The news of Spider-Man potentially leaving the MCU broke earlier this week when it was revealed that negotiations between Sony Pictures and Disney/Marvel had broken down, which would mean that Marvel president Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios would no longer co-produce future Spider-Man films.
Disney has yet to officially comment, but Sony placed the blame on Disney, saying, “We are disappointed, but respect Disney’s decision not to have [Feige] continue as a lead producer of our next live action Spider-Man film.”
Many other stars have taken to social media to react to this news, including Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds responding to fans asking him to save Spider-Man and Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner asking Sony nicely to return Spider-Man to the MCU.
While we wait for an official comment from both Holland and Disney, be sure to check out our feature on who has more to lose if Spider-Man leaves the MCU, our opinion piece that states the MCU will survive the loss of Spider-Man, and a breakdown of all MCU plot threads that Sony’s next Spider-Man movie would likely have to abandon.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who still holds out hope for a happy ending to this sad story. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.