In the days after the two companies parted ways, there was even talk that they were, possibly, fighting over Watts to see which studio could keep his filmmaking prowess on its side.
I mean, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, means that they now both get to keep him around.
Fortunately, having them band together again in the name of the almighty doll…
When the Spider-Man deal between Marvel and Sony broke down on August 20, Jon Watts hadn’t yet signed a deal to return to the franchise he helped take to billion dollar heights when Far From Home was released this summer, so he wasn’t a total lock to return.