- Dec 13, 2004
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Sony Still Wants A Shared SPIDER-MAN Universe But Current Creative Control Remains With Marvel Studios
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony boss Tom Rothman confirmed that they still hope to expand the wall-crawler world, but are glad to have handed the creative reigns over to Marvel when it comes to Spider-Man himself (whether they'll be involved in these spinoffs is unclear for the time being).
Since you teamed with Marvel, do you plan to make a whole Spider-Man universe? Do you have plans for more work with Marvel?
Yes to both those questions. It’s been fantastic, our relationship with Marvel.
Who has greenlight authority?
Sony has the ultimate authority. But we have deferred the creative lead to Marvel, because they know what they’re doing. We start shooting the new Spider-Manin Atlanta [in mid-June].
Do you want to trim the costs of that franchise?
I don’t want to trim costs. I want to make money. And sometimes you make money by trimming costs and sometimes by investing in things that are profitable. A movie like Spider-Man by Marvel, that’s not inexpensive. But it’s a great investment. Knowing that Marvel has such a clear, creative vision, I sleep very well at night.
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