
Jon Watts took over as director for a new trilogy featuring Tom Holland as Spider-Man, while Sony put animated films featuring Miles Morales' Spider-Man into development. This saw Andrew Garfield replace Tobey Maguire in the role of Peter Parker, but another shake-up came in 2015 when Sony and Marvel Studios joined forces, allowing Spider-Man to finally be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Eventually, Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to Spider-Man, allowing Sony to develop their first Spider-Man franchise under the watchful eye of Sam Raimi.Īfter Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy released between 20, Raimi and Sony parted ways, leading to Spider-Man being rebooted with Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man divisive duology. In decades past, Spider-Man's film rights had been a major point of contention, thwarting plans for directors Tobe Hooper and James Cameron to bring the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to the big screen. Prior to Spider-Man's blockbuster movies, the young hero was the star of several TV series and made-for-TV movies, along with various acclaimed cartoons, including Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Marvel Comics' web-slinger Spider-Manhas been adapted into film twelve times, each delivering a fresh take on the iconic Marvel hero.
