Okay, so at this point you're probably all a bit sick of hearing about the Spidey situation, but we do have an update which may be of interest - particularly for those still living in hope that things can be resolved and the Webhead won't have to leave The MCU.
THR has shared a lengthy report on what exactly went down in the lead-up to yesterday's huge announcement, and it definitely sounds like both parties are at fault to some degree. At the end of the day, everything boils down to money with these big studios, and Disney simply wanted a bigger piece of the pie when
Far From Home proved to be so successful - although this report does claim that Disney was looking for "at least" a 30 percent stake, not 50.
On Sony's part, it's said that studio chief Tom Rothman believes the success of
Venom and
Into The Spider-Verse means they've "learned everything we need to from Kevin’s playbook" and are ready to forge ahead with Marvel-less
Spider-Man projects.
It doesn't look like either side is willing to budge right now, but all may not be lost. Insiders believe that this is a "lose-lose for everybody" involved, and with so much money to be made, Disney/Marvel and Sony will come to some kind of agreement... eventually!
Of course, that may not happen until a few years from now when both studios realize there's more to be gained by sharing this particular web/money spinner. In the meantime, we're just going to have to wait and see what happens.