Do you think Sony will ever give the rights back to Disney?
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ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 12:01 PM)
Sony really screwed up with Spider-Man with 3 and the two Amazing films. I would like it better if Disney had the full fledged rights.
Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan -
brodiemarschall — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 10:55 PM)
And y'know, the first trailer for Homecoming is set to be released with Rogue One, I've always thought Spider-Man was still Sony's just becuase they still own and distribute him, But Disney seems to be getting more and more control, It'll be fun to see if this gaining more control thing eventually leads to Marvel getting the full rights back from Sony, ending the partnership that started almost 2 years ago. Heck, Disney's even got the movie in their upcoming slate of movies,not mentioning its partnership with Sony.
http://www.google.com.au/url?q=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/11/17/first-spider-man-homecoming-trailer-to-debut-with-rogue-one-a-st/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiBy8CAnrTQAhWMmJQKHVxTCeMQqQIIJDAB&sig2=8faSdVGnBgqefvWiuQRiwQ&usg=AFQjCNHl4DPpgc4KMRyeLVVoqPKhBLX0fw
https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/11/15/breaking-live-action-mulan-a-wrinkle-in-time-and-more-disney-movies-have-set-release-dates/ -
brodiemarschall — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 09:48 PM)
Yeah, But they ended up making the deal with Sony to make the movie instead, But will it remain that way? The current answer is probably yes, both Sony And Marvel are making out really well with this deal. Marvel has one less $200m movie is to finance but they still have full creative control and the benefits of him in the MCU. Some fans probably still like the the idea of Marvel Studios owning Spidey wholesale but this is a pretty darn convenient compromise. So yes, For now, Spider-Man is still a Sony Character.
http://www.newsarama.com/23486-ten-lingering-questions-about-spider-man-in-the-marvel-cinematic-universe.html#s10
http://www.heyuguys.com/10-questions-raised-marvel-sonys-spider-man-announcement/8/ -
brodiemarschall — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:49 PM)
Yep, And if they ever decide to end the partnership, I hope Marvel gets the full rights back, Because unless Sony gives them the rights without selling them, A revival of SSM won't happen, And no company will revive it,
https://twitter.com/DevonWallRain13/status/811805049957601280 -
Xaeden — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 11:31 PM)
Sony gave them back the animated TV rights years ago. The movie rights that Sony continues to have are now separate. They used to be owned under the same entertainment license but Sony ceded the animated TV rights for concessions involving the movie rights and now Marvel owns the animated TV rights and Sony owns the movie rights. Sony giving back the movie rights would not change anything vis--vis the status of the cartoon you want to see revived because the reason that Marvel can't continue the show (assuming they wanted to) has nothing to do with the movie rights.
The issue is that when a studio produces content under a license they then own that content independent of the license. So although Sony no longer has the rights to air new Spider-man cartoons they continue to own the rights to all cartoon episodes that they made in the past. The storylines, the designs, all of that is owned by Sony so if Marvel wanted to use them they would have to pay Sony for a license to those specific rights and Marvel is not going to do that when they can just make a new show instead.
The same would be true if the movie rights reverted back to Marvel. Sony would still continue to own the rights to the cartoon episodes it produced and it would continue to own the rights to the past movies they made. Marvel would either have to, again, license those rights separately or they'd have to buy them from Sony and not only is Marvel unlikely to care enough to do that but Sony is unlikely to agree as it means they can no longer earn money from things like DVD sales, which they can continue to do regardless of if they own the license to produce new movies or not. Studios do sometimes sell elements from their creative libraries but only when they're in a bad spot as others are only going to pay a fraction of what can earned on old content over time.
Even in this case, where it's not just about selling existing content but an imagined revival of the series, the problem is that SSM is not unique. Marvel much rather make a new, unrelated series (as they've done) then to revive an older show so even if there was any interest in reviving it (which, as I understand it, there isn't since the person currently in charge of Marvel's cartoons is not a fan of serials) they'd literally need to be able to get those rights for pennies on the dollar for them to even consider it over making yet another new show that they don't have to pay anything for besides the production/marketing costs. -
brodiemarschall — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 11:44 PM)
Yeah,I know, Spider-Man is the only property that makes money for Sony, Underworld: Blood Wars(Distributed by Sony's parent division, Screen Gems), Which has no Thursday screenings on its release date and The Comedian(distributed by Sony Pictures Classics) have been getting negative reviews lately, which are signs that they could flop, and now there were rumours that Sony would merge it's video game and movie division allowing Andrew House to take over the company but they denied it saying there was no room for him to oversee Sony.
http://nypost.com/2016/12/11/sony-considers-merging-gaming-and-film-divisions/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/underworld_blood_wars_2017
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_comedian_2017/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55196522@N05/sets/72157625135851207/detail/