Venom, Venom 2, Morbius, Madame Net, Venom 3, and Kraven are the six live-action motion pictures within the Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU) which have come out prior to now six years. None of them are superb. A few of them are downright horrible, and even all of them, relying on who you ask.
What I’m getting at is that Sony can’t work out tips on how to inform good Spider-Man tales. The MCU is the one cause Tom Holland’s Spider-Man motion pictures work. Marvel’s serving to handcrafted it simple for Sony to ship blockbuster successes with the MCU’s Spider-Man movies. Sure, together with Peter Parker within the rising roster of Avengers positively helped Marvel, too. However take away Spidey, and the MCU would nonetheless work. Nicely, you realize, after Marvel fixes its personal points with story high quality in the latest motion pictures and collection.
I’ve been saying this in a single kind or one other for some time now, normally in reference to Spider-Man 4 plot leaks. I needed to repeat all this earlier than I discussed the newest Spider-Man 4 story rumor. Apparently, the script they’d to date is so unhealthy that Sony might need to scrap it fully and rewrite it from scratch.
Earlier than I let you know why that is my favourite Spider-Man 4 rumor to date, I’ve to warn you that huge spoilers may observe.
Nicely-known Marvel insider MyTimeToShineHello dropped the Spider-Man 4 story tidbit on X, per ComicBookMovie.
The scooper mentioned that the latest model of the script must bear vital rewrites. It is perhaps scrapped altogether. The leaker mentioned Tom Holland likes the story, however Marvel chief Kevin Feige doesn’t. They’re “now rewriting it and altering the whole lot. The script isn’t prepared but and gained’t be for some time.â€
If the knowledge is correct, we’d not get a Spider-Man 4 release date announcement for some time. I’ll additionally remind you of current rumors that Sony and Marvel postponed the Spider-Man 4 premiere from July 2026 to Christmas 2026. The rumored delay isn’t in regards to the script however somewhat the prospect of competing with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Nolan’s image drops in July 2026, and each Tom Holland and Zendaya are included within the solid of A-list stars.
This isn’t the primary time we’ve heard the Spider-Man 4 story has been a supply of stress between Sony and Marvel. Earlier studies mentioned that Sony needs the sequel to be as huge as No Manner Dwelling, whereas Marvel needs a street-level story.
Sony’s story would have Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning, which might be an enormous waste of cameos should you ask me. These two ought to seem in Secret Wars to struggle alongside the Avengers in opposition to Physician Doom.
Extra lately, we’ve heard wilder claims about the Spider-Man 4 story. Venom (Tom Hardy), Daredevil (Charlie Cox), and Ghost Rider may seem within the movie. They’d face loads of villains, together with Knull (Andy Serkis) and Mephisto. Physician Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) would even have a cameo.
If any of that’s true, Spider-Man 4 may very well be simply as huge as Avengers 5 and Avengers 6. I’m not saying Spider-Man 4 shouldn’t have such huge ambitions. I’m simply apprehensive in regards to the high quality of the story, particularly after what has simply occurred in No Manner Dwelling.
That’s why I hope MyTimeToShineHello’s new leak is correct. If Kevin Feige doesn’t just like the story, that’s most likely cause to give you a distinct one. Then once more, I can’t assist however surprise what the present script seems to be like.
When Tom Holland confirmed that Spider-Man 4 would hit manufacturing subsequent summer season, he mentioned he had learn an important draft of the script. These teasers dropped at a time once we nonetheless anticipated Spider-Man 4 to premiere in July 2026.
Lastly, I’ll additionally remind you of rumors that say Sony has points with the script of one other beloved Spider-Man property, Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse. The Spider-Verse animated motion pictures aren’t technically a part of the SSU, however they may very well be. They’re the one Sony Spider-Man initiatives exterior the MCU which have seen nice receptions and monetary success.
There’s no launch date for the ultimate installment within the trilogy, as rumors mentioned Sony hasn’t selected the story’s ending. I mentioned on the time that the quality of Beyond the Spider-Verse is much more necessary than Spider-Man 4 for me. The bigger MCU storyline can prop up the latter, whereas the previous is by itself.
What I’m getting at is that Sony is clearly coping with a Spider-Man high quality challenge. I positive hope Spider-Man 4 and Past the Spider-Verse might be saved.
