What we know about the 3rd 'Spider-Man' movie, starring Tom Holland
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A third "Spider-Man" film is in the works, with Tom Holland returning as the titular character.
Jamie Foxx, who portrayed Electro in 2014's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," will reprise his role.
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" is set for release this Christmas.
Jamie Foxx will reprise his role as Electro/Max Dillon.
The casting news was reported by The Hollywood Reporter in October 2020.
Foxx portrayed the villain in 2014's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," which starred Andrew Garfield as the titular web-slinger.
In the movie, the former Oscorp Industries electrical engineer teamed up with Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) to take down Spider-Man. Electro was seemingly killed after Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) directed a blast of energy at him, causing him to explode.
It's unclear how the character will be incorporated into the upcoming movie.
In a now-deleted Instagram post shared shortly after the THR report, Foxx said that he "won't be blue in this one!! But a thousand percent badass!!!"
Foxx joining Holland's "Spider-Man" franchise also leaves fans hopeful for the possibility of a live-action "Spider-Verse." Coincidentally, Foxx posted a photo with Holland back in summer 2019 when they met up at Disney's convention, D23.
It's highly likely that Simmons will appear as J. Jonah Jameson again following his surprise cameo in "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
Simmons appeared in the first of two end-credit scenes from 2019's "Far From Home."
At the end of the movie, Peter Parker returned to New York City following his trip to Europe and battle with Mysterio/Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal).
To the teen's dismay, a breaking news report appeared on a screen outside Madison Square Garden with footage from Mysterio, which was manipulated to make it appear as though Spider-Man was the person behind the attacks in London.
The video was revealed to be released on "controversial news website" theDailyBugle.net, and then Simmons popped up, reprising his role as tabloid head J. Jonah Jameson.
The actor previously played the beloved character in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy that starred Tobey Maguire.
Since his appearance in "Far From Home," Simmons has been vague about when exactly fans can expect to see him in the role again.
In a 2020 interview for SiriusXM's "The Jess Cagle Show," Simmons said: "There is a future for J. Jonah Jameson after a several-year hiatus."
"There is one more JJJ appearance in the can, and from what I'm hearing there's a plan for yet another," he continued. "So hopefully JJJ will continue now and forever."
Benedict Cumberbatch will reportedly return as Doctor Strange.
In October 2020, The Hollywood Reporter said that the actor would be reprising his MCU role in the upcoming movie.
Doctor Strange and Spider-Man first met in space during 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War."
It makes sense that Cumberbatch could appear in the "Spider-Man" movie since both characters live in New York City (Peter Parker is from Queens and Stephen Strange resides at 177A Bleecker Street).
Alfred Molina will reportedly reprise his role as the villain Dr. Otto Octavius, also known as Doctor Octopus.
The news was reported by The Hollywood Reporter in December 2020.
Molina previously played the role in the 2004 "Spider-Man" sequel that starred Maguire. Doctor Octopus died near the end of the film, after drowning with his robotic tentacle arms at his waterfront lab.
There's been widespread speculation that previous "Spider-Man" actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will make appearances, but Holland says that's not true.
"No, no, they will not be appearing in this film," Holland told Esquire in a cover story published in February 2021.
"Unless they have hidden the most massive piece of information from me, which I think is too big of a secret for them to keep from me," he continued. "But as of yet, no. It'll be a continuation of the 'Spider-Man' movies that we've been making."
Holland also denied reports during an appearance on the "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in February 2021.
Considering the secrecy surrounding Marvel projects and Holland's history of spoiling past movies, it's possible that isn't privy to such details for the upcoming movie — or he's lying.
Stars like Paul Rudd and Benedict Cumberbatch previously denied their involvement in the MCU before making their debuts as Ant-Man and Doctor Strange, respectively.
Holland's younger brother, Harry Holland, will have a role in the movie.
Speculation about the siblings appearing on screen together began when photos from the set of the movie showed Harry being suspended upside-down by Spider-Man.
"It's a funny scene and it was really exciting for me to get to share that moment with him," Tom said during his February 2021 interview with Jimmy Fallon,
Tom also said that the idea for his sibling to appear in the movie came after he had a cameo as a drug dealer in "Cherry," the film that the MCU actor stars in.
"We kind of had this idea that in every film I would be in, Harry would reprise his role as the shaker kid," Holland said. "So he is back again in his own sort of MCU Cinematic Universe cameo as the ecstasy dealing shaky kid."
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" is currently set for release this Christmas.
When the third film was first announced in September 2019, the movie was scheduled for release on July 16, 2021. It has since been pushed back.
In April 2020, Sony delayed the movie to November 5, 2021. Then it was moved to the following month.
In February 2021, Sony shared a video of Holland with costars Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds) and Zendaya (MJ) that revealed the real title for the film — "Spider-Man: No Way Home" — after trolling fans with fake titles. They also confirmed that the film will be released this Christmas.
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