Why Does Sony Own Spider-Man?
Sony got the rights to make Spider-Man movies in the 1990s to keep Marvel from going bankrupt. Spidey saved the day!
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Sony owns the movie rights to Spider-Man because they bought them from Marvel back in the '90s when Marvel was struggling financially.
Sony made a deal with Marvel for the film rights to Spider-Man. That's why we get all those Sony Spidey flicks!
I remember reading that Marvel sold the Spider-Man movie rights to Sony in 1999 to avoid financial collapse. Sony's held onto them since!
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