Spider-Man: No Way Home, the final instalment in the wall crawler's MCU trilogy developed by Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios, finally has an official trailer. That's right, after months of waiting (and plenty of speculation about when it would arrive), we've received our first look at the forthcoming movie starring Tom Holland – and it looks like a spectacularly wild ride. After a period where it looked like Sony and Disney might have ended their ongoing collaboration, everyone’s favorite webslinger will be returning in what’s set to be the most ambitious movie in the series yet. You can check out the film's first trailer below but, that aside, what else do we know about Spider-Man: No Way Home? As you read on, you'll see more information on the film's cast, potential plot points, other prominent leaks and what we'd like to see as part of the Marvel Phase 4 flick. Expect plenty of spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home and WandaVision below, if you haven't seen those yet. If you're happy to proceed, though, let's press on. Spider-Man: No Way Home will release on December 17, 2021. It'll be the final release in what’s set to be a jam-packed year for MCU films, with Shang-Chi and Marvel's Eternals set to arrive before it. Black Widow, meanwhile, kicked off Marvel's Phase 4 movie slate back in July. Of course, that's assuming the world of cinema isn't hit by further Covid-related delays – which is hard to predict right now. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has stated that the film shouldn't be delayed and, based on the movie's first trailer, that launch date hasn't changed either. We're hopeful, then, that No Way Home will keep its current theatrical release date and be with us in time for Christmas. After an unfinished trailer was leaked on the internet on August 22, the official trailer for No Way Home arrived following its premiere at CinemaCon on August 23. The footage confirmed numerous rumors that have surrounded the movie. Based on the video above, Peter Parker will seek 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 should that be Spider-Men?) to save the day again. Right now, we know that Tom Holland will return as Peter Parker, Jacob Batalon is back as Peter's friend Ned, and Zendaya will return as MJ. All three feature prominently in the trailer above, so fans will be glad to see them reprise their roles. Marisa Tomei and Jon Favreau are also back as Aunt May and Happy Hogan, with both supporting actors featuring in the film's first footage. Tony Revolori, too, seems to have reprised his role as Flash Thompson complete with a blonde hair makeover. 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. Alfred Molina, fresh from confirming his return as Otto Octavius to Variety, is also shown off in the trailer. As for who else might show up, there's a whole host of potentially returning characters. Jamie Foxx seems set to return as Electro (given he confirmed as much in a now deleted Instagram post in October 2020), while Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin gets a tantalizing teaser in No Way Home's first trailer. J.K. Simmons will cameo as J. Jonah Jameson like he did in Far From Home, while Rhys Ifans' Lizard is thought to be briefly seen in the trailer. Michael Keaton's Vulture might be back, too, and, whilst it's very unlikely, wouldn't it be cool to see Gyllenhaal somehow return as Mysterio/Quentin Beck? 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 played down suggestions that the former webslingers will be back, but images have emerged online of the pair reportedly being seen on set. We won't post them here; you can find them on Reddit and social media. Given that the likes of Doc Ock and Electro have entered the MCU from previous Sony Spider-Verses, it's almost nailed on 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 the set of the film. 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. Fingers crossed he will, though. With the trailer dropping online, Sony and Marvel have moved to release an official, if brief, synopsis for the film. Per ComicBook.com, the 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." The third Spider-Man movie will deal with the repercussions of Far From Home’s ending, where Spidey was basically 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. As we mentioned above, that means Peter will be taken to court for allegedly murdering Mysterio but, given he's back in school at some point, we think he (with Matt Murdock's potential help) will be found innocent. With his secret identity revealed, though, that's only the first step in clearing his name, so to speak. In Marvel comics, there's previous for Peter using magic to reverse the revelation that he's Spider-Man, too. After Peter revealed his identity in the Civil War comic series, Mephisto's powerful magic was used to make everyone forget – so speculation had been rife that Doctor Strange could do something similar to help him out of his public identity predicament in the MCU. Now that the trailer's out, we know that the controversial (and actively disliked) One More Day comic storyline involving Peter's identity, magic and making people forget he's Spider-Man will be loosely adapted here. In addition, the rumor of numerous villains entering the picture possibly sets the film up for a Sinister Six scenario – basically a team-up of foes to give Peter an extra-hard time. If we assume Electro and Doc Ock make the cut, Adrian Toomes' Vulture would make a lot of sense, and so too would Mysterio if he managed to fake his death and survive Far From Home. That's four – the Scorpion, aka Mac Gargan (played by Michael Mando), already exists in the MCU, which would make five. We've speculated on who the sixth villain could be in our 'five things you may have missed' trailer article, so head over there to read more on those rumors. Here's our wish list for the third Spider-Man MCU movie: Balancing the villains The Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man 3 from 2007 was known for including a similarly packed cast of characters, particularly on the villain side, much to the dislike of fans and critics. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 suffered from the same problem years later. We hope that this Spider-Man film will have learned from those past mistakes, and manage to incorporate its multiple foes without losing the thread of the story. Spider-Verse tie-ins Daredevil joins the MCU again
Spider-Man: No Way Home release date: December 2021
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If you’ve read through our breakdown, seen the trailer and read about everything that’s been leaked, you might be getting flashbacks.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is one of the best superhero films ever made, and it rightfully won an Oscar for Best Animated Movie in 2019. It seems likely that Sony will want to put its various Spider-Men in that animated universe at some point, and it would be cool if No Way Home could connect the dots in a post-credits sequence. Imagine No Way Home ended with an animated Tom Holland teaming up with Miles Morales...
Marvel Studios has two choices with Daredevil: keep Charlie Cox's Netflix version of the character, or wait a while and recast him. Our preference is they keep Cox – the movie doesn't need to explore his baggage from the Netflix show, but just having him in the MCU would be a nice love letter to fans of that series.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home: release date, cast, plot, trailer and more
