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Sony to Reboot Spider-Man Universe With “New People” After Several Box Office Flops (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In order to maintain the film rights, they have to make a spider man film every so often (2 years?) or the rights lapse and they loose them.

Thus. Reboots. And Morbius. Etc...

[–] TheImpressiveX@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

*5 years and 9 months, to be exact.

[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

Now, if only there was a way to keep them from making a new fucking batman movie every 90 mins or so...