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Why, Dear Readers, do I have so much homework and so little
time to report on the BIGGEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE NEWS IN MONTHS!? Spider-Man fans
are already all over this, but if you haven’t heard the news just yet, a rare
cross-studio deal between Sony and Marvel is completely reshaping Spider-Man’s
future at the movie theatre. Here’s the important stuff you need to know.
The Amazing
Spider-Man franchise is finished
Sony’s premature reboot is over after two movies and Andrew
Garfield is no longer Spider-Man. After the first movie did little to set itself
apart from Sam Raimi’s 2001 movie, and the second movie bombed with fans and
critics, Sony has decided to cut its losses and move in a different direction.
Spider-Man is
entering the Marvel Cinematic
Universe
Marvel finally has the right to include Spider-Man in their
own productions, which means we could see Spider-Man cracking wise with the
Avengers before too long. Chances are we’ll first see the new Spider-Man in
Captain America: Civil War as he plays a major part in the comic’s story arc.
There had been some rumors about this deal and Marvel fans had been hoping for
this for a long time, but it seemed incredibly unlikely until now. These kinds
of deals just don’t happen — look at the two Quicksilvers, in X-Men: DOFP and
Avengers: Age of Ultron, for proof.
Sony’s not finished
with Spider-Man just yet
Personally, I would have liked it if Sony admitted defeat,
fully handed over the rights to Spider-Man back to Marvel, and apologized for
making Amazing Spider-Man 2. But that’s not the case. Sony will produce new
stand-alone Spider-Man adventures, and they’re still going ahead with the
Sinister Six movie, too. Let’s hope they’ve learned from their mistakes.
We’re going to see a
new Spider-Man in 2017… but will he
be Peter Parker?
Ever since this story broke, it seems like everybody is
asking the same question: will he be black? More specifically, will Marvel and
Sony decide to leave Peter Parker behind and go with Miles Morales, the half
African-American half Latino teenager from the Ultimate Spider-Man comics? I
suspect a huge push from fans is already underway to bring Morales to the big
screen, and I won’t be surprised if it succeeds. After all, we’ve already seen
Peter Parker’s origin story twice, and Marvel’s superhero lineup is sorely
lacking diversity.
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My Flawless Master
Plan for Making Spider-Man Cool Again and Satisfying Everyone
I know that everything I’m about to suggest is completely
unrealistic and it’s never going to happen. But it’s my blog and you can’t stop
me from dreaming.
The biggest problem facing Sony and Marvel right now is fan
fatigue. We’ve seen too many Spider-Man movies and the ‘Amazing’ franchise
didn’t give audiences enough time to breathe after the original trilogy wrapped
up. So it’s rather ironic that Spider-Man is getting a reboot, in part, because
Spider-Man got rebooted too soon. I think this tweet from a New York Times
reporter says it best.
“We’re 10 years away from a Spider-Man movie that reboots itself during the movie”- David Itzkoff
So what’s
the solution?
Cast
Tobey Maguire in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and find a young, talented actor
(not Jaden Smith) to portray Miles Morales for Sony.
Yeah, I
know some people don’t like Tobey Maguire. Yeah, I know he’s almost 40. But we know him. We’ve already seen his origin
story and it would be an easy enough transition to have him return. It’s not
like it’s an unprecedented move either. Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are
returning to Star Wars, Kiefer Sutherland did another season of 24, and Gillian
Anderson and David Duchovny might even be returning to a new X-Files TV series.
Audiences love a good comeback, and I think people are ready to forget the evil
dancing of Spider-Man 3.
Sony
can have Miles Morales inject some new life into the Spider-Man franchise and bring
in Maguire for a cameo. If they handle Morales’ story right and make a good
movie, he can join the Avengers and replace Maguire.
Seeing
as this isn’t likely to happen, I’m going to vote for Miles Morales. If the ‘Amazing’
franchise taught us anything, it’s that audiences don’t want to see another
Peter Parker origin story.
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