Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal on the Future of ‘Spider-Man’ and the MCU

Godzilla gave it his best, along with Shang-Chi, James Bond, Venom and the “Fast and Furious” crew.

“No Way Home” collected $50 million from Thursday “preview” screenings that started at 3 p.m., according to Sony Pictures Entertainment, which financed and produced the movie in partnership with Disney-owned Marvel Studios.

For the weekend in North America, “No Way Home,” which received sensational reviews, could surpass $150 million in ticket sales.

“No Way Home,” directed by Jon Watts, marks the end of a trilogy starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker and Zendaya as MJ, his plucky romantic counterpart.

Feige worked on the early Spider-Man movies in various capacities, initially in relative obscurity, and has been a producer of the last three in his role as president of Marvel Studios.

We have a great partnership, along with Tom Rothman, who runs Sony and has been instrumental, a great leader with great ideas.

FEIGE Amy and I and Disney and Sony are talking about — yes, we’re actively beginning to develop where the story heads next, which I only say outright because I don’t want fans to go through any separation trauma like what happened after “Far From Home” .

PASCAL At the end of the movie we just made, you see Spider-Man make a momentous decision, one that you’ve never seen him make before.

That he’s a teenager, so everything in his life is at a heightened pitch and everything matters more than anything.

Will you come sign up and be in this movie.” “Cool! Can I read the script?” “No.” That was the hardest part.

It was a big goal for all of us — Amy and Jon and our writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers — that Peter Parker’s senior year in high school didn’t get lost amid the insanity that ensues thanks to his encounter with Doctor Strange.

PASCAL I took Tom and Zendaya aside, separately, when we first cast them and gave them a lecture.

It’s amazing stuff.” And I said, “I’m not good at that — giving advice and leaving.

To have Iron Man and Spidey in the same world, one rooted more in technological innovation — the new suit — and less in medical experimentation, which is where we were confined before, felt so much more modern.

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