“Spider-Man” Tom Holland went on a picnic with “Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr., a few days after news that Marvel had lost the rights to the Spider-Man character.
On August 23, Tom posted a photo of climbing with Robert on Instagram with the caption: “We did it, Uncle Stark” – similar to the lines of two characters Spider-Man and Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame . The post attracted more than 6.1 million likes and nearly 125 thousand comments after five hours.
Tom Holland (23 years old) and Robert Downey Jr. (54 years old) became close friends after co-starring in Captain America: Civil War 2016. Character “Iron Man” Tony Stark (played by Robert) often helps and teaches “Spider-Man” Peter Parker (played by Tom). Fans love the star couple because in real life the two often have similar “uncle – grandson” moments on screen.
On August 21, Sony Pictures – the company that owns the rights to the Spider-Man character – decided to withdraw “Spider-Man” from Disney’s Marvel cinematic universe after months of unsuccessful negotiations. Sony turned down a request to receive half of Disney’s Spider-Man movie sales, instead of 5% of the ticket price and the entire sale of accompanying merchandise as the 2015 contract.
According to the Hollywood Reporter , the decision has a major impact on the direction both film franchises are headed. Spider-Man (played by Tom Holland) has appeared in five Marvel works, including two separate films, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home (grossing $ 1.1 billion). The source said Disney wanted to build a Marvel empire around the character “Spider-Man” after Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame.
