing for as much character cross-over as possible! Marvel's foray into television, especially the upcoming Defenders shows on Netflix, could benefit greatly from this new arrangement as well. The … [Read more...]
