r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Aug 03 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, what are the implications? Spoiler

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u/Godsgiftcardtowomen Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Family guy here, Ruffalo has been very vocal in denouncing Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people even as a lot of other celebrities and news coverage has moved on.

The fact Disney doesn’t want him associated with the movie outside of his screen-time could indicate they don’t approve of that.

Edit: As a comment pointed out, Sony handles the press tour under their deal with Disney and would have the more direct control over Ruffalo’s involvement.

Also, it’s been stated his absence is due to scheduling conflicts with his current series on HBO (to play devil’s advocate).

u/James_Constantine Aug 03 '26

Wouldn’t it be Sony that doesn’t want him associated with it?

u/Significant-Order-92 Aug 03 '26

Could probably be either Sony or Disney. As they are (if I understand the deal they have) coproducing Spider-Man films.