'Avengers 2' Sequel to Feature Spidey? 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Producer Discusses the Possibility
The sequel to next year's "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" could feature an appearance from fellow Marvel hero Spider-Man.
Avi Arad, a producer on the film and longtime Marvel partner, recently discussed the possibility of this happening and what it would take for Disney, who owns Marvel, and Sony, who owns the movie rights to Spider-Man, to collaborate on a project that features all the heroes.
"I think there's some stories [from the comics] that would fit beautifully into a cross [over]," said Arad to reporters at an "Amazing Spider-Man 2" press junket last week. "If we want to do that, it has to be a story that is absolutely centered on Spider-Man. We cannot become a second banana to any other [heroes] out there because [Spider-Man] is the king."
Arad stressed the importance of Spider-Man in today's culture and how Peter Parker lives in all of us. For these reasons, it just wouldn't do the character justice to give him a side role in an Avengers film, according to the producer.
"That's my opinion," he said. "The studio may disagree with me, some fans disagree with me, but I don't care. There are certain stories [in the comics] about Spider-Man mixed up with another [hero's] universe that are incredible."
Arad also discussed the influence fans ended up having on the latest Spider-Man film regarding the completely redesigned costume.
"I'll tell you what really changed the costume here, online reactions," said Arad told The Christian Post. "If you're in this business, you listen to the fans. They come back and they tell you well we weren't crazy about costume in [Amazing Spider-Man], especially when they're right, you correct it."
Even with the larger white eyes, Arad claims the costume in ASM2 took no cues from Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man illustrations.
"Amazing Spider-Man 2" made $92 million opening weekend.
