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    Marvel Licensing - Who owns what?

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    Edited By schmidty207

    Can anyone help me out here? As far as I know, Sony still owns Spider-Man, and 20th Century Fox owns both X-Men/Wolverine and the Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer. 
     
    But does Fox still own Daredevil and Ghost Rider? Does Lionsgate still own Punisher? What about Blade?  
     
    I guess what I really want to know is: what other potential franchises in the Marvel Comics sandbox can Marvel Studios use to continue growing their movie universe that are NOT currently owned by other production companies?
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    #1  Edited By JediXMan  Moderator

    Could be wrong, but I think they're working out the licensing on some of those characters. But I believe Marvel owns Spider-Man now, as they're the ones making the new movie (I think). 
     
    Fox definitely owns Daredevil right now. Marvel wants to make a new movie.

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    #2  Edited By JamesSpiring
    @JediXMan: Wrong. Sony still has the Spider-Man movie rights... but they had to give up the television rights, resulting in the cancellation of Spectacular Spider-Man.
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    #3  Edited By JediXMan  Moderator
    @digifiend said:
    " @JediXMan: Wrong. Sony still has the Spider-Man movie rights... but they had to give up the television rights, resulting in the cancellation of Spectacular Spider-Man. "
    I said I could be wrong. But there was no need for the hostile approach.

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