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Recently, Sony has faced several difficulties in managing their Spider-Man IP. Despite the monumental success ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, made in collaboration with Marvel Studios, their solo universe featuring the other Spider-Man characters is not doing well. Reportedly, they had just faced another blow as their plans to bring the IP on streaming may be at risk.
Sony was planning to expand the iconic Marvel IP on streaming by introducing some new television series on Amazon Prime. They hired the reveredSpider-Versefilms’ producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller to bring this to fruition. But a report from Puck now states that Sony may not renew their deal with the writer-duo due to a heated debate regarding Nicolas Cage’sSpider-Noirseries.
What went wrong between Sony and theSpider-Versewriters?
After the insane successes of the animated movies,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseandAcross the Spider-Verse, Sony decided to bring several TV projects featuring the variants of the wall-crawler. In 2019, they signed a 5-year 9-figure deal with theSpider-Versefilms’ producers and writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller to overwatch the streaming department of the iconic Marvel hero.
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This TV Spider-Man universe had a rocky start after the plannedSilk: Spider Societyseries was scrapped earlier this year. Now, the otherSpider-Noirseries withNicolas Cagein the lead also looks to be in trouble afterPuckreports that Lord and Miller had a heated argument with the studio.
The writer duo had previously garnered immense praise forThe LEGO Movie, theSpider-Versefilms, and even Sony Pictures Television’s Apple TV+ seriesThe Afterparty. However, Sony Pictures Television is reportedly not renewing their deal as they are not happy after theSilkseries was shelved after 2 years of development and the budget issues regarding the Nicolas Cage show.
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Nicolas Cage did an impressive work voicingSpider-Noirin the twoSpider-Versefilms. A certain section of the audience was excited for his live-action take on the superhero. Nevertheless, the behind-scenes issues raise some doubts regarding the upcoming Amazon Prime series.
The makers had immense hopes for theSpider-Noirseries
In the comics,Spider-Noiris a unique version of Peter Parker in another universe where he hails from the time of New York’s Great Depression. It was a gritty take on the friendly neighborhood superhero and placed him among the black-and-white corrupt world of gangsters.
Unlike the comics, Sony planned to slightly deviate and not feature Nicolas Cage as another version of Peter Parker. Earlier this year, when the Oscar-winner spoke toColliderconfirming his conversations with the studio, he shared that he would take inspiration from different iconic golden age performances for the role.
I can combine my favorite golden age performances, i.e. [Edward G.] Robinson, [James] Cagney, [Humphrey] Bogart, with a character that is, I guess, widely considered [to be] Stan Lee’s masterpiece. I see it as a kind of foray into a pop art mash up of, sort of, a [Jungian] Lichtenstein, mash up by way of Bogart and Cagney, but nothing’s definitive yet. It’s just conversation.
On the other hand, the Amazon MGM head for television, Vernon Sanders also confessed the makers’ excitement for the show stating that“Expanding the Marvel universe with ‘Noir’ is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring this series to our global Prime Video customers.”
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Now it will be interesting to see how Sony handles the entire situation and if we can expect more Spider-Man content for streaming afterSpider-Noir. Besides that, it will be also exciting to see if this fallout between the writers and the studio impacts their association with the upcomingBeyond the Spider-Versefilm anyway.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
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