The directors of Captain America: Civil War have addressed Spider-Man's conspicuous absence in the marketing of their upcoming film.

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Anthony & Joe Russo recently told fans at a Collider-hosted Q&A (via Slashfilm ) that good old fashioned studio politics - in this instance, between Marvel and Sony - are the reason we haven't yet seen Tom Holland suited up."Part of the reasons of what was so secretive was that the deals were always lagging slightly behind how we were using the character" said the directors. "We were always in danger of upsetting the deal—there were still sensitive issues going on between the two studios that they needed to agree on. When we were casting Tom Holland, when we were screen-testing him for the movie there was a whole very involved kind of process that was under the radar and secretive, because of the fact that it was still a sensitive business issue....The reason why I preface that is we’re still kind of in “deal zone”. The reason why we still won’t talk about [the costume] is that Marvel and Sony still have to work out what uses they have for the character, on a promotional level, on a commercial level. There’s still complications as far as that goes that involves business deals."So there you have it - there's still a wait until we see Spidey plastered across backpacks in Target. Here's hoping we catch a glimpse of him before Captain America: Civil War's May 6 release date.

Lucy O'Brien is Entertainment Editor at IGN’s AU office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.