You may remember that back in January the internet went into a bit of a tizz over the news that Spider-man was set to cameo in Marvel’s The Avengers. While anyone who has since seen Joss Whedon’s money-magnet will know this to be a false alarm, a recent revelation has shown that such reports were certainly on the right track.
Instead of working together on inserting a character into Marvel’s Cinematic Universe it seems that the two studios were in fact collaborating on a specific building design. It is apparently claimed by production sources that Sony submitted designs for the OsCorp facility set to appear in the company’s upcoming reboot – The Amazing Spider-man – for possible inclusion in shots of The Avengers‘ Manhattan skyline.
Although the idea was ultimately scrapped as a result of timing issues, it does seem in keeping with Avi Arad’s recent comments that a future crossover was entirely possible (via Digital Spy). If the two studios are more than happy to share a building, then why not a character as well? Andrew Garfield certainly sounds game.
The Avengers is due for UK home release on September 17.
Worst Previews had this one first.
Reviewed by Steven Neish on Jun 14
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