While Marvel Studios may be in the most reflective stage of its existence to date, with several past projects not matching up to prior successes, excitement couldn’t be higher for the team-up blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday to hit the 2026 movie schedule, and the same goes for the MCU’s next co-production with Sony, the currently filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And it sounds like the era of Sony’s sour Spidey spinoffs may be over, at least according to its CEO.
Previously a Roku board member, Ravi Ahuja was tapped to take over Sony Pictures as CEO in late 2024, and he was officially slotted into the role in January 2025, replacing outgoing head honcho Tony Vinciquerra. The latter was at the head of the company throughout the run of Marvel-adjacent whiffs such as the poorly reviewed Madame Web, the even more poorly reviewed Morbius and the similarly panned trilogy capper Venom: The Last Dance. Speaking at a Bank of America conference (via TheWrap), Ahuja addressed the current state of superhero cinema, saying:
