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This is why we haven't seen SPIDER-MAN in any CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR footage yet

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When watching that awesome Captain America: Civil War trailer from last year, did you notice something amiss? A certain red and blue, friendly neighbourhood something perhaps? Yep, there was not a single frame to be found that showed off young Tom Holland as Marvel’s new in-universe Spider-Man, even though we know for a fact that he will be debuting in the movie. I – like just about everybody else on the internet – concluded that this was just because Marvel was not pulling a Batman v Superman and throwing surprise characters in our faces in the trailers just for shits and giggles. Indeed a marketing tactic that should be applauded, right?

Well, kind of, because that may not be what happened. It turns out that one of the main reasons why Marvel is yet to show us anything about Spider-Man, is because they’re still working out what they are legally allowed to show us of Spider-Man!

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As you may recall, the movie rights to Spider-Man had been held exclusively by Sony until early last year, when in an unprecedented move, spurred on by the poor reception of Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony finally signed a co-production deal with Marvel that would allow the comic book movie studio to bring ol’ Webhead into the proper Marvel Cinematic Universe. Except that nearly a year later, that deal is actually not finalized yet. This very surprising news was revealed by Captain America: Civil War and The Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo during an interview with Collider, in which they were asked to explain why all the Marvel Spider-Man stuff is being kept so hush-hush:

Part of the reasons of what was so secretive was that the deals were always lagging slightly behind how we were using the character. We were always in danger of upsetting the deal—there were still sensitive issues going on between the two studios that they needed to agree on. When we were casting Tom Holland, when we were screen-testing him for the movie, there was a whole very involved kind of process that was under the radar and secretive, because of the fact that it was still a sensitive business issue.

… The reason why I preface that is we’re still kind of in “deal zone”. The reason why we still won’t talk about [the costume] is that Marvel and Sony still have to work out what uses they have for the character, on a promotional level, on a commercial level. There’s still complications as far as that goes that involves business deals.

So basically they can’t reveal the character yet, because Marvel and Sony’s lawyers still haven’t worked out who’s getting what cut of the inevitable merchandising based on his appearance? I mean, on the one hand, I’m actually glad that there will be some genuine surprises left for the movie, but on the other hand, they do know that the movie releases in just over 3 months, right?!

You can check out the full interview with the Russos below. It’s actually very intriguing, with them talking things like the tone of Civil War, will there really be 67 heroes in Infinity War, and even how they got Robert Redford to cook for them.

Captain America: Civil War is scheduled for release on May 6, 2016.

Last Updated: January 22, 2016

13 Comments

  1. RinceThis

    January 22, 2016 at 09:35

    I cannot wait to see what Spider-Man looks like! And people argued with my review on how crap the Amazing Spider-Man was 😛

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    • Hammersteyn

      January 22, 2016 at 09:55

      I enjoyed the second one, thing is to try and ignore the critics. The worst thing for me was how they cut to the credits after the Rhino fight scene starts. What a tease. Seeing my favourite Emma die was a shock. Yes i know she die in the comics but to show it on the big screen took balls I think. Big ass spider balls

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        January 22, 2016 at 10:05

        Spider balls, Spider balls, do whatever… XD

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      • RinceThis

        January 22, 2016 at 11:09

        It was a kak movie 😛 The motivation of Freeze was ‘you forgot my name. Now I want to kill you.’ GITFS.

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        • Hammersteyn

          January 22, 2016 at 11:14

          Spiderman read his Whatsapps but never replied 😛

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        • Kervyn Cloete

          January 22, 2016 at 11:44

          I remember the movie was bad, but was it that bad that I forgot that this was actually the first MarvelDC crossover movie? I mean, what else is Mr Freeze doing in a Spider-Man movie?!

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          • RinceThis

            January 22, 2016 at 11:59

            Apparently the writers also didn’t know 😛

  2. VampyreSquirrel

    January 22, 2016 at 09:46

    Wow… crap move Sony.

    Side note: I liked Andrew Garfield as Spiderman in The Amazing Spiderman, but the movies just weren’t right for me for some unknown reason. I enjoyed the movies, but there was something wrong there.

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    • Lardus-For the Emperor!

      January 22, 2016 at 09:55

      I agree. He was much better than the previous guy. Really liked the first, second one was a bit “meh”, mostly due to Electro I think…

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        January 22, 2016 at 10:02

        Yeah, the first was WAY better than the second, and I think they could have found someone better than Jamie Foxx. No idea who though.

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        • Lardus-For the Emperor!

          January 22, 2016 at 10:13

          Jamie Foxx…I like him, but this role? Perhaps I expected better because it was him and we know what he is capable of. If anyone could have done it well either though. Might have been writing rather than acting…

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            January 22, 2016 at 10:23

            I like Jamie Foxx too, but he didn’t fit Electro for me, but that could just be me.

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