Sony CEO Says Spider-Man Left McU Partly Due to Kevin Feige Being ‘Stretched Thin’ Post Fox Merger

Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra isn’t losing all hope when it comes to the “Spider-Man” film franchise breaking up with Disney and Marvel Studios.

News broke August 20 that Disney and Sony failed to agree on new terms over sharing the character, thus returning full rights for “Spider-Man” solely back to Sony.

The split means Tom Holland’s superhero will no longer appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Vinciquerra says there is “no ill will” between the studios and “for the moment the door is closed.”Vinciquerra appeared at Variety‘s Entertainment & Technology summit and responded “it’s a long life” when asked whether or not Spider-Man will swing back to Disney and Marvel.

The comment implied that the door isn’t fully closed just yet.

The CEO said that one of the reasons talks broke down between the studios is because Marvel boss Kevin Feige is

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