Sony's Spider-Man Universe
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| Sony's Spider-Man Universe | |
| Developer | Columbia Pictures |
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| Publisher | Sony |
| Platforms | As noted below |
| Released | 2002-present |
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As noted below |
The Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American multimedia series by the Sony-owned studio Columbia Pictures that is spearheaded by films and television shows with characters related to the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It also includes comics and music.
Purchase of Spider-Man film rights
In 1996, Marvel Enterprises went bankrupt. To save the company, the film rights to its most popular characters were sold to various film studios at relatively low prices. The rights to produce Spider-Man films, as well as films based on characters related to Spider-Man, were purchased by Sony.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
From 2002 to 2007, Columbia Pictures produced three Spider-Man films. After the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which featured all three versions of Spider-Man produced by Sony Pictures, this version of Spider-Man was retroactively referred to by Sony as the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
Films
| Title | Studio | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2002 | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2004 | |
| Spider-Man 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2007 | |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Marvel Studios | 2021 | Included the Friendly Neighborhood, MCU, and Amazing Spider-Men. |
Amazing Spider-Man
Sony retooled the character into the Amazing Spider-Man films, which featured a different version of Spider-Man. Films featuring the Amazing Spider-Man iteration of the character were released from 2012 to 2014.
Films
| Title | Studio | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2012 | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2014 | |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Marvel Studios | 2021 | Included the Amazing, MCU, and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Men. |
Sharing Spider-Man film rights with Marvel Pictures
Following the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by Marvel Studios, Sony and Disney, the owners of Marvel, made a deal to bring a new version of Spider-Man into the MCU.
Films
| Title | Studio | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain America: Civil War | Marvel Studios | 2016 | |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Marvel Studios | 2017 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Marvel Studios | 2018 | |
| Avengers: Endgame | Marvel Studios | 2019 | |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Marvel Studios | 2019 | |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Marvel Studios | 2021 | Included the MCU, Amazing, and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Men, as well as Venom from the SSU. |
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Through Columbia Pictures, Sony also developed its own interconnected cinematic universe based on Spider-Man-related characters. This universe was announced as Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters on May 20, 2017.
On September 1, 2021, Sony rebranded its universe of Spider-Man-related characters as Sony's Spider-Man Universe.
Films
| Title | Studio | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venom | Columbia Pictures | 2018 | |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Columbia Pictures | 2021 | |
| Morbius | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2022 | Includes the Vulture from the MCU. |
| Madame Web | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2024 | |
| Venom: The Last Dance | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2024 | |
| Kraven the Hunter | Sony Pictures Releasing | 2024 |
Television shows
| Title | Studio | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silk: Spider Society | Sony Pictures Releasing | TBA |
Spider-Verse
In this version, Miles Morales trained with an older, more experienced version of Peter Parker. Both interacted with multiple versions of Spider-Man across the multiverse. This multiverse was introduced in 2018.
Films
| Title | Studio | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation | 2018 | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation | 2023 | Includes characters from the MCU, the SSU, as well as the Spider-Men from Lego Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Insomniac's Spider-Man universe, as well as the Friendly Neighborhood and Amazing Spider-Man universes via archive footage. |
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation | 2025 |
