Why Does Sony Own Spider-Man?
Back in the 90s, Marvel was struggling financially and sold the film rights to Spider-Man to Sony. That's why Spidey's swinging around in Sony's web!
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Marvel sold the rights to Spider-Man to Sony in 1999 because they were having money troubles. So, Sony got to make the movies!
Sony owns Spider-Man because they bought the rights from Marvel in 1999. Marvel just needed the cash back then.
It's all about the $$$! Marvel sold Spidey's movie rights to Sony to save themselves from going bankrupt. And Sony's been holding on tight since '99!
Because Sony bought the film rights from Marvel back when Marvel was broke. Simple as that.
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