Villains Return in New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Trailer
by Emily Nagle
Tonight, the second and final trailer for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” premiered online, as well as at an exclusive event at the Regal Sherman Oaks theater in California.
The story takes place after the events of “Spider-Man: Far From Home”, when Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) reveals Peter Parker’s secret identity to the world: Parker (Tom Holland) turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), asking him to cast a spell to make everyone forget that he is Spider-Man. When Peter interferes with the spell, a door to the multiverse opens up, unleashing villains from previous Spider-Man films, including Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), Electro (Jamie Foxx), and Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe).
Prior to the second trailer being released, fans had theories that due to Doctor Octopus returning, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire would also reprise their roles as Spider-Man from the older films, despite Tom Holland shutting down rumors on Jimmy Fallon in February. Even after the second trailer premiered, users continue speculating Maguire’s and Garfield’s return to the franchise, with one Youtube user proposing, “Imagine Andrew saving MJ for Tom”, while another user suggested that Sony is holding back footage of the actors to surprise moviegoers when the film hits the big screen.
One thing is for sure regarding the role of Spider-Man: “No Way Home” will be the end of Holland’s time as the web-slinging teen hero. The actor confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the upcoming film will be wrapping up the storyline that began in 2017 with “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.
“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. We would give it some time and try to build something different and tonally change the films,” Holland explained in the interview last month. “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.” He added that wrapping production was an emotional experience for him and co-stars Zendaya (who stars as MJ) and Jacob Batalon (who plays Peter’s friend Ned), who have been working on the film trilogy together for 5 years.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is releasing exclusively in theaters on December 17.