Black Cat played by Felicity Jones.[Photo/CGTN]

Sony is undeniably banking on the popularity of Spider-Man after this summer's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" success.

The Spider-Man series gives Sony a way to compete with Marvel's blockbusters and a chance to build its own universe up. "Black Cat and Silver Salbe" is Sony's first attempt to launch a spin-off since the 2014 abortion of the "Sinister Six", Spider-Man villain spin-off.

But confusion has arisen as the superhero universe that Sony is developing will be separating from Spider-Man and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Sony's universe will not include the Avengers and Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Not to mention Marvel is planning to follow up "Homecoming" with two more new films. All Sony have are the characters and universe it created by itself.