Spider-Man 4: Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has some “big ideas” for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, saying writers are already working on script.
Spider-Man: No Way Home one of the biggest successes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, grossing $1.9 billion worldwide and earning rave reviews from critics and fans. It’s hard to imagine Marvel not bringing Tom Holland back for Spider-Man 4, but as they don’t actually own the rights to the character (that would be Sony), anything could happen.
While speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a wide-reaching talk on all things MCU, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was asked whether we might be seeing Tom Holland’s Peter Parker again. “All I will say is that we have the story,” Feige responded. “We have big ideas for that, and our writers are just putting pen to paper now.” As it stands now, there are no new Spider-Man movies on the slate for Phase Five or Phase Six. Of course, the character could easily make an appearance in another MCU movie, as he has done on several occasions. Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman confirmed over a year ago that Tom Holland would be appearing in at least one more MCU crossover movie. I would imagine Marvel might be saving that for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or Avengers: Secret Wars.
Prior to the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland pondered whether it wasn’t time for him to hang up his Spider-Man suit. “Maybe it is time for me to move on,” Holland said. “Maybe what’s best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life. If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.“
Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal later claimed that they were developing another Spider-Man trilogy with Tom Holland in the lead. “This is not the last movie that we are going to make with Marvel — [this is not] the last Spider-Man movie,” Pascal said. “We are getting ready to make the next ‘Spider-Man’ movie with Tom Holland and Marvel. We’re thinking of this as three films, and now we’re going to go on to the next three. This is not the last of our MCU movies…Yes, Marvel and Sony are going to keep going together as partners.” Kevin Feige’s statement certainly nails down Marvel’s commitment to Spider-Man, but it remains to be seen where the character will go next, be it Spider-Man 4 or more MCU crossover appearances.
WTF You Need to Know: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
We dig into everything about Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings trilogy, from the making of the films to the extended editions.
Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations are sky high. With all three films already shot and in the process of being completed, everything is riding on the first movie being a success because if it flops, New Line has got two more pricey movies they still have to finish (they were in a similar position to Disney with the Avatar films). But not only is The Fellowship of the Rings a smash hit but critics and audiences alike hail the film as a new classic. Overnight, Peter Jackson becomes one of the biggest directors in the business, and the Fellowship’s cast, which includes Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, and a then-unknown Orlando Bloom, become icons overnight.
Of course, it was only the beginning, with The Two Towers and The Return of the King just as popular, climaxing with the final film in the trilogy winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. In this episode of WTF You Need to Know About this Franchise, we dig into the long process of making Peter Jackson’s iconic trilogy while also exploring the key differences between the theatrical and extended cuts, which many fans believe are the definitive versions of the films. This episode of What You Need to Know About This Franchise is written, edited and narrated by Kier Gomes, and produced by Tyler Nichols. Stay tuned for a follow-up covering The Hobbit and the new Lord of the Rings TV show (The Rings of Power) shortly. Still, this one just covers the original, pretty perfect trilogy, which remains the definitive adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s books.
