Emails part of the mass of information leaked during a recent cyber attack on Sony Pictures reveal that the studio and Marvel Comics owner Disney discussed teaming up to bring Spider-Man to the 2016 film "Captain America: Civil War." The two studios also talked about teaming up to animate a comedic Spider-Man project.

Sony was the target of a large-scale hack on Nov. 24, during which private emails, financial information and roughly 47,000 current and former employees' sensitive information was obtained. The correspondence was sent between Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai and Disney CEO Bob Iger, according to the Wall Street Journal.

An Oct. 30 email sent from Sony Pictures president Doug Belgrad to Pascal discussed the potential for Marvel to produce a Spider-Man trilogy in which Sony would retain "creative control, marketing and distribution," The Hollwood Reporter reports. According to the magzine's sources, Marvel was the one who approached Sony initially about the Spider-Man collaboration. However, those talks apparently broke down.

Now, "The LEGO Movie" directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord reportedly have a Spider-Man animated comedy in the works for the studio.

Despite Spider-Man being a Marvel comic book character, Sony holds the licensing rights to the webbed hero. Some fans feel the property should be given to Marvel so that he can appear in Marvel Studios films.

In the storyline for the 2006 comic Civil War, Spider-Man plays a key role in the fight between Iron Man and Captain America, joining forces with one side and then switching to the other, Bustle reports. This fact had fans confused and hopeful about Spidey's presence in the film adaptation..

In July, Sony moved its next "The Amazing Spider-Man" movie back from 2016 to 2018 after the franchise's sequel failed at the box office. The studio has Sinister Six and a female superhero in development.

"Captain America: Civil War" hits theaters in 2016.

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