
Cannon Films' Cancelled Epic... Into a Full Franchise
In an alternate reality, the first theatrical Spider-Man movie was released in 1986, courtesy of up-and-coming writers Ted Newsom and John Brancato and director Joseph Zito from Cannon Films. Not only did it please critics and comic lovers with it's updated yet faithful take, it was enough to save Cannon Films themselves from bankruptcy. Cannon Films heads Meneham Golan and Yoram Globus were pleased to finally be resurrected and allowed the two to expand into a franchise now that they had a massive budget from the gigantic box-office revenue.
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Story added by mr_blue_sky on August 31, 2025