It's what I've been saying a million times. Think of Spider-Man as a car. Sony owns it, but they're too drunk to drive it. Marvel Studios is essentially Sony's designated driver. While Sony could override Marvel's decisions, it'd be in their best interest to just listen.
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Hero_of_the_Day
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So, stand-alone Spider-Man movie. Who decides who writes, directs, and stars? Who pays for the movie? Who keeps the profits?
The rumors surrounding the two ASM films were that Sony higher ups fucked them with constant meddling. Is it safe to assume that won't happen this time, even if technically legally they could if they wanted?
Sorry, I don't follow your posts.
hodayathink
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Basically, what Sony gets out of the deal is a Marvel-produced MCU-attached Spider-Man movie, which unless Marvel fucks up at a level which they haven't yet, is almost guaranteed to make at least a billion worldwide (for as bad as ASM2 was, that still reached $700 million, so we're nowhere near FF levels of bad brand association yet). What Marvel gets is the ability to add stories to their universe without actually having to pay for them (which is probably nice, but not the primary reason), and more importantly the ability to use Spider-Man as a character in the MCU, which is probably going to be very important given that they're almost definitely going to lose Iron Man, and possibly Captain America and Thor by the time Infinity War is over so they'll need some new heroes to carry the franchise.
Marvel decides writers, directors, and stars, but have to get the okay from Sony. Sony pays, Sony keeps profits.
And yes, the Sony higher ups could meddle, but as Neoxon said, they'd be really stupid to do so unless costs spiraled crazily out of control or something.
Charles Foster Kane
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Does Rogue Nation have a chance to top GP at the ww BO?
GP did great at the BO
GP did great at the BO
Bobby Roberts
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Marvel does. Again, that's the whole point of the deal. It was fairly well-publicized when the deal was made. Marvel is in creative control of the character. Sony pays for the movie, Sony gets the money it earns. Marvel's benefit is that when the character shows up in their films, he won't be ruined anymore, which should lead to them getting more money when he appears in their films than they would if he wasn't available.
Discotheque
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Edgerton has already proven to be a pretty sweet actor but I think he might end up being even more valuable behind the camera
The only thing I don't like about the Spidey deal is the fear that they will change previous plans to cater to him now that he's available. Case in point, Civil War. This was the movie that was going to introduce and get everyone excited for BP (which they already pushed back after announcing the Spidey deal), but I fear he will have less of a role now that Spidey has been tossed into the mix.
Guess we will see.
Guess we will see.
ratcliffja
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You guys make me feel old. I was in college when the first Spider-Man came out.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
I was five.
Sorry!
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I was 5 when T2 came out 
Almost 6
Almost 6
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This was the box-office top 10 the year I was born.
Annie Hall
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Deep
A Bridge Too Far
Oh God
Saturday Night Fever
The Goodbye Girl
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Smokey and the Bandit
Star Wars
Decent year, actually.
Annie Hall
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Deep
A Bridge Too Far
Oh God
Saturday Night Fever
The Goodbye Girl
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Smokey and the Bandit
Star Wars
Decent year, actually.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Me too. Well, 4 in '91. I also watched it at that age.I was 5 when T2 came out
Almost 6
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
My year was the Back to the Future year.
For some reason I thought you were older than me.
For some reason I thought you were older than me.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Tomorrowland finished it's entire run at $204 million, incl. China, holly epic bomba.
In regards to Terminator, I don't think Viacom is happy about the film's performance, especially domestically, and might just develop a TV series instead or scale-down budget costs accordingly until the rights revert back to Cameron.
I think Mission Impossible Rogue Nation will finish between $600-650 million - currency is a bitch.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
some olds in this thread
Sweet jeebsus, you're almost 40?
Also, as an aside, how is The Man from UNCLE tracking?
I don't know about that, but it is pretty good.
Bobby Roberts
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Been tellin' you guys I'm old and losing it.
edit: Atari 2600 came out that year, too.
Manmademan
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Yeah, I like x2 and all, but "far and away" better than the MCU top tier is crazy talk.
I was 5 when T2 came out
Almost 6
Thats ok. So was I.
high five.
also, back to the future was the #1 movie the year i was born. I'm ok with that.
Discotheque
Banned
I was 12, God damn those early 00s of LOTR and Spiderman movies are still some of the best theater experiences ever for me
ScreenSplitter
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I don't know whether I'll ever see MI5 but it's so satisfying to see Simon Pegg on the poster for a Hollywood movie.
It should easily hit 1B.
I feel like that all the time on GAF. At least there are 2-3 box office regulars that are older than I am.
I was 20 when the first Spider-man came out. I actually didn't like the film all that much after the first hour where he is learning to use his powers. Spider-man 2 made up for it.
Lime_In_Da_Coconut
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I was 12. My earliest childhood memory is seeing Jurassic Park in theaters when I was 3 years old... or was it 4?
Jesus, you're double my age.
I was 15 😭
I'm a year older than Bobby
When we were kids the only Superhero movies that existed starred Christopher Reeve.
I was 13 when Batman came out.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I wasn't allowed to see Spider-Man in the cinema. I was too young.
That was rough.
That was rough.
crimsonspider89
Banned
Bunch of dinosaurs. Feels like I walked into Jurassic World.
Just wait until you have been on GAF for a decade and the new members of 2024 are talking about their early childhood memories of gaming on the Xbox 360 and seeing Fury Road with their dad when they were 9. Then you will know how it feels
Some of us aren't that many years away from having GAF accounts that are older than our youngest members.
The Lone Courier
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Damn I thought you were in your mid 20's.
Chris Ayres is the closest thing to Ryusei Nakao's Frieza. He even pulls off nakao's shrieks.
Escape Goat
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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Tootsie
An Officer and a Gentleman
Rocky III
Porky's
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
48 HRS.
Poltergeist
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Annie
1982 wins
Tootsie
An Officer and a Gentleman
Rocky III
Porky's
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
48 HRS.
Poltergeist
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Annie
1982 wins
Scientist Supreme!
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My accurate reaction to thisJust wait until you have been on GAF for a decade and the new members of 2024 are talking about their early childhood memories of gaming on the Xbox 360 and seeing Fury Road with their dad when they were 9. Then you will know how it feels
Some of us aren't that many years away from having GAF accounts that are older than our youngest members.
Charles Foster Kane
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Just wait until you have been on GAF for a decade and the new members of 2024 are talking about their early childhood memories of gaming on the Xbox 360 and seeing Fury Road with their dad when they were 9. Then you will know how it feels
Some of us aren't that many years away from having GAF accounts that are older than our youngest members.
I'll be 39. Damn. And 2024 isn't even that far away.
I remember when 2015 seemed so far away to me.
Chris Ayres is easily the best English voice. His performance is much better than grandma Frieza.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
WELCOME TO THE BOX-OFFICE THREAD MOTHERFUCKERS
I'm gonna take this as a compliment and thank you for it.
Lime_In_Da_Coconut
Banned
Now I love the original Funi Dub, and find it better than the Japanese version in almost every way (especially in regards to Goku's voice) but this just isn't true.
Maybe they'll have a dad that actually enjoyed it.Just wait until you have been on GAF for a decade and the new members of 2024 are talking about their early childhood memories of gaming on the Xbox 360 and seeing Fury Road with their dad when they were 9. Then you will know how it feels
WELCOME TO THE BOX-OFFICE THREAD MOTHERFUCKERS
I remember that show when I was a kid.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
You can't use that gif against me.
man there's gif for anything
damn you are older than me
Just wait until you have been on GAF for a decade and the new members of 2024 are talking about their early childhood memories of gaming on the Xbox 360 and seeing Fury Road with their dad when they were 9. Then you will know how it feels
Some of us aren't that many years away from having GAF accounts that are older than our youngest members.
playing indie retro cod shooter games
Gentleman Jack
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I just assume everyone's my age by default and work the number down the less I respect their taste in things. 
PhoncipleBone
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I was out of college.
Solid list. My birth year:
Kramer vs. Kramer
Amittyville Horror
Rocky II
Apocalypse Now
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Alien
10
The Jerk
Moonraker
Muppet Movie
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