The tchotchke-churning franchise prospects were initially validated when The Amazing Spider-Man went on to gross $757.9 million worldwide in 2012, creating an upsurge of studio plans for not only the obvious sequel, but an Avengers-esque team-centric megamovie focused on Spidey’s coterie of archnemeses, the Sinister Six plans that, even now, purportedly remain in place.
