I’ll be blunt: knock it off with the Sony bashing. Disney made a totally unacceptable offer to keep the Sony-Marvel cooperation going on Spider-Man. To make it worse, supposedly this was their second offer which was less agreeable than the first! I explain why Sony did the right thing by not renewing the agreement between them and Marvel. It all comes down to dollars, and Disney made it clear that they wanted a lot more than they deserved. The idiots who claim that Sony needs Marvel to keep Spider-Man going have not looked at Sony’s history with the franchise, which so far has actually be very, very profitable. So back off of Sony. They do not need Marvel.
I also have a roundup of all of the (worthy) D23 announcements, lots of new box office records, and more!
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– D23: The Rise of Skywalker sizzle reel
– D23: Cast claims that the Emperor is “very instrumental” to Rise of Skywalker
– D23: Lucasfilm releases a new canon Star Wars timeline
– D23: Disney+ episode will be released weekly, not all-at-once
– D23: Disney+ will offer four simultaneous streams and free UHD
– D23: Disney+ launch dates set for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Netherlands
– D23: Lady and the Tramp live-action remake will skip theaters, go directly to Disney+
– D23: Marvel adds to Eternals and confirms Black Panther II release date
– D23: Disney gives some Frozen II plot points
– D23: Pixar announces Soul
– D23: First look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil
– D23: Disney announces Raya and the Last Dragon
– The Lion King crosses $500M in the US
– Spider-Man: Far from Home becomes Sony’s highest-grossing movie ever
– Toy Story 4 breaks $1B globally
– Sony confirms leak that there is no new deal with Marvel
– Kevin Feige confirms separation from Sony partnership
– Trailer: Terminator: Dark Fate
– Rumor: Henry Golding might star in G.I Joe spinoff Snake Eyes
– Disney might have a problem with Mulan release in China because of star’s position on crackdown
– CBS and Viacom become one (again) which brings Star Trek back together
– Kevin Smith to bring He-Man to Netflix as a direct sequel to original series
– MoviePass confirms breach that might have exposed credit card numbers
– Trailer: Underwater
– Dan Trachtenberg exists Uncharted
– Joker gets hard R rating
– Final Trailer: Joker
– Bond 25 is now No Time To Die
– New Matrix movie is in the works
– Tracy Morgan joins Coming to America sequel
– New THX Deep Note Trailer
– Unlike how many predicted, streaming has augmented – not replaced – the theatrical experience
– It’s time for a Best Stunts Oscar
– Avengers: Endgame VFX breakdown #1
– Avengers: Endgame VFX breakdown #2