Disney Makes Deal With Sony To Bring Spider-Man Movies To Disney Plus

In the United States, almost every single Marvel Cinematic Universe film can be found on Disney Plus. Of course, the only exceptions are Universal’s The Incredible Hulk and the two Sony co-productions that we’ve had to date, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home. For a long time now, fans had been hoping that the studios be able to reach a deal so that more Marvel movies could make their way to the Mouse House’s streaming service, and at long last they’ve done just that.

Variety brings word today that Disney has struck a massive deal with Sony Pictures for the US which will see not only Spidey flicks but other Marvel efforts produced by the studio allowed to be added to Disney Plus, starting with Sony’s 2022 release slate. As we know, Sony already has a deal with Netflix for the “lucrative post-theatrical release Pay 1 window,” and while that still stands, the Disney deal “covers subsequent TV windows.”

As Variety explains, this means that the movies will hit Netflix first, “about nine months after the start of a film’s theatrical run,” and Disney will then “scoop [them] up for multiple platforms in the windows previously reserved for ad-supported cable and broadcast airings of movies.” In other words, and as Grace Randolph explains:

To clarify, all Sony #Marvel titles will go to #Netflix about nine months after release.

THEN, months after that, they’ll eventually end up on #DisneyPlus

— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) April 21, 2021