Spider-Man: No Way Home
Summary
The multiversal drift ofSpider - Man : No Way Homemight have created a problem forAvengers : Secret Warsyears in advance . After having his identity operator revealed to the mankind inSpider - Man : Far From Home , Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) need Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) to cast a spell to restore his secret identity . unluckily , the while goes askew , bring legion Spider - Man villains from other alternating realities into the MCU , including the Green Goblin ( Willem Dafoe ) , Doctor Octopus ( Alfred Molina ) , and others .
While the villains of pre - MCU Spider - Man movies would be a grown selling point forNo Way Home , the movie ’s real secret weapon was the takings of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ’s heroes , both bring into the MCU by Strange ’s trance to worldwide applause . Maguire and Garfield ’s squad - up with Holland ’s Spider - Manwould help makeNo Way Homeinto one of the big box office hit in story , along with sparking widespread enthusiasm for Maguire and Garfield to continue inSpider - Man 4andThe Amazing Spider - Man 3 . However , No Way Home ’s success might have set up the MCU ’s multiverse outcome movieAvengers : Secret Warsup for a very hard challenge .
No Way Home’s Spider-Man Crossover Makes Avengers 6’s Multiverse Twists Harder
avenger : Secret Warsis scheduled to hit theaters on May 7 , 2027 ( barring any delays stemming from the 2023 WGA and SAG - AFTRA strike ) , and the rumor manufactory is already swirling with which past Marvel actors might make cameos . Maguire and Garfield themselves are heavily hypothecate to come along , as is Hugh Jackman after his Wolverine rejoin inDeadpool 3 , along with many other cast member of the FoxX - Menfranchise and other pre - MCU Marvel actors . The problem is thatNo Way Homemight have made such surprise returns hard to make telling .
No Way Homewould have a heavy enough time keeping Maguire and Garfield ’s returns under wrap before its release , and the movie would still become a worldwide crew pleaser . orphic Warsis only breed that problem , which will call upon the movie to fit each of its multiversal cameos into a story that resonates as strongly as that ofNo Way Home . GivenNo Way Home ’s phonograph record - shatter achiever - at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , no less - that is quite a lot forSecret Warsto live up to .
Why Avengers 6’s Best Cameo Twists Still Have A Problem
DespiteNo Way Homekeeping Maguire and Garfield out of its merchandising , the writing would be on the wall that they were returning , specially with five villain from their respective franchises appear . Obviously , this would do nothing to hamperNo Way Homecommercially , but the multiverse era of superhero movies has long since opened the room access for any sub or villain to return at any prison term . Secret Warswill have the challenge of keeping such multiverse - crossing cameos a mystery long after that door has been opened wider than ever , all while seek to supply a multiversal roster that outdoes any prior moving picture .
Rumors of who which Marvel actors will be returning forSecret Warsare likely to be even wilder than they were forNo Way dwelling . Marvel could utilise the atomic option and just announce upfront which past Marvel stars will return through the gateway of the multiverse inSecret Wars , but that would also fleece it of whatever surprises it could land . It all cash in one’s chips to show that , for as much of a beloved hit asSpider - Man : No Way Homewould become , it has still leftAvengers : Secret Warswith a headache no follow - up wants to have .
