Sony yritti vuosia saada pystyyn Spider-Manin pahiksien omaa elokuvamaailmaa. Menestys ei kuitenkaan ole ollut odotettua, sillä pohjalukemia ovat tehneet niin Morbius, Madame Web kuin Kraven the Hunter.
Miksi sitten meni pieleen? Toimitusjohtaja Tony Vinciquerran mukaan syyllinen on lehdistö. Likasanko kaadettiin LA Timesin välittämänä syyllisten niskaan.
"Madame Web underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it. It was not a bad film, and it did great on Netflix. For some reason, the press decided that they didn't want us making these films out of Kraven and Madame Web, and the critics just destroyed them. They also did it with Venom, but the audience loved Venom and made Venom a massive hit. These are not terrible films. They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason."
