Spider-Man Homeward Bound, What Spidey’s Return to the MCU Means

Good god, it’s only been a month since Sony and Marvel announced that they were breaking up, and what a tumultuous month it has been. It’s amazing to see the Spider-Man fandom (including myself) collectively go through the five stages of grief in such a short amount of time. Thankfully, like most deaths in mainstream comics, the impending separation was only temporary with Marvel and Sony striking a deal for one more film and a guest appearance in an MCU film. According to the MCU’s grand orchestrator, Kevin Feige: I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working on it. Spider-Man is a powerful icon and hero whose story crosses all ages and audiences around the globe. He also happens to be the only hero with the superpower to cross cinematic universes, so as Sony continues to develop their own Spidey-verse you never know what surprises the future might hold. Now, while Fiege’s mostly spitting marketing spiel to hype up the MCU and Spidey’s continued presence for the next few years, his comments on the deal, as well as the reports and details of the deal itself, are telling. There is a lot to unpack from this about what Spidey’s future looks like in cinema. So, let’s just breakdown everything we know, a few musings, and the truth of the matter. Altering the Deal, Pray That They Don’t Alter It Any Further

The terms of Marvel and Sony’s original deal when Spider-Man joined the MCU in…