Spider-Man: Far From Home - Review Thread

I'll grant you Jumanji, Venom & Spiderverse.  Tarantino gets to make whatever he wants, as long as he stays on budget (and the film isn't performing very well, btw).  Wright was left alone by the studio because his budget was so low.  It's possible that Rothman has actually managed to learn from his mistakes.  Most of the properties he had a negative impact upon at Fox were ones he worked with from day one.  The Spider-Man franchise had already been built into a huge success before he was hired by Sony.  If he has come to realize that his personal instincts when it comes to Marvel properties are always wrong, and instead chooses to rely on others to handle the details, then things have a shot of turning out well.

That said however, none of his bad story decisions have anything to do with the business decision of whether or not to sever ties with Marvel Studios.  Dracula is certainly correct about Sony's success so far with Venom & Spiderverse being a factor.  It is worth noting however, that neither of those two films came anywhere near the level of success that Far From Home has enjoyed.  It doesn't looks as though any recasting will be necessary when it comes to Tom Holland, however.  He's stated in interviews that he's interested in continuing with the role.  Besides, he can get a much better deal with a new contract than he did the first time.  

On the side of Sony continuing with Marvel Studios, there are several important points, but in the end, they all boil down to one thing.  If it's not broken, don't fix it!  Sony is making a huge profit from their cooperation with Marvel Studios.  If they sever that tie, it's a risk without reward.  The only benefit to standing alone is bringing Spidey together with the side characters they own, in an effort to build their popularity up by riding Spidey's coat tails.  There is no guarantee that this would work, and Venom has already demonstrated that the side characters can stand on their own if handled correctly.  Using a stand-alone Spider-Man movie as a tool to build-up other characters for a spin-off has also already been tried, and it failed miserably.  It's why Sony had to go to Marvel Studios for help in the first place.

I didn't realize that the film hadn't already gone wide internationally.  It's usually the other way around.  I'd say it's doing very well at the box office for a three hour movie.

Disappointing.  I would have thought that Marvel/Disney would be content with extending the deal, as is.  I can understand their reasons for wanting a bigger piece of the pie, but that doesn't change the fact that I want Spider-Man in the MCU.  It was fun while it lasted.  

Disney swung their dick around, because they knew Sony needed them more than Disney needed Sony. Sony just wouldn't suck it.

But Sony still isn't the good guy, because they still need to prove they're not incompetent. Short of letting the Into the Spider-Verse team shepherding everything Spidey related from here on out, that's an uphill battle.

But first word I hear of the franchise crossing over with Venom and Morbius means Sony can go fuck themselves.

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should."