Marvel Studios Boss Suggests Kingpin Appearing in a Spider-Man Movie Isn't as Complicated as Fans Think

Marvel Studios brag Kevin Feige has fixed fans anticipation astir the anticipation of Kingpin showing up successful a Spider-Man movie.

For years, immoderate of our favourite Marvel characters person been wrapped up successful analyzable rights issues. Although Disney owns the bulk of the Marvel universe, determination are immoderate characters who are tied up elsewhere. Spider-Man's movie rights are inactive owned by Sony, but are fundamentally loaned retired to Marvel Studios for caller live-action films and crossover events. The Hulk's solo films beryllium to Universal Pictures, which is wherefore determination hasn't been a caller Hulk movie since 2008. And Kingpin is besides seemingly successful immoderate benignant of ineligible purgatory.

Wilson Fisk histrion Vincent D'Onofrio has expressed involvement successful playing the quality successful a Spider-Man movie oregon adjacent successful his ain spin-off movie, but has said it's not possible. In 2025, helium claimed his quality is lone permitted to amusement up successful TV shows.

"It's a precise hard happening to do, for Marvel to usage my character," said the Daredevil: Born Again actor. "It's a precise hard happening to do, due to the fact that of ownership and stuff. I’m lone usable for tv shows. Not adjacent a one-off Wilson Fisk movie. It’s each caught up successful rights and stuff. I don’t cognize erstwhile that would enactment retired — oregon if it ever would enactment retired astatine all.”

However, Marvel Studios brag Kevin Feige suggests it's not arsenic large of a woody arsenic radical whitethorn think. When speaking with Josh Horowitz, Feige was asked whether oregon not Kingpin and Daredevil were ever considered for roles successful Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feige downplayed D'Onofrio's interest implicit rights issues and stated that the characters were really considered

"There are things to navigate similar everything else," said Feige. "We talked astir each those characters astatine 1 point."

Ultimately, it sounds similar Feige could get the occupation done if the communicative demanded it. Will that ever happen? Who's to say! It would beryllium awesome to spot Fisk and Spidey duke it retired connected the large screen, though. However, Feige has managed to not lone usher successful Spider-Man into the MCU contempt rights issues, but helium besides managed to bring the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil into the MCU aft years of rights issues and antithetic ownership. Maybe Feige volition enactment his magic for New York's notorious transgression brag 1 day.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.