Marvel Studios President and Marvel
Creative Director Kevin Feige – a producer of all Spider-Man movies that are
part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – revealed that Disney and Sony Pictures
“are already actively starting to develop” Spider -Man 4 and where the story
goes next for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker.
It’s a scaled-down version of what fellow
Spider-Man film producer and former Sony Pictures president Amy Pascal said
previously (who has since echoed her comments), but it reflects the urgency
with which Sony is working on the Spider-Man films.
“Amy and I, Disney and Sony are talking
about – yes we’re actively starting to develop the sequel to the story, which I’m
saying just because I don’t want fans to go through separation trauma like what
happened.” passed after [Spider-Man:] Far from home [in 2019].
It’s not going to happen this time, ”Feige
told The New York Times in an interview with the producers of Spider-Man: No
Way Home published Friday. Feige of course is referring to the temporary split
between Disney and Sony Pictures over their Spider-Man film co-production deal
that left fans in dismay. They reconciled about a month later, with Disney
taking a larger share of the profits.
Holland's Spider-Man trilogy began in July
2017 with Spider-Man: Homecoming, was followed by Far From Home in July 2019,
and now No Way Home in December 2021. No Way Home was meant to be July as well
but had to be delayed thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It's possible
then that Spider-Man 4 may not release in 2023 — though given Holland's
reluctance on playing Spider-Man past the age of 30 (he's currently 25), and
Pascal's mention of wanting another Spider-Man trilogy, maybe they will want to
get started as soon as possible.
“At the end of the movie we just made, you
see Spider-Man make a momentous decision, one that you've never seen him make
before. It's a sacrifice. And that gives us a lot to work with for the next
film,” Pascal told The New York Times, and later expressed hope about their
continued partnership with Marvel Studios while toning down her excitement for
a second Spider-Man trilogy with Holland: “We're producers, so we always
believe everything will work out. I love working with Kevin. We have a great
partnership, along with Tom Rothman, who runs Sony and has been instrumental, a
great leader with great ideas. I hope it lasts forever.”
But Marvel and Spidey fans may not have to
wait till the next Spider-Man movie to see the friendly neighbourhood superhero
in action. As part of the new post-Far From Home deal between Disney and Sony
Pictures, Spider-Man will appear in a MCU crossover movie. Which one though?
Here's what Feige had to say on that topic: “He's going to show up sometime.
The when and the where, of course, is the fun part — and the part that we don't
talk about.”