Superhero fans often lament the state of Marvel's fractured movie properties, with 20th Century Fox controlling the X-Men and Fantastic Four, Sony in charge of Spider-Man, and Marvel Studios left with the Avengers and the rest.

But now a rumour has emerged that Fox and Marvel may be getting things in place for a movie crossover... however slowly.

Matt Key – a producer on Kevin Smith's Fatman on Batman podcast - told Collider Heroes: "I've heard from a few of my sources, my little birds, that Fox and Marvel have... kind of talked, but not really, but like there's interest from Fox, like, 'Ooh, y'know, what they did with Sony and Spider-Man is actually pretty cool, like, maybe...'

"We're years away from that ever possibly happening... but I think that's what it would take... Fox joining hands with Marvel..."

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Of course, Marvel and Sony are already teaming up on the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie, which recently began shooting. Marvel will also remain in creative control of future Spider-Man spinoffs and sequels.

Hugh Jackman has previously said that he would be interested in an X-Men/Avengers/Spider-Man crossover.

X-Men: Apocalypse writer and producer Simon Kinberg told Digital Spy that relations have warmed between Marvel and Fox recently.

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