Disney And Sony Strike Licensing Deal That Will Result In ‘Spider-Man’ Movies Being On Disney+
By Ben Pearson/April 21, 2021 4:00 pm EST
Earlier this month, Sony struck a deal with Netflix for its new releases to stream on that platform in the Pay 1 window. So Sony’s new 2022 films should arrive on Netflix about 18 months after they premiere in theaters. This new Disney/Sony deal is for the windows after Pay 1, and at that point, the titles will transfer from Netflix to Disney and can be disseminated according to Disney’s whims across whatever platforms the studio owns.
This deal involves “a robust collection of Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters films,” including Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Venom, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and the upcoming Morbius, and it also includes “a significant number” of Sony’s library titles, like the Jumanji and Hotel Transylvania franchises. Interestingly, while the bulk of this deal doesn’t take effect until 2022 (or beyond), “the agreement provides Hulu access to a significant number of library titles as early as this June,” so that should be a nice boost of that service’s offerings.
But the aspect I imagine most fans will care about the most is being able to finally see the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe on one streaming service, since the Tom Holland Spidey films have not previously been available on Disney+. Organization-brains of the world, rejoice!
