The Avengers 2 Featuring Spider-Man Not Likely, Says Marvel Executive
The chances of Spider-Man appearing in The Avengers 2 or any Avengers film for that matter are slim to none, according to Marvel's Avi Arad.
He recently discussed one of Marvel's main heroes appearing alongside the likes of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America and what it would take for the studios that produce both film series to come together on a project that would feature all of these popular characters.
"I think I'm probably a little bit of the militant here," said Arad. "I think it will take a moment in which we've run out of ideas," he said to IGN. "There's so much to tell about Spider-Man. There's so much to tell about the Sinister Six. The relationship between Spider-Man and Venom will bring a whole other world in."
Arad explained how the uniqueness of Spider-Man/Peter Parker helps him to maintain the interest of fans without needing extra help from other popular characters outside of his immediate universe.
"But we really feel very confident that we have so much to do … Peter Parker is unique; he's really different. He's not an Avenger. He's not an X-Man. He's unique and we revere that. And we'd rather work really hard to have the right ideas than – you know in the toy business we used to make toys glow in the dark when they weren't selling will and it gave at least another Christmas," he said. "We don't need it yet."
Matt Tolmach, The Amazing Spider-Man 2's co-producer feels that the hero has enough of his own source material to sustain him for future films.
"You know Avi always refers to that question as a stunt," he said. "If you were to do that, you know, Spider-Man in the Avengers is a stunt. And I get why everybody- you know, fans and audience members and movie goers- I understand it."
