Tom Holland's last minute appeal got 'Spider-Man' back into MCU

With an 11th hour appeal, it was Tom Holland who saved day by convincing Disney-Marvel and Sony to keep Spider-Man from leaving Marvel Cinematic Universe, just yet. Sources told Hollywood Reporter, 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.

Tom Holland's perseverance paid off and in a shocker, on September 27, two companies anunced that a deal was struck to bring out a third Spider-Man film toger, and for character to appear in at least one additional Disney-Marvel film. 23-year-old actor made a surprise appearance at Disney's D23 Expo days after divorce to promote animated movie Onward. 

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He earned big cheers by thanking fans for support and quoting Tony Stark: "I love you 3,000." 

hashtag, #SaveSpiderMan, started trending to lobby Sony to make a deal with Disney. Tom Holland began flexing his diplomacy after D23 wrapped on August 25. 

actor, who is set to star in Sony's Uncharted, urged Rothman to re-eng with Disney and also reached out to Iger, one of Hollywood's most powerful executives, to renegotiate. two studios were engd in discussions to renew deal that enabled web slinger's appearance in money-minting Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 

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Disney, which owns Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios, had demanded that it wanted to split future Spider-Man movies in a 50/50 co-financing arrangement, which also meant a 50/50 split in profits. In August, after Sony declined to agree on new terms, Disney removed MCU head Feige and Marvel as producers of future projects. As per insiders, when ir latest release Spider-Man: Far From Home raked in USD 1.13 billion, both sides were adamant about coming to top.

While Sony gained confidence about its handling of 2018's Spider-Man spin-off Vem, Disney was on cloud nine after Avengers: Endgame became all-time top grosser, standing at USD 2.79 billion, t adjusted for inflation. It finally worked out in end, with Disney getting a major stake in a new movie, up from a minal producing fee that sources claim amounted to less than 5 percent of gross for each of first two Spider-Man films (Homecoming).

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Feige said he was "thrilled" to have Spider-Man back into MCU, pointing out future might hold more surprises as Sony continues to work on its "own Spidey-verse". Sony added it was pleased that a deal had been reached.

Holland celebrated news by posting a scene from 2013's Wolf of Wall Street, in which Leonardo DiCaprio's character gives an impassioned speech about "t leaving". 

"I'm t leaving. I'm t leaving. I'm t f***ing leaving. show goes on," DiCaprio said to a room full of overwhelmed co-workers in Martin Scorsese-directed film. 

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