Carol Danvers was originally supposed to be included in the film, but was cut out during the development process.
In case you’re wondering why she was cut out, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige explains the reason that she’s not included. Here’s what he said about it in an interview with MTV:
Well here it is its finally been announced! Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios officially announced today that Sony is bringing Marvel into the amazing world of Spider-Man! Under a new deal, a new Spider-Man will first appear in a currently-unspecified Marvel film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sony Pictures will thereafter release the next installment of its $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, on July 28, 2017, in a film that will be co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal, who oversaw the franchise launch for the studio 13 years ago. Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films. Continue reading
During an interview in Beijing, directors Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed that Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) will appear in Captain America: Civil War (via CBM). Continue reading
Yesterday, a rumor spread claiming that Sony Pictures had made a deal with Marvel Studios for the character of Spider-Man to appear in Avengers: Infinity War. It came from solid sources from the folks at Latino Review, but now Sony has officially gone on the record to deny the claim. Sony reps told the people at CBR that it was an “old rumor” with “no validity whatsoever.”
