Why Spider-Man Producer Avi Arad Is Unhappy About MCU & Sony Deal

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Spider-Man producer Avi Arad blasts Marvel's deal with Sony, which allowed the comic book character to exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spider-Man is one of Marvel's most beloved and iconic heroes, and once the MCU launched, audiences began clamoring for an appearance from their favorite webhead alongside the franchise's other heroes. Before Spider-Man appeared in the MCU, Sony had created five live-action Spider-Man movies with two different lead actors. Once Marvel Studios, Disney, and Sony came to an agreement to share the character, Tom Holland took up the mantle of Spidey and swung into the MCU in 2016, though Sony has continued to produce separate Spider-Man-adjacent content, including the Spider-Verse films and Sony's Spider-Man Universe comprised of the Venom movies, Morbius, and more.

The Direct has offered an early glimpse at the upcoming book With Great Power: How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood during the Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters by Sean O'Connell, which chronicle's Spidey's complicated history on the big screen. In the excerpt, longtime Spider-Man producer Avi Arad voiced his frustration over Sony's deal with Marvel Studios, bluntly stating that the deal was the result of the studios' desire for profit. See what the producer had to say below:

“They did it for money. Terrible… Like giving your kids away for adoption, just because you’re not sure what to do with them.”