It was a savvy move on the part of the streamer to get the deal done for the follow-up. It also means Sony's cash payout out alone for making the first film is now $40 million instead of $25 million.

The government has come under fire after it emerged that a record £60.9m of taxpayers' cash was handed to Disney last year to film the Ryan Reynolds superhero movie Deadpool & Wolverine in London – ...