Spider-Man: No Way Home is less than two weeks away from being released (December 17), and fans can't contain their excitement for its arrival.
The next film in Marvel's Phase 4 slate, which has been co-developed alongside Sony Pictures, has amassed the biggest ticket presales since 2019's Avengers: Endgame (per Deadline). This won't come as a surprise to anyone who's been following the movie's development, given the amount of rumors that have circulated online for months now.
And the future for Spidey is looking bright post-No Way Home, too. Long time Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal recently dropped a big hint over the character's MCU future, but it's unclear if current star Tom Holland will reprise his most famous role. You'll need to read on to find out more, though.
If you're after even more news about Spider-Man: No Way Home, we've got you covered. Below, we'll detail everything that we've heard about the film so far, including the film's release date, sizeable cast, its two trailers, potential plot points, other prominent leaks and more.
There are potentially big spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home, as well as some bits and pieces on other Marvel properties including Loki and WandaVision, from this point on, so beware.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home release date
Spider-Man: No Way Home release date: December 17
Spider-Man: No Way Home will arrive in theaters on Friday, December 17 in the US, Wednesday, December 15 in the UK, and Thursday, December 16 in India and Australia.
It'll be the final release in what’s has been a jam-packed year for MCU films, with Black Widow, Shang-Chi, and Eternals all releasing before it. It'll be the last Marvel movie for a while, too, with Doctor Strange 2 not landing in theaters until May 2022.
Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer: here's the latest teaser
The second Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer landed online on November 16, and it looks like it'll be the darkest, most action-packed Spidey film yet.
We get a better glimpse at Doc Ock and Green Goblin's respective returns, while we also get official confirmation that Electro, Sandman and Lizard will be part of the movie's villain-stacked cast.
Not only that, but we're treated to more plot points that allude to a breakdown in Spider-Man and Doctor Strange's working relationship, call backs to previous live-action Spider-Man movies and a couple of light-hearted moments that show No Way Home won't be completely serious in tone.
Check out the latest trailer above, and then read on to view the first trailer, which arrived in late August.
After an unfinished trailer leaked on the internet, No Way Home's first trailer arrived following its CinemaCon premiere on August 26.
The footage confirmed numerous rumors surrounding the movie, with Peter Parker seeking Doctor Strange's help so that his secret identity as Spider-Man will, well, go back to being secret.
As fans will remember, Peter's identity was revealed by Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home. No Way Home's first trailer suggests that Peter is having a torrid time with all of the publicity (not to mention the fact that people think he killed Mysterio) so he goes to Strange with the hope of reversing that revelation.
Things don't go to plan, though, and the pair wind up contributing to the arrival of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse (MCM). We say 'contribute' as it looks like Wanda Maximoff and Sylvie (a Loki time variant) have also had a hand in it during Disney Plus shows WandaVision and Loki.
As the footage shows, previous iterations of Spider-Man villains including Doc Ock turn up in Peter's reality and seemingly begin wreaking havoc. So it looks like it'll be up to Spider-Man (or could that be Spider-Men?) to save the day again.
Spider-Man: No Way Home cast
Spider-Man: No Way Home cast: who is playing who?
Tom Holland is reprising the role of Peter Parker, Jacob Batalon is back as Peter's friend Ned, and Zendaya will return as love interest MJ. Benedict Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange will likely take over Iron Man's role as Spider-Man's mentor-in-chief and help to undo the multiversal damage that he helped to create.
Marisa Tomei and Jon Favreau are also back as Aunt May and Happy Hogan. Tony Revolori, too, seems to have reprised his role as Flash Thompson complete with a blonde hair makeover, as we see in the first trailer.
As we mentioned above, a wide variety of previous Spider-Man villains are back in the fold. Alfred Molina's Doc Ock, Jamie Foxx's Electro, Rhys Ifans' Lizard, Thomas Hayden Church's Sandman and Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin will all be back for this multiversal epic. J.K. Simmons will also cameo as J. Jonah Jameson like he did in Far From Home.
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There's also been lots of speculation about Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield reprising their respective iterations of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
Garfield and Holland have consistently played down suggestions that the former webslingers will be back, but images have emerged online of Maguire and Garfield reportedly being seen on set. We won't post them here but, if you're lucky, you'll find them on social media or Reddit.
In a Variety profile piece, Garfield attemped to bat off those rumors again, even though he admitted that it would be "f*****g cool" if all three live-action Spider-Man iterations teamed up. He's denied being involved in other interviews since, too, especially during the press tour for his recent Netflix movie Tick, Tick... Boom!, though Garfield appears to be having fun with it now and is messing with peoples' heads about his involvement.
Given that the likes of Doc Ock and Electro have entered the MCU from previous Sony Spider-Man universes, it's seems increasingly likely that Maguire and Garfield will appear to help Holland's Parker to dish out some punishment.
Finally, rumors that Charlie Cox will reprise his role as Daredevil from the eponymous Netflix series have been gaining traction. An original report from Murphy’s Multiverse has since been corroborated by ComicBook.com, which said he was apparently seen on set.
We'll have to wait and see with that one, although a February 2021 casting call did suggest a courtroom scene was being filmed. That court case formed part of the film's first trailer – fans even think Cox appears at the 0:30 mark – but, as of this moment, Cox isn't confirmed to appear.
The actor has denied his involvement on multiple occasions – those aren't his forearms in the first trailer – so we'll have to see if he's telling the truth when the movie arrives. Leaked images, which appeared online in early November, seemed to confirm that he'll be part of the cast, though.
Spider-Man: No Way Home plot
Spider-Man: No Way Home story: what will the plot be about?
Per the film's official site, an official synopsis reads: "For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man."
So the third MCU Spider-Man movie will deal with the repercussions of Far From Home’s ending, where Spidey was accused of being a drone-controlling terrorist by Mysterio and J. Jonah Jameson made an appearance to reveal the superhero's secret identity as Peter Parker.
Peter, then, is being taken to court for allegedly murdering Mysterio. Given he's back in school at some point, however, we think he (with Matt Murdock's potential help) will be found innocent. However, with his secret identity revealed, that's only the first step in clearing his name, so to speak.
In the comics, there's previous form for Peter requesting the aid of magical beings, too.
After Peter revealed his identity in the Civil War comic series, his Aunt May was shot as a by-product of that decision. In a bid to stop her from dying, Peter and Mary Jane – who were married at the time – asked the demon lord Mephisto to save May's life. In exchange, Peter and Mary Jane would give up their marriage, which Mephisto agrees to. Using his powerful magic, Mephisto alters the course of history to reflect these changes.
Now that two trailers are out, we know that the controversial (and actively disliked) One More Day comic storyline involving Peter's identity and magic may be loosely adapted here. Rather than Mephisto, though, it seems Doctor Strange will be the one to try and alter the timeline.
Based on the second trailer, too, we'll only be getting a quintet of villains rather than a Sinister Six. But we're okay with that. The film already has enough characters so, outside of Garfield, Maguire and Cox appearing, it doesn't need to be packed with more people, heroes or villains.
As for their roles in proceedings, it seems that Green Goblin will be the film's major villain.
Rumors have suggested that he'll be the one who convinces Peter to stop Doctor Strange from sending them back to their own universes. Why? Well, in their universes, each villain is killed by their version of Spider-Man. They've been pulled out of their timelines right before their deaths, too, so clearly they don't want to return and be killed once more.
Peter, who will probably feel that their plight mirrors his own – he'll be given a second chance when he's likely found innocent of supposedly murdering Mysterio – tries to steal a magical box from Strange in the second trailer. We suspect that this holds the key to keeping the villains locked up (after Strange rounds them up to send them back to their worlds), and that Peter's stealing of the item will allow the bad guys to escape and wreak havoc across the MCU's iteration of New York.
It's unclear how they'll do that just yet – we've heard rumors, but won't post them here in case they spoil anything major – but it seems that the film's final showdown will pit them all against Spider-Man. Or Spider-Men, if you believe the speculation (or have seen the images and video evidence) of Garfield and Maguire's returns.
Either way, it sounds like we'll be getting some violent action sequences in No Way Home. Speaking to TV Globo about the film (per ComicBook.com), Holland said: "There are some fight scenes in this movie that are very violent. And it's a fighting style different from what we've seen before. But, really you will get to see Spider-Man using his fists in a 'fight or flight' situation.'"
Spider-Man: No Way Home: Tom Holland's MCU future
Spider-Man: No Way Home: is this Tom Holland's final outing?
We're unsure, but it sound like it could be.
Speaking to GQ in November, Holland suggested that he may hang up his webshooters after No Way Home is released. And it seems like he has a cool idea for where Spidey should go next.
“Maybe it is time for me to move on," he admitted. "Maybe what’s best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life. If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.”
There's a chance that Holland may stick around for a bit longer, mind you. The character was seen in a post-credits scene in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which may hint at a showdown between Spider-Man and the symbiotic antihero. After that, though, who's to say whether Holland will continue as the iconic superhero. He's 25 now so, if he wants out by the time he's 30, he'll only have one or two movies left in him.
Spider-Man and Sony Pictures producer Amy Pascal, though, is more hopeful of Holland sticking around. In an interview with Fandango, Pascal said that she'd like Holland to be Spider-Man for another movie trilogy.
"This is not the last movie that we are going to make with Marvel – [this is not] the last Spider-Man movie," she explained. "We are getting ready to make the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marvel, it just isn't part of… we're thinking of this as three films, and now we're going to go onto the next three. This is not the last of our MCU movies."
Holland has since responded to Pascal's claims, saying that there's an "incredible bright future ahead" for the character (thanks, Reddit!), but he doesn't say if he'll be part of those potentially upcoming Spider-Man films.
It'll be a sad day when Holland does depart – he's been an excellent Spider-Man, bringing a freshness and youthfulness to the role that was arguably missing from Maguire and Garfield's versions. Whatever happens, we'll be cherishing this potentially final runout from Holland when No Way Home arrives in theaters.
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