Next month's Spider-Man: Homecoming is Peter Parker’s sixth solo movie in the last decade and a half, but it's the first in which he interacts with fellow Avengers in the way he did in Marvel Comics. So moviegoers are in for a totally different experience on July 7.
Director Jon Watts is excited about the webslinger's arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On the first day of CineEurope in Barcelona, Watts told The Hollywood Reporter:
That’s (the MCU) where (Parker) was always meant to be. He was introduced to give a kid’s perspective on this crazy world of superheroes, and up until now, Spider-Man has been alone.
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the result of Marvel and Sony’s historic February, 2015 deal for the rights to the iconic superhero, in which Marvel President Kevin Feige persuaded Sony's Amy Pascal that Spider-Man belonged in the MCU. Feige told THR:
It really came down to me telling Amy in her office that I think the best thing for this character is that Sony has the rights, and that’s not changing. Have Sony pay for the movie, distribute the movie, market the movie. Just let us make the movie and incorporate him into our universe.
The report suggested that Spider-Man: Homecoming’s test screening scores were in the low 90s, which falls in line with something Robert Downey, Jr. said a few days ago. Last week's trackings predicted that the movie should command a $90-108 million debut in North America. While those numbers would be lower than those of Sam Raimi's first and third Spider-Man movies, it would still be impressive in a summer during which numerous tent-pole movies seem to be under-performing.
