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Fans Are Petitioning to #SaveSpidey & Bring Him Back to the MCU
Is there a chance Spider-Man's place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe might be saved? The fans sure hope so...
All fandom hell broke loose yesterday when it was revealed that after a financial dispute between Disney-owned Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, the fate of legendary superhero Spider-Man (aka Peter Parker, played by the lovely Tom Holland) and his place in the extremely popular Marvel Cinematic Universe would be left up in the air.
Not ones to back down easily, Marvel fans quickly went on the offensive and took to Twitter to air out their frustrations about the whole situtation, with hashtags like #SaveSpidey and #SaveSpiderMan quickly trending worldwide.
\u201cSony and Disney just shot themselves in the foot. Is your deal bigger than fans?\nTom Holland worked his ass off for Tony Stark just to get kicked out of the house?\n#SaveSpidey #SaveSpiderMan\u201d— A. (@A.) 1566360952
\u201cFor real tho both Disney and Sony are acting like clowns and while I can see Sony\u2019s perspective they rly didn\u2019t have to sabatoge his potential like this ugh #SaveSpidey\u201d— JESS \ud83d\udc96 (@JESS \ud83d\udc96) 1566362971
\u201cSony and Disney arguing over Spider-Man #savespidey #savespiderman \n\n\u201d— Lena (@Lena) 1566404322
None— MachuPichu (@MachuPichu) 1566387893
\u201cImagine how Tom Holland feels. He was cast to be the Spider-Man in the MCU, specifically so his character could be in the Avengers. Now he\u2019s being told he can\u2019t play in that playground anymore and has to be stuck with Sony\u2019s leftovers. #SaveSpidey\u201d— ManaByte \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 #StandWithUkraine (@ManaByte \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 #StandWithUkraine) 1566406240
None— David Glover (@David Glover) 1566400977
None— Fraz Raja (@Fraz Raja) 1566392736
\u201cMe @ Sony rn \n\n#SaveSpidey\u201d— Sin (@Sin) 1566393388
\u201cTom Holland rolling up to Marvel Studios to film the third Spider-Man movie #SaveSpidey #SpiderManFarFromTheMCU #SaveSpiderman #SpiderMan\u201d— grace \u2661\ufe0e\u2019s fae & alyssa (@grace \u2661\ufe0e\u2019s fae & alyssa) 1566397911
Even celebs weighed in on the controversy, including Holland's Avengers co-star Jeremy Renner and Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds.
\u201c@ChaoticKing_ @TomHolland1996 You can. But you can only see it in my heart.\u201d— Angel (@Angel) 1566339040
While Sony, who currently owns the rights to the Spider-Man IP, did release a statement about Marvel's involvement in future Spidey movies and how they hope the whole situation changes, it's understandable that many fans are upset, especially since the character has been so well-received in recent MCU movies.
*sigh*
Will we everget the chance to see a bisexual Spider-man on the big screen?!?
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
