How Close Did Spider-Man Come To Being In Avengers? Joss Whedon Explains

Thanks to a landmark deal that was officially announced back in February, Spider-Man will be making his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe - starting with an appearance in 2016's Captain America: Civil War. If it were up to writer/director Joss Whedon, however, the web-slinger's appearance in the MCU would have been a lot sooner, as he very much wanted to include the character in The Avengers: Age of Ultron. SPOILER WARNING: The rest of this article contains some big spoilers for The Avenger...