<p class="title">With a 11th hour appeal, it may have been Tom Holland who saved the day by convincing Disney-Marvel and Sony to keep Spider-Man from leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources told <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> that the young actor made multiple appeals to Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger and Sony film chairman Tom Rothman to reach a resolution less than six weeks after a very public breakup.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It looks like Holland's perseverance did help the final result as on Sept. 27, the two companies announced that a deal was struck to bring out a third <em>Spider-Man</em> film together, and for the character to appear in at least one additional Disney-Marvel film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 23-year-old actor made a surprise appearance at Disney's D23 Expo days after the divorce to promote the animated movie <em>Onward</em>. He earned big cheers by thanking fans for support and quoting Tony Stark: "I love you 3,000."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hashtag #SaveSpiderMan started trending as a way to lobby Sony to make a deal with Disney.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Holland began flexing his diplomacy after D23 wrapped on Aug. 25.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor, who is set to star in Sony's <em>Uncharted</em>, urged Rothman to re-engage with Disney and also reached out to Iger, one of Hollywood's most powerful executives, to renegotiate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two studios were engaged in discussions to renew the deal that enabled the web slinger's appearance in the money-minting MCU.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Disney, which owns the Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios, had demanded that it wanted to split future Spider-Man movies in a 50/50 co-financing arrangement, that also meant a 50/50 split in the profits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In August, after Sony declined to agree on the new terms, Disney removed MCU head Feige and Marvel as producers of the future projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per insiders, when their latest release <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home</em> raked in USD 1.13 billion, both sides were adamant about coming out on top.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Sony gained confidence about its handling of 2018's Spider-Man spin-off <em>Venom</em>, Disney was on cloud nine after <em>Avengers: Endgame</em> became the all-time top grosser, standing at USD 2.79 billion, not adjusted for inflation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It finally worked out in the end, with Disney getting a major stake in a new movie, up from a nominal producing fee that sources claim amounted to less than 5 per cent of the gross for each of the first two Spider-Man films (<em>Homecoming</em>).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Feige said that he was "thrilled" to have Spider-Man back in the MCU, pointing out that the future might hold more surprises as Sony continues to work on its "own Spidey-verse".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sony added it was pleased that a deal had been reached.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Holland celebrated the news by posting a scene from 2013's <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em>, in which Leonardo DiCaprio's character gives an impassioned speech about "not leaving".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving. I'm not f***ing leaving. The show goes on," DiCaprio said to a room full of overwhelmed co-workers in the Martin Scorsese-directed film.</p>
<p class="title">With a 11th hour appeal, it may have been Tom Holland who saved the day by convincing Disney-Marvel and Sony to keep Spider-Man from leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources told <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> that the young actor made multiple appeals to Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger and Sony film chairman Tom Rothman to reach a resolution less than six weeks after a very public breakup.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It looks like Holland's perseverance did help the final result as on Sept. 27, the two companies announced that a deal was struck to bring out a third <em>Spider-Man</em> film together, and for the character to appear in at least one additional Disney-Marvel film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 23-year-old actor made a surprise appearance at Disney's D23 Expo days after the divorce to promote the animated movie <em>Onward</em>. He earned big cheers by thanking fans for support and quoting Tony Stark: "I love you 3,000."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The hashtag #SaveSpiderMan started trending as a way to lobby Sony to make a deal with Disney.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Holland began flexing his diplomacy after D23 wrapped on Aug. 25.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor, who is set to star in Sony's <em>Uncharted</em>, urged Rothman to re-engage with Disney and also reached out to Iger, one of Hollywood's most powerful executives, to renegotiate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two studios were engaged in discussions to renew the deal that enabled the web slinger's appearance in the money-minting MCU.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Disney, which owns the Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios, had demanded that it wanted to split future Spider-Man movies in a 50/50 co-financing arrangement, that also meant a 50/50 split in the profits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In August, after Sony declined to agree on the new terms, Disney removed MCU head Feige and Marvel as producers of the future projects.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per insiders, when their latest release <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home</em> raked in USD 1.13 billion, both sides were adamant about coming out on top.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Sony gained confidence about its handling of 2018's Spider-Man spin-off <em>Venom</em>, Disney was on cloud nine after <em>Avengers: Endgame</em> became the all-time top grosser, standing at USD 2.79 billion, not adjusted for inflation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It finally worked out in the end, with Disney getting a major stake in a new movie, up from a nominal producing fee that sources claim amounted to less than 5 per cent of the gross for each of the first two Spider-Man films (<em>Homecoming</em>).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Feige said that he was "thrilled" to have Spider-Man back in the MCU, pointing out that the future might hold more surprises as Sony continues to work on its "own Spidey-verse".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sony added it was pleased that a deal had been reached.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Holland celebrated the news by posting a scene from 2013's <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em>, in which Leonardo DiCaprio's character gives an impassioned speech about "not leaving".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving. I'm not f***ing leaving. The show goes on," DiCaprio said to a room full of overwhelmed co-workers in the Martin Scorsese-directed film.</p>