Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra has opened up about the company’s Spider-Man universe, saying that it might be time they rethink how to approach the films amidst Kraven the Hunter‘s box office performance.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Vinciquerra was asked whether or not he believes the strategy of the Spider-man universe films needs to be rethought. The CEO acknowledged they did, calling the universe “snake-bitten” and saying that, no matter if a movie is good or bad now, it will be mocked.
What did Sony’s CEO say about the Spider-Man universe movies?
“I do think we need to rethink it, just because it’s snake-bitten,” said Vinciquerra. “If we put another one out, it’s going to get destroyed, no matter how good or bad it is.”
The CEO also touched on the poor performances of both Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter, two Spider-Man adjacent films that were received poorly critically and from audiences. According to Vinciquerra, the film’s themselves weren’t bad, but the bad press reaction to both is what led many away from them.
“Let’s just touch on Madame Web for a moment. Madame Web underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it,” Vinciquerra said. “It was not a bad film, and it did great on Netflix. For some reason, the press decided that they didn’t want us making these films out of Kraven and Madame Web, and the critics just destroyed them. They also did it with Venom, but the audience loved Venom and made Venom a massive hit. These are not terrible films. They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.”
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Kraven the Hunter, Sony’s latest entry in the Spider-Man universe of films for them, was widely considered a failure. The film has since grossed only $43.9 million, and has received generally negative reviews from both fans and critics alike.
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
