Kraven the Hunter is currently looking at some pretty bleak box office forecasts, capping what could be the final disappointment for Sony’s attempt to build an independent Marvel film universe. The studio simply never managed to get its Spiderverse off the ground; even his only successful spin-off series, Poisonsaw declining box office revenue with each successive release. The Wrap has a new report examining Sony’s many failures (Morbius, Madam Weband now probably Kraven), and there’s good reason to believe the studio will abandon its Marvel dreams outside of Spider-Man.

There are a few sources willing to testify to this (anonymously), including a “top talent agent” who says, “They’ve developed what they want to develop now.” It’s really about the next thing Spider-Man Movie.” A Sony insider seems to think the studio is tired of making its many B-grade Spidey villains main characters and will instead focus on Tom Holland’s next Spider-Man, the next one Spider-Verse Animated film and the Spider-Noir television series with Nic Cage. All of these projects are particularly worth mentioning actually Spider-Men, as opposed to all the films that revolved around the idea of ​​Spider-Man. (And by the way, even the focus on Spidey heroes is no guarantee: the studio’s planned series Silk: Spider Society was scrapped by Prime Video earlier this year.)

But it’s not just the fault of the B-tier (or C, or even D-tier) characters involved that the Sony Marvel Universe has failed. As is well known, Marvel Studios managed to turn lesser-known comic book characters (like Iron Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy) into big money earners. Instead, The Wrap The piece argues that it is the “poorly executed” films themselves that are the problem. Take it from another Sony insider, who sums it up in a devastating quote: “The biggest problem with Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs seems to be the lack of quality control.” The films just aren’t good. Sometimes this lack of quality applies to a film that no one asked for, which was the case in this case Madam Weband that is a no-win scenario. It might be time for Sony to start cultivating other intellectual properties to bring new franchises to market.” You can read the full article for yourself here.