Loki, the MCU went deeper into it in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw a crossover between villains of Sam Raimi and Marc Webb’s Spider-Man universes, two of Peter Parker’s variants (Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield), and the MCU’s Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and his own universe, all thanks to a botched spell cast by Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch).
The only solution for this multiversal chaos was to cast a spell that would make the world forget Peter Parker, and this time, the spell was cast successfully. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker was left completely alone and was seen starting all over again from scratch, and while this is a dark and depressing ending for the web-slinger, No Way Home also set up a couple of adventures not only for the MCU’s version of Spider-Man but for his variants as well – however, Sony is at risk of wasting all this by taking too long to move forward with some of the Spider-Man projects that are said to be in development.
No Way Home Set Up Lots Of Possible Spider-Man Futures
With no one – not even his girlfriend MJ, his best friend Ned Leeds, and Happy Hogan – ing who he is and Aunt May now dead, Spider-Man 4, there are other possible Spider-Man futures set up by No Way Home.
Aside from the obvious continuation of Holland’s Peter Parker’s story post-memory-wiping spell, No Way Home set up full returns of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. While this answered some of the biggest questions about their stories, it also made way for a return of these two Spider-Men, though not as a cameo or guest appearances, as No Way Home did.
Sony Is Taking A Long Time To Confirm MCU Spider-Man 4
Given the success of the MCU’s version of Spider-Man and the big cliffhanger ending of No Way Home, it’s not surprising that a fourth Spider-Man movie is being considered – what’s surprising is that Sony hasn’t officially announced the project. The first news about Spider-Man 4 arrived in August 2019, when it was said to be in development alongside No Way Home, and it was later revealed that No Way Home was the end of a franchise, so future Spider-Man movies would be different. Later, in November 2021, Sony’s Amy Pascal said that there were plans for another trilogy of Spider-Man movies with Holland back as the web-slinger and they were about to start working on the first one, but details about this fourth movie have since been contradicting.
In December 2021, a new deal between the studios was announced and with that the production of No Way Home, just a couple of months after Far From Home’s release.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that Spider-Man 4 won’t happen, but it’s curious that a whole year has ed since No Way Home’s release and there’s no confirmation on the development of Spider-Man 4. However, this is very fitting with what Marvel has been doing throughout the Multiverse Saga, taking longer to announce sequels (such as Eternals 2) and even delaying the release of trailers, and with Phase 5 already full and Phase 6 still being built, it makes sense that an official Spider-Man 4 announcement is taking so long.
Maguire & Garfield's Spider-Man Returns Seem Less Likely Now
Even though Spider-Man 4 hasn’t been confirmed, the future of Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU is a lot brighter than the returns of Maguire and Garfield’s versions. Their appearances in No Way Home reignited the audience’s interest in a fourth Spider-Man movie from Sam Raimi’s universe and Raimi’s Spider-Man 4 and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 has died down, and that not only makes the development of these movies less likely but also the return of Maguire and Garfield in the MCU as part of the Multiverse Saga. While it’s unlikely that plans for the future of Spider-Man in the MCU will be canceled, Sony is at risk of wasting those perfect set-ups left by Spider-Man: No Way Home.
