Sony Pictures will restyle the Spider-Man franchise in partnership with Marvel Studios, returning the web slinger to the Marvel universe. Sony has owned the movie rights to Spider-Man since 1999, when it bought them from Marvel (now owned by Disney). The deal is expected to produce a new Spidey film due in theaters in summer 2017. Before then, Spider-Man will appear in upcoming Marvel superhero films.
Variety reported that to make room for Spider-Man, Disney has rescheduled a number of Marvel tent poles, including Thor: Ragnorak, moving to November 2017, Black Panther, moving to July 2017, and Captain Marvel, moving to November 2018.