• darkkite@lemmy.mlB
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    It’s because the contract sony signed with marvel back in the day stipulated that they must create a new Spider-Man movie every few years or lose the rights.

    The contract specifies two key production windows:

    Sony must start production within 3 years and 9 months after the previous film’s release They must release the next film within 5 years and 9 months after the previous film’s release There’s also an important exception: if Sony releases three pictures within eight consecutive years, they can extend these deadlines to 5 years for starting production and 7 years for release