[49] Jake Gyllenhaal appears as Quentin Beck / Mysterio via archive footage from Far From Home. [39] Watts served as a stand-in for Church on-set by providing motion-capture reference to the uncredited body double who physically replaced Church in the role. [151], At the end of August 2021, when asked about the lack of trailer and official images or descriptions for the film, Feige stated that the film was not being "any more or less secret than any of our other projects" and reaffirmed that a trailer would be released before the film's premiere in theaters. There is therefore very little chance that Spider-Man 4 (also known as Home Run) will be released in 2023, but the good news is that Sony has set a release date for Batalon and Zendaya note that Holland could not be trusted with the actual title since he had "accidentally" revealed the second film's title. [240] Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a "B", feeling that Watts's work was "satisfying, emotional, and occasionally unsteady". "[244] In contrast, Bilge Ebiri of Vulture called the film "aggressively mediocre", but praised Dafoe who he said "once again gets to have some modest fun with his character's divided self" and Garfield, calling him a "genuine delight" and naming his the film's best performance. [235] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood praised Watts's direction and wrote, "Holland, Zendaya, and Batalon are a priceless trio, and the various villains and 'others' who pop in and out make this pure movie fun of the highest order. [20] Entertainment Weekly's Devan Coggan noted that the trailer confirmed the multiverse's role in the film, including elements from the Raimi and Webb films,[6] while Ethan Anderton from /Film called the trailer "nothing short of thrilling" since it confirmed many of the previous rumors about the film. "[243] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 and praised the performances of Holland and Zendaya, writing: "There's nothing new or particularly memorable about the serviceable CGI and practical effects, but we remain invested in the outcome in large part because Holland remains the best of the cinematic Spider-Men, while Zendaya lends heart and smarts and warmth to every moment she's onscreen. [93] A light system was also in-place to signal when the cast could take off their masks for filming and when masks would be required for the cast and crew members to wear while set work was being done. [137] The visual effects were provided by Cinesite, Clear Angle Studios, Crafty Apes, Digital Domain, Folks VFX, Framestore, Luma Pictures, Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies, Mr. X, Perception, Secret Lab, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and SSVFX. [229] Ticket sales on Fandango surpassed those for Black Widow in just two hours, and by the end of the day it became the best first-day advance ticket sale since Endgame,[230] while also surpassing the 24-hour ticket sales of Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Rogue One (2016). It stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire. [150] In July 2021, Marvel revealed various toys and figurines for the film, including Funko Pops, Marvel Legends figures, and Lego sets. [163], The second official trailer premiered at a fan screening at the Regal Sherman Oaks theater in Los Angeles on November 16, 2021. [16] In June, Marisa Tomei confirmed that she would return as May Parker along with Watts as director. Ned discovers that he can create portals using Strange's sling ring, which he and MJ use to try to locate Parker. The existing deal had Marvel and Feige produce the Spider-Man films for Sony and receive 5% of their revenue. He and Watts were "very much in alignment in terms of when to use them and when not to use them for their maximum effect". Jon Watts & More Return For Spider-Man: No Way Home . [232], The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93%, with an average score of 7.9/10, based on 425 reviews. [102] /Film's Hoai-Tran Bui feared the film was becoming over-crowded and wished that Holland could lead a Spider-Man film without a "bigger A-list star showing him the ropes",[103] while Adam B. [192] Sony moved the digital release up to March 15 from March 22, 2022, following Blu-ray versions of the film being leaked to torrent sites. [231], The film also set records in Mexico with $7million in the first-day ticket sale, which was 40% above Endgame. December 13, 2021 (Los Angeles, California) Azerbaijan. As Norman Osborn arrives and attacks, Strange teleports Parker back to the Sanctum and locks Octavius in a cell next to Curt Connors. [5][62] Feige said he was "thrilled" that the character would remain in the MCU and said "all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited that we get to keep working" on the franchise. [31][16] They considered featuring Kraven the Hunter as the film's main antagonist,[31] an idea that Watts had expressed interest in and pitched to Holland,[66][67] before gravitating towards a story idea similar to It's a Wonderful Life (1946) in which Parker makes a wish regarding his now public identity. WebSpider-Man comes home to New York city. [94] Cumberbatch began shooting his scenes in Atlanta by late November, before beginning work on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness which began filming that month in London. [127] Watts said these were still unconfirmed rumors and was in "no hurry to confirm or deny appearances" of the characters,[127] while Feige said the rumors were fun for fans but audiences should not expect them all to come true. [110][8] At the end of February, the film's title was revealed to be Spider-Man: No Way Home, continuing the naming convention of the past two films of featuring "home" in the title. When Strange refuses, Parker steals the spell, traps Strange in the Mirror Dimension, and, with May, takes the villains to Happy Hogan's apartment, where he uses Stark Industries technology to cure Octavius. In the United Kingdom, the film outsold No Time to Die three times in the same twelve-day span before their release, while Brazil's ticket sale was 5% above Endgame at the same point. [132] Dunst said she was not in the film,[133] but would "never say no" to reprising her role of Mary Jane Watson. Initially they thought this would just be a tease for fans but they ultimately decided to fully integrate the past characters into the plot. 'There Actually Is a Plan,' Says Exec", "7 Things We Learned From the 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Trailer, From Goblins to Parkas to the Sinister Six", "Andrew Garfield on Loss, Art, Televangelism and Those Pesky 'Spider-Man' Rumors", "Andrew Garfield Says Lying About 'Spider-Man' Role Was 'Weirdly Enjoyable', "Does 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Reshape Sony's Marvel Universe? Peter-One realizes that the only way to protect the multiverse is to erase Peter Parker from everyone's memory and requests Strange to do so while promising MJ and Ned that he will find them again. [113][114], In April 2021, Molina confirmed that he was appearing in the film, explaining that he had been told not to talk about his role in the film during production but he realized that his appearance had been widely rumored and reported on. [130] Pascal described No Way Home as "the culmination of the Homecoming trilogy",[131] and Arian Moayed revealed that he had a role in the film. [52], During production on Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), two sequels were being planned by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. [76] Tony Revolori was also confirmed to be reprising his role as Flash Thompson. Updated: Feb 11, 2020 3:03 pm. Spider-Man: No Way Home 's digital home release has been moved forward by one whole week to tomorrow (March 15). Kraven was removed from the script and replaced by villains from previous franchises: [183][184][185] Shrishty Mishra at Collider said it was an "Avengers-style poster [with] a perfect blend of the multiverse feels, combined with the 'Where's Waldo' effect". Spider-Man: No Way Home: release date, trailers, cast, plot and Spider-Man: No Way Home was one of the many movies disrupted by the pandemic, and its release has jumped around a fair bit. [16] Later that month, Empire's issue on No Way Home stated that the film would include the returns of Doctor Octopus, Electro, Dafoe's Green Goblin, Thomas Haden Church's Flint Marko / Sandman from Raimi's Spider-Man 3 (2007), and Rhys Ifans's Curt Connors / Lizard from Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). [222] It was the highest opening weekend box office gross for a re-released MCU film, surpassing Avengers: Endgame ($5.5 million) and Spider-Man: Far From Home ($4 million). [109][additional citation(s) needed] The next month, Holland described it as "the most ambitious standalone superhero" film,[97] and again denied the rumors that Maguire and Garfield would appear. After Quentin Beck frames Peter Parker for his murder and reveals Parker's identity as Spider-Man,[a] Parker, his girlfriend Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson, best friend Ned Leeds, and aunt May are interrogated by the Department of Damage Control. He promised that the partnership between Sony and Disney would not break down again as it did during the development of No Way Home. [220] Spider-Man: No Way Home returned to first place at the box office, earning $1.8 million on the first day of the release of The More Fun Stuff Version,[221] and went on to finish third with $6.5 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, finishing behind Top Gun: Maverick and Bullet Train. [166] Jason Robbins of Collider was disappointed by the trailer, saying it was "what we expected, but less", since it just showed the returning villains and had no confirmation of Maguire or Garfield or "further insight into the multiverse". [16] Norman Osborn / Green Goblin from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy was not the main villain of the film in the first version of the script, despite still appearing as an antagonist; after the film lost "other characters", McKenna and Sommers concluded that the Green Goblin "had to be" the main villain and rewrote the script to give him a second chance to replicate his actions in Spider-Man (2002), but in a darker way related to Holland's version of Spider-Man. When the spell goes wrong because of Parker's actions, the multiverse is broken open, which allows visitors from alternate realities to enter Parker's universe. [86] Many of the actors returning from previous Spider-Man films were brought to set in cloaks in order to help prevent their involvements in the film from leaking. 14 Mar 2022. [129] By the middle of the month, additional photography had been completed for the film. He felt the initial reports on the negotiations did not necessarily line up with the actual discussions that were taking place, and said the final deal would have eventuated without the reports and fan discourse. At Strange's suggestion, Parker tries to convince an MIT administrator to reconsider the applications of MJ and Ned, but is attacked by Otto Octavius. [154] Adam Chitwood at Collider noted the built up online "fervor" surrounding the trailer and felt that it would not be able to "live up to the hype fans have built up in their minds". [101] His colleague Graeme McMillan felt a "Spider-Verse" crossover would allow Marvel to "clean up some loose ends and fulfill some fan dreams in the process", especially if Marvel and Sony's negotiations meant that they wanted to separate Spider-Man from the MCU. December 15, 2021. Responding to backlash from fans following the announcement, Vinciquerra added that "the Marvel people are terrific people, we have great respect for them, but on the other hand we have some pretty terrific people of our own. Show Variants. 2, New Marvel Movie Dates, Spidey Wrap", "Spider-Man: No Way Home's Rumored Wrap Gift Could Spoil Andrew Garfield's Return", "Daredevil Star Says He's Not in Spider-Man 3", "Andrew Garfield Breaks Silence on 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', "Andrew Garfield Walks Back Denying Spider-Man: No Way Home Rumors", "Emma Stone Responds to Gwen Stacy Return Rumors in Spider-Man: No Way Home", "Will Spider-Man Ever Connect With Sony's Other Marvel Movies? She was hopeful that May's work as a community organizer would be featured in the film. [b] Strange prepares to reverse the contained spell and send the villains back to their respective universes, but Parker argues that they should first cure the villains of the insanity that would lead to their deaths, to possibly change their fates upon their return. [55], Development on third and fourth MCU Spider-Man films had begun by August 2019, with Sony hoping Holland and director Jon Watts would return for both;[56] Holland was contracted to return for one more film, while Watts had completed his two-film deal and would need to sign on for any more films. December 15, 2021. An extended version of the film, subtitled The More Fun Stuff Version, was theatrically released globally in September 2022. [85][77][86] Mauro Fiore served as cinematographer on the film,[87] replacing Seamus McGarvey,[88] who had to leave the production after contracting COVID-19. [242], CNN's Brian Lowry praised the humor and wrote, "What's already apparent, though, is that this movie was conceived to be savored and enjoyed. 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Strange attempts to hold them off while an enraged Peter-One tries to kill the Goblin. WebIn March 2021, Spider Man: Home Run changed its name to Spider Man: No Way Home. [146] In late February 2021, Holland, Batalon, and Zendaya released three stills featuring their characters from the film alongside fake logos with the titles Spider-Man: Phone Home, Spider-Man: Home-Wrecker, and Spider-Man: Home Slice, respectively.