‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’: Everything to Know About Tom Holland’s Next Marvel Movie

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’: Everything to Know About Tom Holland's Next Marvel Movie

Our Spidey senses are tingling! Spider-Man: No Way Home promises to give us more of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker — and maybe a few other Spider-Men. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading full speed ahead into the Spider-Verse, which, based on the film’s teaser trailer, is full of early 2000s nostalgia. Our friendly neighborhood superhero is running into a few old foes including the Green Goblin, Electro and Doctor Otto “Ock” Octavius. After Peter's identity was exposed by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) at the end of 2019’s Spider-Man: Far Away Home, he asks fellow Avenger Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to use his magic to help him get back his anonymity. [jwplayer CuhsFfCl-zhNYySv2] Unfortunately, Strange breaks open the multiverse and supervillains from alternate realities arrive to hunt Peter down, according to the first trailer. That includes Doc Ock, played by Alfred Molina, who originated the role of the scientist turned villain in 2004’s Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire. Holland told Entertainment Weekly that getting the chance to work with Molina was a blast from Spider-Man movie’s past. “It was really fun to watch him see how technology has advanced,” the Cherry star told the publication in October. “When he was making these films, the arms were puppets, and when we did it, they're all imaginary and CG. It was quite cool to see him relive it, but also relearn it." The trailer for No Way Home hints at possible crossover moments with not only the Sam Raimi-directed films, but The Amazing Spider-Man franchise starring Andrew Garfield. While Holland is staying mum about the details of the film, he told EW that he sees the movie as the end of an era. "We were all treating [No Way Home] as the end of a franchise, let's say," he noted. "I think if we were lucky enough to dive into these characters again, you'd be seeing a very different version. It would no longer be the Homecoming trilogy.” The Uncharted actor continued, “We would give it some time and try to build something different and tonally change the films. Whether that happens or not, I don't know. But we were definitely treating [No Way Home] like it was coming to an end, and it felt like it." Keep scrolling to learn everything you need to know about Spider-Man: No Way Home: [podcast_block]

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Release Date

Spider-Man: No Way Home will be released in theaters on December 17.

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The Cast

Holland returns in the titular role alongside his fellow Spider-Man staples including Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau and J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson, who made his film debut in 2002’s Spider-Man.

The movie will also include familiar faces reprising their previous superhero and supervillain roles including Cumberbatch and Molina. Willem Dafoe is rumored to be reprising his role as the Green Goblin, who appears in the November movie poster. Jamie Foxx, who played Electro in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, will also appear, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

While Kirsten Dunst, the original Mary Jane, denied any involvement in the upcoming movie, she told Variety in November that it would "be fun" to reprise her role someday.

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The Villains

The bad guys Spider-Man will have to beat in No Way Home seem to be the group better known as the Sinister Six. However, a November poster for the film only appears to tease four members of the squad: Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Electro and Green Goblin.

Fans will have to wait and see if the other villains who are part of the group — Mysterio, Vulture and Kraven the Hunter — make a cameo in the movie. No spoilers here, but let’s not forget that Mysterio appeared to have died in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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Is Andrew Garfield Returning?

The Tick, Tick … Boom! star has denied any involvement in No Way Home since he was first asked in May and said his alleged cameo was “f--king hilarious.” That same month Garfield told Entertainment Tonight that he “closed the book” on reprising the role. “I haven’t need[ed] to think about it, so it’s not something that I really considered,” he said. “That’s my honest answer.”

Months later, Garfield admitted to Variety that he understood the excitement surrounding the movie and his possible connection to it. “You can’t help but imagine scenes and moments of ‘Oh, my God, how f--king cool would it be if they did that?’” he told the magazine in September. “But it’s important for me to say on the record that this is not something I’m aware I am involved in.”

However, he told Jimmy Fallon in September that “if [Sony and Marvel] want to give me a call at this late, late stage in the game,” he would be onboard. "I’m sitting here in my tracksuit,” he joked.

Another sign Garfield may be telling the truth? In November, Holland told Total Film that the actors are not returning. "People don’t believe me when I say that [Maguire and Garfield] are not coming back,” he said. “But people are going to have to believe me at some point."

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How ‘No Way Home’ Connects to Past ‘Spider-Man’ Films

When talking to Total Film in November, Holland admitted that the new film “means a lot to me” — but it will also mean a lot to fans of the old Spider-Man films.

“The first time you see Doc and the rest of the characters that come back, it’s so exciting — and it’s such a huge moment in cinematic history,” he teased. “It’s three generations coming together."

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New Trailer

The second trailer, released November 16, gives fans a better idea of what's happening. After Doctor Strange and Peter's spell to make everyone forget that he's Spider-Man goes awry, villains from different universes start appearing. The Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Electro and Sandman all visit, and Strange explains that they all die fighting Spider-Man in their respective worlds. "It's their fate," Strange says before apologizing to the webslinger. 

"I can't save everyone," Spider-Man says.

The trailer also highlights Peter and MJ's romance. Fans see a sweet kiss between the couple, but the video ends with her in a frightening freefall.

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Behind-the-Scenes Issues

Holland detailed changes made to the plot due to COVID-19 related delays and Marvel moving up the new Spider-Man movie instead of shooting the Doctor Strange sequel. “You could ask the director, ‘What happens in act three?’ And his response would be, ‘I’m still trying to figure it out,’” the actor told GQ in November 2021, noting they rewrote the finale scene the day of. “We sat down, we went through it, and we came up with a new idea. Then we pitched it to the writers, they rewrote it, and it works great.”

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Paying Tribute

“I think, also, what [director] Jon Watts did really well, he called it the ‘Reimi cam’ and he would do these really quick smash push-ins on characters, which is something that Sam Reimi [who directed the Tobey Maguire-led Spider-Man films] was quite famous for," the Cherry star told Den of Geek in December 2021. "So, Jon definitely paid respect to the previous [three] movies."

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Filming Faux Pas

“I farted. Yeah, I farted on [Zendaya], unfortunately,” Holland revealed during a December 2021 interview with SiriusXM. “It’s tough, the suit’s tight. The harness squeezes it out.”

Batalon supported Holland’s claims, adding, “[The harness] squeezes your intestines.”

The costars explained that the incident happened while shooting a scene where they had to “swing” through the air, and it was hard to ignore when Holland let one rip. “It was very obvious,” Zendaya said. “I felt the rattle.”

The British actor noted: “No, I ‘fessed up. I immediately was like, ‘Ugh, sorry about that.’ That’s my bad.”

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Are There Post-Credits Scenes?

Somehow, after nearly 30 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, there are still moviegoers who leave the theater as soon as the credits start rolling. Yes, there are post-credits scenes.

The first appears mid-credits after the animated credit section concludes, and the second appears at the very end when the black-and-white credits finish. No spoilers, but both clips include major characters who are not seen elsewhere in the film.