What direction should the Spiderman franchise take?

I haven't seen the second Amazing Spider-man yet but I love the first one. In my opinion, it is leagues ahead of the Sam Raimi Spider-man trilogy. Personally, I think that Sony is on the right path. Fans have been hoping for a Venom movie for years and the Sinister Six was one of the best super-villain teams around. If there had to be more pulled into the franchise, then I would say team Spidey up with another hero. He was a part of the New Avengers and the New Fantastic Four, but he also had some great team-ups, particularly with anti-heroes like The Punisher and The Wolverine - which for rights reasons obviously won't happen - and The Thing, which could happen as Sony owns the rights.

by DamienR

Would also love to see more team ups. I've loved the new Spiderman series, but I think to take it to the next level, it would be great to team with some of the other heroes for something epic.

by helenonthesofa

I absolutely think team-ups are the way to go. The problem is that Sony owns the rights to too few of Marvel's characters. I started earlier that Sony owns the rights to the Fantastic Four, but I was completely mistaken. 20th Century Fox owns FF, just like the X-men. Sony owns the rights to Spider-man and Venom, and that's pretty much it. That makes the likelihood of a team-up pretty slim. There are rumors that Sony and 20th Century Fox might team up for Marvel related endeavors but only time will tell.