We spoke to former Marvel Studios lawyer Paul Sarker about how MCU contracts have changed in recent years, and why the Marvel-Sony deal for SpiderMan was built to last:
Paul Sarker worked as Marvel's Legal Counsel, playing a major role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Best known as the co-host of Better Call Paul, a podcast that discusses everything from entertainment law to crypto, Paul Sarker has now been practicing as an attorney for about 11 years. He started his career at Marvel and Disney after interning for a few law firms, and worked for them for almost six years.
Screen Rant: With your background in Marvel, can you give us an idea of the kind of issues you used to deal with as Marvel's legal counsel? We also didn't have a lot of experience of streaming television - I mean, streaming television was very new at that point, there wasn't a lot of institutional knowledge about it. We had five series counting The Defenders, and Netflix was very particular about what they wanted, they were paying top dollars so they got what they wanted.
Screen Rant: Let's focus in on one hot topic often discussed by fans. Marvel's deal with Sony has been a huge success, bringing Spider-Man into the MCU. How difficult do you think it was to negotiate that deal, and what issues are there for keeping it going in the long-term? Creatively, I think it's a win-win. Sony gets the benefit of Kevin [Feige] and his amazingly talented team in making their movies. Marvel gets to use Spider-Man, who is one of the most prominent characters in the MCU, in its films. I think the fans ultimately win, because seeing Spider-Man in Civil War, in Endgame and Infinity War is super-cool. And also seeing Doctor Strange or Iron Man in Spider-Man films is also very thrilling.
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