By: Bryce L. Jackson

Negotiations have stalled between Sony and Disney that could threaten Spider-Man’s involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to reports, Disney wanted to change some details in the deal that would have Disney wanting Sony to share financing obligations 50/50 with Disney. Sony would rather remain with the current terms of Disney receiving 5% of first dollar gross. With the two companies at odds over these terms, they have seemingly waled away from the bargaining table. Without an agreement, Kevin Feige would lose lead creative producer rights to the Spider-Man property, thus taking Tom Holland’s Spider-Man out of the MCU. Meanwhile, Tom Holland and the current cast still have films remaining in their contracts and would continue to fulfill that obligation under Sony’s direction.

As the story has developed, it seems that the two parties may still work out a deal that will keep Spider-Man in the MCU

As the story has developed it has been learned that terms can still be agreed upon between the two companies that can keep Spidey in the MCU if they can iron out the dispute and that the two parties haven;t called the deal “dead”. Depending on the reporting, Sony and Disney has either just had a disagreement on the terms or shrewd businessmen are playing chicken into getting the better deal for their company. In essence, with the Sony-backed Spider-Man: Far From Home now being the top grossing film in the company’s history, they aim to remain in charge of the property. While Disney wants Sony to go half on the production of future films to pad their own bottom line.

[Update: Sony issues a statement]