These deals with Sony and Universal are beneficial for Marvel but it stands to reason they would rather have all their characters under the same roof.

Spider-Man remains a huge part of the MCU and Namor will appear in the upcoming film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Hulk has had his own solo movie and appeared in several Marvel Studios films. That being said, the three characters they don’t own are still part of the MCU. They have made great strides to do so and have been very successful in that regard. Since 2008, Marvel Studios has also acquired the rights to Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, and a slew of others.īesides Hulk, Namor, and Spider-Man, Disney owns the rights to almost every single character in Marvel Comics. Moreover, Marvel has made a deal with Sony that allows them Spider-Man to exist in the MCU. The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019 brought home several big Marvel characters such as The X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool – among others. Over the past few years, Marvel Studios has set out to acquire most of the rights to Marvel Comics characters. New evidence posted to Reddit seems to indicate that Universal’s Hulk distribution agreement could end in June of 2023.

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