Despite his success, Sam Raimi loses his creative freedom as Marvel and Sony's tug of war begins to affect the story; "Spider-Man 3" conquers the box office but loses the fans.

Sony's planned reboot of the Spiderman movie franchise did not pan out as expected. Despite the optimism with a new director and lead actor on board, the road to completion seems to be littered with thorns and obstacles, from financial setbacks to hackers, and other problems are woven into a sticky spider web situation.

Spider-man comes home to Marvel, but it's not clear if Marvel and Sony can get along enough to keep him there; the franchise comes full circle, bringing everyone back together in a time of crisis.