For the record, people who write fanfic can and have gone on to work at Marvel, DC, etc- the issue with a fan film is presumably that if it's being sold or anyone's getting paid, then that's copyright infringement. Fan works are fair use because no money changes hands (among other factors.) And, with a film that involves many people, actors, animators, etc, it's not fair to ask people to pitch in for free.
And, of course, the executives can tend to be... touchy. People have to generally be careful to not make it seem like they're unhappy with directions from the top, because there could be retaliation.
That all being said, because fanfiction is done for free, it's not illegal, and - when it's a fan engaging with the work, rather than a show creator going against orders from the top - pretty unobjectionable, as far as I know. Plenty of comic and show writers by now got started writing fanfiction, and some still do - heck, Noelle Stevenson posted her She-Ra missing scene fic on AO3, and Yoon Ha Lee's written Yuletide exchange fanfictions for his own books. The problem with the Spidey fan film boils down to money, and it being seen as a dig at the executives, so your own fanfic shouldn't be a problem.
(At least, as far as I understand it, not being anywhere near the industry or anything.)
Karrin Blue
posted @ Sun, Aug 1, 2021 8:54:13 pm EDT from 68.9.91.142