Spider-Man no longer in the MCU after disagreement between Sony and Disney (UPDATE #2): Sony releases statement

[Barkley]

KManX89 said:

deskpro2k3 said:
Yeah, fuck Disney for the sole purpose of being greedy.

@ that guy that said "Sony doesn't own anything"
Back in 2015, Sony struck a deal with Disney's Marvel Studios that PERMITTED Spider-Man to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spidey has been in 3 MCU movies so far and Sony cannot incorporate the character into its own extended universe until the deal comes to a conclusion. Now guess what, that deal has come to a conclusion and Sony is free to incorporate the Spider-Man franchise into their own spidey-universe.

Because it worked so well for Spider-Man 3 and both ASM movies.

LOL. 

Yeah, both those movies made them a big profit. Accepting a 50/50 deal with Disney would have been stupid, they would make more money solo, even if the movies aren't liked as much.