Well folks, it finally arrived. After days of anticipation we finally got to see it; my mother-in-law's new fancy bed. But while I was putting that together, people in L.A. were gathering into a theater to be the first ones to get a look at the newest trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Sony promised a special surprise for those in attendance. And I guess the appearance of Tom Holland is the surprise they got. But those of us at home were hoping to see appearances from different webslingers last night.
Not since Avengers: Endgame has so many rumors and theories been swirling around a single film. From Daredevil to Professor Charles Xavier I've heard every Marvel character might make a cameo in Jon Watt's third installment in the MCU's Spider-Man "Home movies." Cue laugh track.
But with this film bringing in all the villains from previous Spidey movies people expect to see the Spider-Men that go with them; Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Recently, film pundit, John Campea posted some pictures online he thought were fake, but was soon contacted by Sony to take them down because they "could be real" as the Sony rep told him. But it was too late. People saw, saved, and shared those pictures all around showing Holland with Garfield and Maguire on a set much like the one we see in the new trailer when Peter is about to face off again Electro, Sandman, and Lizard. People are speculating Marvel pulled one of their trailer magic tricks and erased two Peter Parker's from that shot for the trailer(look online for the Lizard getting punched by air).
So what take-aways do I have from this newest Spider-Man trailer? Well I'm about 99.9% sure Maguire and Garfield are in the film. I think Spider-Man is about to jump over to his own Sony-controlled film universe. And I think Peter will suffer a tragedy.
A few years back Marvel and Sony Pictures broke a new deal after their old one in sharing live-action rights to Spider-Man had expired. After it looked like Tom Holland's Spider-Man was gone from the MCU the two companies said they had renewed for 2 more movies; 1 Spider-Man film and 1 MCU film that Spider-Man would appear in. I, like some, believed this was the two studios way of writing Spider-Man out of the MCU and into his own Sony universe with Venom, Morbius, Kraven, all of his own supporting characters. With the Multiverse going awry it would make sense that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is the other MCU film Tom Holland will be in, and then have "no way" to get back to the MCU after Strange cleans up the Multiverse. I for one have enjoyed Spider-Man interacting with the other Marvel characters, and while I believe he can lead his own cinematic universe I'd much rather see him stay in MCU. But I think Sony is done letting Marvel Studios play with their most valuable toy. Even if Marvel did re-polish it after Sony mistreated and dragged it through the mud.......Moving on.
The first trailer gave us Doctor Octopus and a hint of Green Goblin. We also knew Jamie Foxx would be reprising his role as Electro. In this newest trailer we got confirmation of Sandman and Lizard with Doctor Strange saying "They all die fighting Spider-Man; It's their fate." Now, I plan on re-watching all the live-action Spider-Man films before seeing No Way Home, but Sandman didn't die. From my memory, all the others died at the end of their subsequent films, but Thomas Hayden Church turned a corner at the end of Spider-Man 3 and became dust in the wind. Plus, we are missing two live-action Spidey villains; Venom and Harry Osborn's Green Goblin. The end credit scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage hints that "a Venom" might make a cameo in this film, and Willem DaFoe wasn't the only Green Goblin in the trailer. One shot showed a Goblin looking different. My guess is it's Harry from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but some say it may be Ned's possible Hobgoblin turn like in the comic books. But I'm more curious about Ned's letter jacket? What sports or activities is he in to get one of those? I also don't believe Molina's Doctor Ock will be a true foil in this film. He also turned over a new leaf at the end of Spider-Man 2 and was about to die a semi-hero.
The trailer ends with a classic love interest fall and Peter diving to save her. Maguire saved his girl. Garfield killed his. How do you think Holland is gonna shake out? "This is all my fault. I can't save everyone," is what Peter says in the trailer. Also falling in the trailer is a giant shield. Looks like New York is making some Captain America memorial? And the last line of the trailer is Strange saying, "They're starting to come through, and I can't stop 'em." Which I believe is a tip of the hat of what the good Doctor will have to fix in his own sequel film. Let's also not forget Peter had another new suit, a black one, that looks magical, because, we gotta sell some toys!
I'm at that point in my life as a geeky film fan where I walk in trying to check all the rumors and head Canon before going in. I'm not the biggest Spider-Man fan, but I do enjoy the character, and I look forward to see what Marvel and Sony have in store for us. But, I'm wearing my Daredevil shirt just in case Charlie Cox shows up and I scream, "Yes!"
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