How Marvel got Spider-Man back from Sony

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How Marvel got Spider-Man back from Sony
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Unless you've been living under an infinity stone, you may have noticed that Spider-Man is in the new Captain America: Civil War film. While many Marvel fans are thrilled to finally see the web-slinger joining the Avengers onscreen, many non-fans are probably wondering why he's even there to begin with. 

The video above explains how Marvel got the rights to use Spider-Man for the new film, and what series of events led Sony to give him up - an epic tale befitting for our friendly neighborhood spider.       

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Armand Valdes

Armand Valdes was a Video Producer at Mashable. He was seen hosting explainer videos and creating original content for Mashable's YouTube channel. Prior to his work at Mashable, Armand produced videos for Funny or Die and YouTube with his production company Imagimayhem Productions.


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