Anaheim (US), Aug 25 (TIWN) Actor Tom Holland has finally addressed the controversial decision to remove Spider-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe following a tussle between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures.

It has been several days since the bomb dropped that Sony and Marvel were planning to end their shared custody agreement over Spider-Man in Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige's MCU movies. Tom Holland shared photos with Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., but didn't mention the news that was worrying fans. He later shared love for fans from the D23 stage while promoting Onward, hinting to the "crazy week" without saying anything specific.

However, after the D23 panel, Tom Holland and Kevin Feige both opened up to EW about the Sony/Marvel split. Here's how Holland (and probably his publicity team) gave the news a hopeful and positive spin: