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Sony CEO on Spider-Man Villain Spinoffs Bombing: “These Are Not Terrible Films"

December 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After ‘Kraven’ bombed this month, Sony’s misbegotten Spider-Man antihero franchise of films, which also included ‘Venom,’ “Morbius,” and “Madame Web,” was put on pause. A “recalibration” is now in order for the future.

In a new interview with Los Angeles Times, Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra is insisting that ‘Madame Web’ wasn’t a bad film:

‘Madame Web’ underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it. It was not a bad film, and it did great on Netflix. For some reason, the press decided that they didn’t want us making these films out of ‘Kraven’ and ‘Madame Web,’ and the critics just destroyed them. These are not terrible films. They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.

The Sony CEO does go on to admit that ‘Kraven’ was the worst launch they’ve had for a film since he became CEO in 2017, but again, was puzzled by the negative reactions: “I still don’t understand, because the film is not a bad film.”

Additionally, Vinciquerra goes on to say that they are rethinking the future of their Spider-Man villain spin-off movies, and that it will take patience and time for another one to be greenlit:

I do think we need to rethink [our Marvel movies], just because it’s snake-bitten. If we put another one out, it’s going to get destroyed, no matter how good or bad it is.

If Vinciquerra, 70, isn’t lying, and he can’t grasp how bad these movies truly were then maybe he should step down because his taste should clearly not be trusted for any future projects. His comments here hint at someone completely out of touch with reality.

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