As critically acclaimed as Holland’s tenure has been as Peter Parker, his onscreen adventures seem to serve the greater MCU legacy first. Aside from 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” fans have not really gotten a low-level Spidey story that takes place solely in New York City. Throughout the character’s history, readers have resonated with the fact that he’s just a guy struggling to pay rent and go to school, and the ending of “No Way Home” seems to be setting up that chapter. However, the MCU will likely go all in on the Multiverse as it barrels toward “Avengers: Secret Wars,” so perhaps another Multiversal story would somehow tie Spider-Man into that movie. But is it all too much at the same time?
There’s another cinematic “Spider-Man” franchise with the “Spider-Verse” movies, headed by Miles Morales (Shameik Moore). Plus, Sony’s Marvel movies have dabbled with the Multiverse, like the aforementioned “Morbius” scene and Venom (Tom Hardy) briefly getting pulled out of his reality. “Spider-Man 4” could be an opportunity to set back the clock in a way. It can serve as a way to get the character back to basics without feeling the need to tie into many other superheroes.
The Redditor’s theory about “Spider-Man 4” being another cameo-fest is definitely plausible. Sony could bring Hardy’s Venom and other characters from their universe into “Spider-Man 4,” maybe necessitating the return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s variants to assist Holland’s Spidey. One rumor states how Marvel Studios and Sony are fighting about this precise thing, with the former wanting a grounded story and the latter hoping for more Multiverse. Through all this, there could be a way for both parties to be happy.
