With Star Wars mania still sweeping the globe, the spotlight has somewhat dimmed on the film industry's other box office behemoth: the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Spider-Man has more than 50 years of history in Marvel's world, and with this deal, fans will be able to experience Spider-Man taking his rightful place among other Super Heroes in the MCU".
Blade and the Christopher Reeves Superman both have their virtues, but it's not like there are a plethora of great non-MCU superhero films out there.
Seeing as Marvel Studios is owned by Disney, and Lucasfilm is also Disney, are they bringing lightsabers to the MCU? Joking.
The Wasp's entrance into the MCU was hinted at the end of this year's Ant-Man, with her taking a prominent role in its sequel Ant-Man and The Wasp in 2018.
Agent Carter, 19 January 2016 Created by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Set in 1940s America, this TV series - canon with the MCU - follows Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter, the secret agent who was initially introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
The MCU, as it's known, would give its writers and directors a range of characters and locations which science-fiction and fantasy films had never known before.
Did we mention it'll mark the first appearance of Spider-Man (Tom Holland) in the MCU? Doctor Strange, 4 November 2016 Directed by Scott Derrickson AKA Benedict Cumberbatch's introduction to the MCU.
On Tuesday, tickets will go on sale at the advance-ticket window at Citi Field; at the Mets Clubhouse Shopp on West 42nd Street in Manhattan; at MCU Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn; and on Long Island at Roosevelt Field in Garden City and the Tanger Outlets at the Arches in Deer Park.
At 7 p.m., MCU Park, 1904 Surf Avenue, near 17th Street, Brooklyn, kaskade.wantickets.com; $75. (Anderson) ★ Jens Lekman (Friday) The clever baroque-pop singer-songwriter takes a holiday on "An Argument With Myself," his most recent single of tropicalia inflection and a wry dash of schizophrenia.
For an alternative, head to Coney Island for fireworks, preceded by live music, at MCU Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, 4 30 to 10 30 p.m.
