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Marvel steals the vacant release date slot left by 'The Amazing Spider-Man 4'

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Josh Wilding

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on Marvel steals the vacant release date slot left by 'The Amazing Spider-Man 4'

Ever the opportunists, Marvel Studios have snapped up the release date left vacant by The Amazing Spider-Man 4. Earlier today, Sony Pictures revealed that they had moved Drew Goddard’s Sinister Six to November 2016 and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to an undisclosed date in 2018.

That allowed the studios behind the likes of Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy to take that desirable May 4th, 2018 date for themselves, and with The Avengers hitting on May 4th, 2012 and Avengers: Age of Ultron set to be released on May 1st, 2015, it seems likely that they’ll use that slot for a third.

So, what does this mean for The Amazing Spider-Man franchise?

It’s hard to say. The fact that Sony would give up that release date may be a sign that they’re not confident they’ll be able to get the movie made in time, perhaps signalling the fact that director Marc Webb and/or star Andrew Garfield don’t want to return. The latter signed a three-picture deal however.

On the other hand, a long of fans are speculating that this could be a sign of some sort of Avengers/Spider-Man team-up! What do you guys think?

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  1. Victor Polk Avatar
    Victor Polk

    I really hope so!

  2. favre1fan93 Avatar
    favre1fan93

    Definitely won’t be a team up (unfortunately) but will most likely be Avengers 3, capping off everything that has been around since Iron Man in 2008. Avi Arad has expressed before that he is content with Spider-Man being in his own world and doesn’t seem to want to really work on getting some deal worked out to allow him in the MCU films.

    As for Sony shuffling the films, I do think they have lost a little faith in the franchise (again). ASM2 had a worse US box office take in than ASM1, which should not be the case when trying to start a franchise, at least with one character. As comparison, all MCU franchises that have had sequels, have all made more than their predecessor, even Iron Man 3, making more than Iron Man 2.

    1. dualdier12 Avatar
      dualdier12

      They were so sure of themselves by placing TASM3 and TASM4 so far ahead in the future. They should have just kept with Spider-Man 4 and 5 like originally planned. In fact, I think they should cancel TASM3 and start up Spider-Man 4 with Raimi at the helm and original cast.

  3. John Avatar
    John

    Comic book movies never really used to compete with each other. Plenty were coming out but it was never the war it’s become since Disney took over Marvel. They smell blood in the water and they pounce. They’re really sucking the fun out of what should be a great time for comic book fans by actively seeking to destroy the competition.

  4. Ryanixer Avatar
    Ryanixer

    they should just bring back the sam raimi spider-man films. those were the ones i grew up watching.

    1. dualdier12 Avatar
      dualdier12

      I agree. They should cancel The Amazing Spider-Man 3, and just continue where they left off, give Raimi what he wants and continue with Spider-Man 4 and 5 like originally planned. They would make way more money.

      1. Ryanixer Avatar
        Ryanixer

        would tobey maguire still wanna play spidey, though?

        1. dualdier12 Avatar
          dualdier12

          Considering what he’s done since Spider-Man (not so good films) and the fact that he was good friends with Raimi, I don’t see a reason why he wouldn’t do it again.

          1. Ryanixer Avatar
            Ryanixer

            i kinda think there’s a chance spider-man 4 actually might happen one day, hopefully before the original cast get’s too old.

          2. dualdier12 Avatar
            dualdier12

            I honestly doubt there’s a chance. But financially speaking, and not because I’m a fan of the Raimi versions, but I guranatee Spider-Man 4 would have made a lot more money than a reboot. I mean, everyone slams Raimi for Spider-Man 3. Spider-Man was good, Spider-Man 2 is one of the top superhero movies of all time. But people slam the whole trilogy because of the 3rd one not doing so great? Seriously? And it’s Avi Arad’s fault for the whole thing. I hate him for it. He forced Raimi to put Venom in 3, and that’s why it sucked. Raimi didn’t get to do what he wanted, so of course it lacked quality. If you’re doing something you’re forced to do and not what you want creatively, it’s going to suck no matter what. Spider-Man 4 was gonna have the Lizard which Raimi had built up so great. Connors was an actual loveable character, and they ruined that in the reboot. Honestly, I hope they go back to Spider-Man 4. But I think Raimi’s done with Spider-Man anyway.

          3. Ryanixer Avatar
            Ryanixer

            tbh i didn’t think spider-man 3 was a bad film. the fight scenes in it were awesome.

          4. dualdier12 Avatar
            dualdier12

            Oh, I saw it when I was a freshman in high school, and I loved it. I was devastated when critics panned it as “bad” I admit, it wasn’t as great as Spider-Man 2, but yeah the final fight sequence with Harry and Peter fighting together was pretty freaking cool. I have never seen any fight scenes in the reboot that were comparable to Raimi’s trilogy.

          5. Ryanixer Avatar
            Ryanixer

            the soundtrack in the raimi films was better as well.

          6. dualdier12 Avatar
            dualdier12

            Totally agree there. I have the themes memorized for both films. Elfman’s has that Superhero feel to it.

  • dualdier12 Avatar
    dualdier12

    I hope they just put him in Avengers 3 at this point..it’s the only way Sony can save what they’ve done with the franchise…

  • Carlos Dehaes Garcia Avatar
    Carlos Dehaes Garcia

    I think, they should get rid of this Marc Webb guy, because he made a real mess of the last one. They should get the director of the first spiderman movies.
    No offense, I do liked those ones better.
    greetings

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