Five Spider-Man movies (and one Venom movie) are coming to Disney+ Hotstar on July 1. And it includes one of the best superhero movies of all time. On Monday afternoon, the Disney Star-owned streaming service announced that the Tobey Maguire – Sam Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy – i.e. Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man -Man 3 (2007) – will soon be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Additionally, Disney+ Hotstar is also getting Andrew Garfield’s first Spider-Man movie, The Amazing-Spider-Man (2012), Tom Holland’s first standalone Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and the first Tom Hardy symbiote film, Venom (2018).
Of course, the most curious thing for Spidey fans is the fact that this is not a complete collection. That’s because other titles – Garfield’s second adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Holland’s Marvel Cinematic Universe sequels, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Hardy’s Venom follow-up, Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) – are all available on Netflix in India. (I do not count Morbius as its first OTT is not yet planned.) This clearly suggests an exclusivity option in the contract. While Tobey fans may be thrilled to have his entire trilogy – it’s been on SonyLIV in the past, and currently on Aha of all places – Garfield and MCU fans can’t share that joy.
But it can’t always stay that way. The new Disney+ Hotstar announcement notes that “additional titles from Sony Pictures’ film and TV library are set to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar in India later this year.” It is both vague and curious. This suggests that the aforementioned missing titles (Amazing Spider-Man 2, Far From Home, No Way Home, and Venom 2) could join the others (Spider ManSpider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Venom) on Disney+ Hotstar. Or it may just suggest that Sony Pictures’ non-Marvel titles could be coming to Disney+ Hotstar. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Disney+ Hotstar for comment.
India isn’t the first market where Disney has tried to add Spider-Man movies to Disney+. (The Spider-Man animated cartoons have been available on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar for a while now, but we won’t cover them here.) This first happened earlier in June, when the Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, Andrew Garfield’s Spidey duology and Spider-Man: No Way Home have been made available on Disney+ in the UK, Canada and elsewhere. As you can see, the titles don’t match exactly, likely due to regional distribution and licensing agreements. Still, something is better than nothing.
Learn more about these six Sony Pictures Marvel movies coming to Disney+ Hotstar on July 1 –
Spider-Man️ (2002) — available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
Average teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is transformed into a superhero extraordinaire after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider. When his beloved uncle is brutally murdered during a robbery, young Peter vows to use his powers to avenge his death. Thinking of himself as “Spider-Man”, he sets out to rid the streets of crime, bringing him into conflict with the malevolent super-villain “Green Goblin”.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) — available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
In Spider-Man 2, Tobey Maguire returns as mild-mannered Peter Parker, who juggles the delicate balance of his double life as a college student and superhuman crime-fighter. Peter’s life becomes even more complicated when he faces a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) who has reincarnated as the maniacal, multi-tentacled “Doc Ock”. When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ, Spider-Man must return to action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement.
Spider-Man️ 3 (2007) — available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
Peter Parker finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and New York is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man’s suit black, his darkest demons appear changing Spider-Man inside and out. Spider-Man is ready for the fight of his life against a deadly mix of villains – the deadly Sandman, Venom and the New Goblin – as well as the enemy within himself.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
Abandoned by his parents and raised by an aunt and uncle, teenage Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), aka Spider-Man, tries to figure out who he is and exactly how he feels about his first crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). ) . When Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he goes on a quest to solve his parents’ disappearance. His search leads him to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), setting him on a collision course with Connors’ alter ego, the Lizard.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) begins to navigate his new identity as a web-slinging superhero. Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Peter tries to slip back into his normal daily routine, but when the Vulture emerges as a new villain, everything Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Spider-Man Homecoming Review: Exuberant Throughout
Venom (2018) – available July 1 on Disney+ Hotstar
The story of the evolution of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character – Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after losing everything, including his job and his fiancée. Just when his life is at an all-time low, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers – turning him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this deadly new protector to defeat the great forces of evil, especially against the much stronger and more armed symbiote rival, Riot?
Venom review: Sony’s terrible streak with Marvel movies continues
Tech
