The upcoming installment in the Spider-Man franchise, starring Tom Holland, recently received an exciting update from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spider-Man 4 is confirmed and Holland is expected to reprise his role as the MCU hero.
Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, provided io9 with crucial details about the film’s development. After a successful trilogy run, Spider-Man 4 has a script currently in the works. “Amy [Pascal] and I are working on it. We have writers who are going to be delivering us a draft relatively soon,” Feige revealed in the interview.
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The previous film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, earned an impressive $1.9 billion at the global box office and earned rave reviews from critics, sparking discussions about a follow-up. However, rumors circulated that Sony’s Tom Rothman and Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige disagreed on the plot direction. Feige favored a more grounded story, while Rothman preferred another multiverse spectacle featuring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
“Amy [Pascal] and I are working on it. We have writers who are going to be delivering us a draft relatively soon.”
The MCU has also hinted at the potential title for Spider-Man 4, confirming that the current trilogy is known as the Home trilogy. Future movies may follow a different naming trend, possibly initiating another trilogy with its own distinctive title hook or featuring standalone titles for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. Details about the story of Spider-Man 4 are sparse due to the ongoing process of the writing of the movie. However, the conclusion of Spider-Man: No Way Home left fans with several intriguing hints.
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Possible Storylines and Villains For Spider-Man 4
If the stars from the first three movies reunite, something must undo Doctor Strange’s spell or otherwise prove to MJ and Ned that their memories were erased. This could happen due to the multiversal chaos teased for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. However, a more isolated story focusing on Holland’s Peter Parker as a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is also likely, emphasizing his evolution as a superhero.
A post-credit scene with Venom’s symbiote entering the MCU opens the possibility of this storyline being revisited. While Tom Hardy’s Venom returned to his world, the symbiote piece could find its way to Spider-Man, offering a chance to redo the story from Spider-Man 3. This direction provides numerous potential story avenues and adaptations from the comics.
Kingpin, another potential villain for Spider-Man 4, has been introduced through the MCU’s Echo and the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, hinting at a rise to power that would naturally pit him against Spider-Man. This could lead to a crossover with Daredevil, allowing Peter Parker to engage in a more grounded adventure in New York City. However, until specific details are confirmed, the story for the fourth Spider-Man movie remains speculative.
With a draft expected soon, the Spider-Man 4 script could be finalized by the end of the year. This timeline suggests that filming for the MCU movie might begin in 2025. Consequently, fans can anticipate the movie’s release in late 2025 or 2026.
Source: io9
Spider-Man
Since his first appearance in 1962, Spider-Man has almost always been Marvel Comics’ most popular character. Known for his sense of humor and bad luck as well as his selflessness and super-strength, Spider-Man has helmed countless titles over the years, Spider-Man’s most prominent comics include The Amazing Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man.
Peter Parker was the original Spider-Man but the Spider-Verse has become an important part of the character’s lore in recent years. Multiversal and future Spider-Men include Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Miguel O’Hara and Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham. This provided the premise for the popular Spider-Verse film trilogy, which makes Miles its primary hero.
Spider-Man is also the basis of several live-action film franchises and numerous animated television series. He is one of the most recognizable characters in the world. While he’s changed a lot over the decades, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee gave the world an unforgettable hero when they created Spider-Man.
