Sony has tried for years to create their own version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Other movies supposedly in development for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe include Madam Web, a female-centric Spidey movie (possibly about Spider-Woman) directed by Olivia Wilde, and maybe even a revival of the old Sinister Six movie.
After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 bombed with critics and struggled at the box office, Sony came to a deal with Marvel to share a new movie Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland.
It’s not the most elegant title, but it’s better than what they used to be officially called, “Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters” or the even-clunkier “Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters” — or SPUMC for short.