After the bombshell announcement yesterday that Spider-Man will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans very quickly began wondering what this means for Drew Goddard's planned Sinister Six movie. And now word has come that the film is still in the works, but will move to a later, unspecified date. Additionally, we now know that Spider-Man will make his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War.

According to the Wall Street Journal (via Coming Soon ), Spider-Man will be introduced to the Marvel movie-verse in time for the third Captain America film, which follows the events of the Marvel Comics event, Civil War. As per the paper, "The two companies said late Monday that Spider-Man will appear in an upcoming Disney-produced Marvel super-heroes movie; that movie is 2016’s 'Captain America: Civil War,' according to a person with knowledge of the matter."

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As for Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield, the actor won't be around to meet Spidey's Marvel Studios counterparts. The report also notes that "a new version of the web-slinger" will be brought in to replace Garfield.Captain America: Civil War arrives in theatres on May 6, 2016, while the Marvel Studios/Sony Spider-Man movie hits screens on July 28, 2017.

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