After getting off to a roaring start Sony has royally botched The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, that much is no longer in dispute. And as we've seen them scramble to formulate some kind of plan, rumors have been growing they may be willing to share the character's rights with Marvel, thus allowing him into the same universe as the Avengers. A leaked email revealed just days ago confirmed those talks had taken place, and while it seemed like a dead idea a new story suggests it could still happen.
According to Latino Review, Sony's parent company has noticed just how badly the Spider-Man movies have done in relation to other comic book franchises and are open to the deal with Marvel. Their hope is to negotiate some kind of 60/40 split that would see Sony retaining creative control, but what are the chances Marvel would run with something like that? Probably slim. If it did happen, though, it would be without Andrew Garfield, or anything relating to Marc Webb or Sam Raimi's films. It would be a completely new franchise, one that would skip out on the origin story we've seen depicted twice in only a few years. Smart move, there.
Of course, none of this may happen. For now Sony is pushing ahead with their Spider-Man plans, such as they are. That includes a Venom movie, a Sinister Six film, a female-led Spidey film, and an animated comedy series with Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Meanwhile, the Sony hack continues to be an information goldmine. A Brazilian website dug through the leaked emails and discovered that Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors the Russo Brothers were approached to be Spider-Man producers. That offer may still stand, but the duo revealed to Sony chief Amy Pascal they would be directing Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, which would confirm a rumor that's been making the rounds. Keep in mind that due to all of this hacking stuff there are likely to be some big changes at Sony, so who knows how much any of this stuff holds up in the long run.
