While we won’t be seeing Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker again until next year in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Sony pictures has already put their foot down that Marvel will not be getting the rights back to everyone’s favorite wall crawler anytime soon, as they have announced dates for two more movies in the rebooted franchise. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 will be released on June 10th, 2016 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 will be released nearly 2 years later on May 4th 2018. Below is the official press release:
CULVER CITY, Calif., June 17, 2013 – With Sony Pictures Entertainment now in production in New York on The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, slated for release on May 2, 2014, the studio is planting its flag on two future release dates for one of the most successful franchises in studio history, it was announced today by Jeff Blake, Chairman, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures. The next two films in the story of Peter Parker will be released on June 10, 2016, and on May 4, 2018, respectively.
Commenting on the announcement, Blake said, “Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise, so we’re thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years.”
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner, with a previous draft by James Vanderbilt, and based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are the producers. The executive producers are E. Bennett Walsh, Stan Lee, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci.
The Amazing Spider-Man took in over $750 million at the worldwide box office last year.
What do you think about this news? Overconfidence by Sony in the franchise, or is this a positive sign that they’re looking to tell a story over 3-4 films, and are going to support that through its completion?
