For Marvel fans Spider-Man: No Way Home might be the most anticipated MCU even since Avengers: Endgame and the new trailer for the forthcoming blockbuster has revealed even more hints at just what is going on and who is in this star-studded film.
Warning: This article might contain spoilers for No Way Home as well as previous Spider-Man and MCU movies/TV shows.
Firstly, it should be said that the plot is already bonkers just from the first few snippets that we’ve been treated to. Basically at the end of Far From Home, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is exposed as Spider-Man’s secret identity putting him and his loved ones at from the superheroes enemies.
So, in order to undo that Peter asks Doctor Strange to use his magic to make everyone in the world forget he is Spider-Man. Somehow this spell goes completely wrong and more villains start showing up to get their hands on Peter and his friends.
However, these aren’t new villains, at least from our perspective, these are the villains from the older Spider-Man films starring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. The likes of Alfred Molina’s Dr Octopus, Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Jamie Foxx’s Electro all show up in this trailer.
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Needless to say, it is pretty confusing but also very exciting for fans to see all of the characters from different movies converging on screen together and judging by early reactions people are already hyped to see it.
This has the potential to be the greatest superhero movie ever https://t.co/7dp7kOunhi— Michael Beck (@Michael Beck) 1637114323
WELL HOT DAMN #SpiderManNoWayHome looks like outrageously good fun!! let's see if it can keep as tight a grip on th… https://t.co/9bVylDRCO0— Muhammad Butt (@Muhammad Butt) 1637144716
Welcome to the Multiverse. #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/Ac1Upx54qq— MCU Perfect Gifs & Clips 🎥 (@MCU Perfect Gifs & Clips 🎥) 1637119244
Tears in the rain. #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/4q1cfaei48— Marvel HD+ (@Marvel HD+) 1637117686
#SpiderManNoWayHome “They’re starting to come through, and I can’t stop them.” Me: whooooooooooooooooooooo? https://t.co/4ixo3E5ZOj— ⋄ ☻ ☁️ (@⋄ ☻ ☁️) 1637115738
@SpiderManMovie Return of the 🐐 https://t.co/e7iSg3HB4U— Culture Crave 🍿 (@Culture Crave 🍿) 1637113951
Stop what you’re doing and watch this https://t.co/pUSVW9gKaj— Ali Plumb (@Ali Plumb) 1637139334
One particular scene from the trailer which sees Zendaya’s MJ falling from a tower, emulating a similar scene involving Emma Stone from 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had fans all worked up.
THEYRE SICK FOR THIS #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/ITDqnyfir0— z (@z) 1637113288
Gwen Stacy rising from the grave to see which Spider-man catches MJ: #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/MfLvx1qdqQ— 𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔦𝔰 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱 (@𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔦𝔰 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱) 1637136801
WHIEVER ADDED IN THAT MJ FALLING SCENE NEEDS THEIR ASS BEAT https://t.co/89sji2IWvG https://t.co/1qjVNubN6k— Kamkashii ONPHONEM 🔥 (@Kamkashii ONPHONEM 🔥) 1637131923
CRUEL. #spiderman #spidermannowayhome https://t.co/LO77WxIs7n— aoife MO☾N KNIGHT ᗢ (@aoife MO☾N KNIGHT ᗢ) 1637113118
Notably absent from the trailer are Maguire and Garfield who are strongly rumoured to be appearing in the movie (even if they are you can understand Marvel not wanting to give away something that monumental in a trailer) but some fans believe there are few nods in the trailer that they will be in the film.
Lizard gets hit with an invisible punch in the #SpiderManNoWayHome Brazil trailer 🧐 Looks like they edited out Tob… https://t.co/2uJYksYNKQ— Culture Crave 🍿 (@Culture Crave 🍿) 1637115072
Everyone after the No Way Home trailer. #SpiderMan #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/XCICFyYlSg— Yuai Snek Vtuber (@Yuai Snek Vtuber) 1637119410
ISTG IF ANDREW'S SPIDEY CATCHES MJ AS A WAY OF REDEMPTION FOR NOT SAVING GWEN I AM GOING TO FULLY LOSE IT… https://t.co/UOWZO7OwRH— liana (@liana) 1637115822
andrew and tobey on the trailer was like #SpiderManNoWayHome https://t.co/pkuosf4knL— ♡ˊˎ- (@♡ˊˎ-) 1637116713
Footage has also emerged from a fan screening of the trailer, with Holland noticeable moved when addressing the crowd afterwards.
Tom Holland is in tears after showing the #SpiderMan trailer. ❤️ https://t.co/PAXyDmLWVd— BD (@BD) 1637113482
Tom Holland crying after receiving a standing ovation. I just know that Peter Parker means a lot to him and I am be… https://t.co/xMWrmFWuAX— marti ⎊ ceo of paul rudd ⁷ (@marti ⎊ ceo of paul rudd ⁷) 1637116573
Oh yeah, there were plenty of memes. There are always memes...
@SpiderManMovie https://t.co/lmFRoCDLaj— KRNG Hero 🚀 (@KRNG Hero 🚀) 1637112765
@SpiderManMovie "You're not Peter Parker" https://t.co/AT7VRC7acR— Landon - KRNG Apollo (@Landon - KRNG Apollo) 1637113469
Guys! https://t.co/Vi3QkHqqsm— Christian Ward (@Christian Ward) 1637144850
Doctor Strange when a teenager he met in space one time asks him to break the multiverse #SpiderMan #NoWayHome https://t.co/eoxDPBTUKp— Eric Italiano (@Eric Italiano) 1637105661
Fans won’t have to wait long to see the movies as it is due to hits cinemas on 17th December. Until then they’ll just have to untangle this confusing web of images instead.