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Spider-Man movies swinging over to Disney+ in landmark licensing deal

<p>Spider-Man movies swinging over to Disney Plus in landmark licensing deal</p> (Shutterstock)

Spider-Man movies swinging over to Disney Plus in landmark licensing deal

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Disney and Sony Pictures have struck a major deal in the US, where the Spider-Man movies will be hosted on Disney Plus, starting with Sony's 2022 release slate.

In the past, Spider-Man has been the glaring exception in Disney Plus's Marvel content. Prior to this agreement, Disney Plus housed almost the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, save for Spider-Man movies. A 2015 agreement let Peter Parker be shared by Sony and Disney, but a new licensing agreement will let the character join the rest of the Marvel family.

Likewise, the multi-year agreement will allow Disney’s streaming platforms to stream titles from Sony’s library, such as Hotel Transylvania and the Spider-Man films, via services like Hulu and Disney Plus beginning in June.

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The official announcement said the deal “gives Disney enormous programming potential across its platforms and makes them key destinations for a robust collection of Spider-Man films.” Hulu is also set to get a “significant number” of library titles beginning as early as June 2021.

“This landmark multi-year, platform-agnostic agreement guarantees the team at Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution a tremendous amount of flexibility and breadth of programming possibilities to leverage Sony’s rich slate of award-winning action and family films across our direct-to-consumer services and linear channels,” said Chuck Saftler, head of business operations for ABC, Freeform, FX Networks and Acquisitions for Disney’s Media and Entertainment Distribution.

“This is a win for fans, who will benefit from the ability to access the very best content from two of Hollywood’s most prolific studios across a multitude of viewing platforms and experiences.”

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