As those responsible for hacking into Sony continue to leak new files, some details have emerged concerning negotiations with Marvel about numerous minor supporting characters from the Spider-Man universe, and whether they are available to the studio for its movie franchise. And if you were hoping to see Spider-Ham on the big screen, I’m afraid you’re out of luck – at least while Sony has the Spidey movie rights…
According to Business Insider, the latest batch of leaked emails contains a spreadsheet identifying hundreds of supporting Spidey characters, and whether they are available to Sony, or have been “frozen” by Marvel. Among the little-known characters that Sony didn’t want are Mother Inferior, Agent 003 and The Black Abbot, while Marvel rejected approaches for Spider-Ham (a.k.a. Peter Porker) and Bag-Man (a.k.a. Peter Parker, with a paper bag on his head).
However, one character that Sony seemed to want to fight for is that of Santa Claus Burglar, who appeared in a single issue back in the 1980s and was a cat burgular who disguised himself as Father Christmas, before being defeated by the real Santa. Santa Claus Burglar appeared on a “disputed characters list” from 2011, which I’m guessing prevented Sony from throwing another villain into The Amazing Spider-Man 2…
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Originally published December 17, 2014. Updated November 7, 2019.
