Multiverse of Madness? Why the Marvel Cinematic Universe no longer exists in perfect isolation

While the McU was once a solitary island in the superhero ocean, it now has bridges to other continents, built for corporate, not creative, reasonsThe internet briefly looked up from its coffee and raised an eyebrow last week when Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson appeared to confirm that every Spider-Man movie since Tobey Maguire’s 2002 debut as the wisecracking web-slinger is now considered to be part of the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“All Spider-Man iterations are defacto McU,” wrote Derrickson during a Twitter exchange with Moon director Duncan Jones.Tangential connections through portals is covered under the Dr Strange subsection.

Can i have a ruling, @scottderrickson?

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