While fans had been itching to see Marvel tackle Spider-Man ever since The Avengers launched in 2012, the general thinking on the matter was it would never happen.

This is the story of how Spider-Man: Homecoming was born. Instead of giving Spider-Man back, Sony agreed to a groundbreaking arrangement with Marvel Studios, one that benefitted both studios in very different ways. The rival studio helped jump-start this era of superhero movies in the first place with Sam Raimi’s 2002 film Spider-Man, and they weren’t about to let go of their crown jewel-despite dwindling box office returns. For years, fans had clamored to see what Marvel Studios could do with the famous webslinger in their fold, but the rights to the character were under license with Sony Pictures. While the Marvel Cinematic Universe was more than off and running in the mid 2010s, having successfully launched individual superhero franchises, sequels, and unprecedented Avengers movies, there was still at least one major property Marvel didn’t have in their toybox: Spider-Man. “How the MCU Was Made”is a series of deep-dive articles that delve into the ins and outs of the development history, production, and release of all the Marvel Studios movies.

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