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Details on Tom Holland’s MCU Future Reveal Spectacular Plans for Spider-Man

Originally posted on Murphy's Multiverse
By Charles Murphy | Last updated Sep 22, 2024 7:24 PM ET

Nearly three years have passed since Tom Holland‘s last MCU appearance. Spider-Man: No Way Home was a massive success for both Marvel Studios and Sony and Holland’s portrayal of Peter Parker/Spider-Man so beloved that Marvel Studios’ head honcho, Kevin Feige, preempted the film’s premiere with news that both studios were committed to continuing to collaborating on more MCU-set Spidey stories.

Three years later, there has yet to be any official word on when to expect Spider-Man 4 and more rumors about the film’s plot than anyone cares to count. After recent reports indicated that the film, which was originally rumored to feature Spidey and Daredevil teaming up in what was being billed as a street-level civil war was undergoing a major overhaul, it was revealed that Marvel Studios had struck a deal with Destin Daniel Cretton to direct. With Spidey stalwarts Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers returning to script the film, momentum on Spider-Man 4 seemed to b swinging in the right direction. Now, further good news has begun making the rounds.

The simple answer is that I’ll always want to do Spider-Man films. I owe my life and career to Spider-Man. So the simple answer is yes. I’ll always want to do more.
-Tom Holland on his future as Spider-Man, April 2024

According to Marvel insider Daniel RPK, production on Spider-Man 4 is expected to get underway in early 2025. RPK also reported that Holland’s Spidey will play a major role in Avengers: Doomsday. With that project also scheduled to film in early 2025, it looks as though Holland will be pulling double duty, filming both simultaneously. Sources have informed the insider that Spidey’s role in the studio’s next two Avengers films, 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday and 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, will be larger than it was in either of the previous two installments in the franchise, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Though it was never officially confirmed, Holland was rumored to have reached a new deal with Sony and Marvel Studios in 2022. Rumors of the terms of the deal included a new MCU-set Spider-Man trilogy as well as lead roles in unspecified Marvel Studios’ productions, such as Avengers films. In that regard, the new report about Holland’s immediate future as the character is consistent with the rumored deal. And with Sony certainly itching to get another entry in the franchise back in theaters, the timeline for Spidey 4 makes sense even if it keeps the star very busy for the first half of 2025.

This article first appeared on Murphy's Multiverse and was syndicated with permission.

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