MCU Phase 5 Can Finally Pull Off Sony's Failed Spider-Man Dream

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Sony has been trying for years to get a Sinister Six project off the ground in their Spider-Man franchise, but it's the MCU that stands a far better chance of making something similar work. Sony evidently has no intention of scrapping the Sinister Six movie after Morbius. They're soldiering on with the next rogue to make their big-screen debut, Kraven the Hunter. However, the efforts have so far been underwhelming and due in no small part to Sony's management of the concept. However, the MCU has a villain team-up that could steal the thunder right out from under Sony: the Masters of Evil.

First appearing in Avengers #6 (1964), the Masters of Evil were the first alliance of super-villains assembled to topple Earth's Mightiest Heroes. They were comprised of several enemies whom the Avengers had previously battled and had powers well suited for combating them. Baron Zemo was Captain America's physical match and moral antithesis. The Melter was Iron Man's counterpart, with the Radioactive Man being the answer to Thor and the Black Knight — who's already in the MCU — being there to fight both Giant-Man and the Wasp. Later renditions of the team would refine the roster, such as replacing Zemo with Doctor Octopus, Ultron, and even Zemo's own descendant.

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Setting up the Masters of Evil throughout Phase 5 would be an easy way for the MCU to steal the thunder from Sony, beating them to the punch with a potentially better result. Sony infamously mishandled their first efforts to set up Sinister Six and continues to have trouble with it. Meanwhile, the MCU could introduce a twist to its well-tested formula to properly set up all the necessary