Equally as interesting, Sony hasn’t given up on Spider-Man, nor have they given up revamping their property. Instead of just going ahead with The Amazing Spider-Man 3, they seem to be taking the New York webslinger in a totally different (but not far-out) direction: Putting Spider-Man into the realm of action comedy.
From WSJ:
As of late November, executives were planning a “Spidey summit” for January to discuss future plans. Among projects in development are an animated Spider-Man comedy that would be produced by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the team behind “22 Jump Street” and “The Lego Movie,” as well as previously disclosed Spider-Man spin-offs focused on villain team Sinister Six, super-foe Venom, and women from the webslinger’s life.
So from Sony, we may get a cartoon Spider-Man film meant for laughs, and then a (presumably) a dark summer action film involving a ton of villains. Um, OK.
The part where Spider-Man was almost in Captain America: Civil War intrigues me the most, because of exactly what you think. Civil War. Spider-Man was the red dot in the crosshairs of that Marvel event, and to have Spider-Man be a part of it in the film would be one step closer to making the film faithful to that series. In some ways I’m happy the film is diverting (as far as we know) from that series, but it’s the roads less traveled that always seem appealing.
Regardless of Civil War, I’m still mad Sony and Marvel couldn’t get together. In high school and college there were friends you wanted to set up with other friends because you think they would be a cute couple. I’m not ready to give up on these two singles-ready-to-mingle yet.