Feige and Pascal expected that the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man deal would cover a trilogy of films, although only two were contractually mandated. But after the success of Venom and Into the Spider-Verse, Sony felt confident about its own Spider-Sense. (Or its “Peter Tingle.”) Midway through the Far from Home shoot, Sony told Marvel that it would be reclaiming the Spider-Man solo franchise, reasoning that it didn’t need Kevin Feige as producer to make a hit Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland. Marvel kept that bombshell secret from the cast and crew, but after the (insanely profitable) release of
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