And the basic details of the deal are this. Sony would pay Marvel $10 million for every "Spider-Man" movie that Sony wanted to make. Marvel would get 5% of the movie revenue. Sony and Marvel would split money from the "Spider-Man" movie toys.

American teenager Peter Parker, a poor sickly orphan, is bitten by a radioactive spider. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength, speed, and agility, along with the ability to cling to walls, turning him into Spider-Man.

Eager to get Spider-Man on the silver screen, Marvel sold the rights to Sony in 1998. The deal between Marvel Entertainment Group and Sony meant that the studio could produce as many Spider-Man films as they wanted. Sony got the film and merchandise rights, while Marvel kept the comics rights.

Sony Doesn't Own Spider-Man's Video Game Rights, Marvel Does During a speech given by Marvel Game head Jay Ong, the relationship between Sony, Insomniac, and Marvel is stated as simply being a partnership.

Sony won't sell the Spider-Man film rights back to Marvel because they believe they will make more money by making, or collaborating with Marvel on, their own Spider-Man films. Because it's their character and it makes them money when they're the smaller studio than marvel and/or disney.

Having Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation Plus right now adds a lot of value to the service, but the bean counters at Sony decided they could make a little more money if people had to buy it, so it's gone.

Do What Is Right. Sometimes one should do what they feel in their gut is right, even when it means defiance. Spider-Man's instincts are typically pretty sound, so when he feels he has to do something difficult or even life-saving for the greater good, he doesn't think twice about it.

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker from the high stakes of being a superhero. When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange, the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.Spider-Man: No Way Home / Film synopsis

Amazing fantasy vol 1 issue 15 written by stan lee and steve ditko. Last month ditko's estate filed a notice of termination. Which could revert the ownership over spider-man back to ditko's.

Sony won't sell the Spider-Man film rights back to Marvel because they believe they will make more money by making, or collaborating with Marvel on, their own Spider-Man films. Because it's their character and it makes them money when they're the smaller studio than marvel and/or disney.

Sony absolutely did not lose the Spider-Man film rights. They have to continually release a "Spider-Man" movie every certain amount of years after the last one or movie right revert. The clock resets after each movie is released.

The deal also gives Disney the rights to many of Sony's older films, including Spider-Man titles - meaning that movies starring the web-slinger, which are notably absent from Disney Plus' collection of Marvel films, could eventually make their way to the streaming service.