Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe don’t need to wonder whereSpider-Man: No Way Homefits in the timeline, as the upcoming sequel starts exactly where theSpider-Man:Far From Homemid-credits scene ended. The reveal was made by star Tom Holland during a recent appearance onThe Graham Norton Showbut is also included in the newly-released press notes for the upcoming MCU film.
In the mid-credits ofFar From Home, J. Jonah Jameson (J. K. Simmons) reveals Spider-Man’s identity for the whole world after being convinced by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) that the Web-Crawler is a villain. We’ve known for a while thatNo Way Homewould deal with the effects the reveal has on Peter’s life for a while. However, the two movies are more intimately connected than we thought, asNo Way Homestarts at the same freeze-frame whereFar From Homeends. In Holland’s words, “What’s cool about this film is it picks up right after the second one finishes. So the second one finishes with a freeze-frame of Spider-Man, the third one starts with the same freeze-frame.”
Marvel producerKevin Feigealso confirmed the timing ofNo Way Homevia the film’s recently-released press notes, saying, “No Way Homestarts immediately after the events ofFar From Home, which was always something we wanted to do in a story – start right immediately at that moment. We’re finally able to do that here, and it doesn’t go well for Peter. As he starts his senior year, it is very chaotic and a dichotomy to where we met him inHomecoming, walking into his sophomore year.”
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That leads to an important question: will Spider-Man drop an F-bomb in theaters? Right at the beginning of the movie?Far From Home’s mid-credit scene ends with Peter’s reaction to his identity reveal, which leads him to scream a loud “What the f”. Of course, the scene is cut before Spider-Man can curse, but it would be fun ifNo Way Homebegan with just a “uck!” It’s highly unlikely, but one can dream.
Spider-Man:No Way Homewill also destroy the barriers of the Multiverse when Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is enlisted to erase Spider-Man’s real identity from everyone’s memory. Unfortunately, the spell doesn’t work and instead brings visitors from other realities into the MCU.
Spider-Man: No Way Homewill featureAlfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus,Jamie Foxx’s Electro,Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, and, asrecently revealed,Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman andRhys Ifans' Lizard. All these villains come from previous iterations of the Web Crawler, exactly one bad guy for each pre-MCU film — three starringTobey Maguireas the titular hero, and the other two led byAndrew Garfield. While only villains were confirmed to be a part ofNo Way Home, fans also speculate that Maguire and Garfield will also be part of the upcoming film, althoughthe stars deny it.
No Way Homealso sees the return ofZendayaas MJ,Jacob Batalonas Ned Leeds,Marisa Tomeias May Parker,Jon Favreauas Happy Hogan,Benedict Wongas Wong,Tony Revolorias Flash Thompson, andAngourie Riceas Betty Brant.Jon Wattsreturns to direct this third installment, based on a script written byChris McKennaandErik Sommers, who both penned the previous two films.
