Blockbuster season is heating up. Wonder Woman scored great with critics, raking in over $700 Million worldwide so far. Transformers The Last Knight, on the other hand, has a dismal 15% on rottentomatoes and has started out slower at the box office than previous installments. The next tent-pole blockbuster will be the joint Marvel/Sony Pictures production, Spider-Man Homecoming this Friday, July 7th.
Reviews are in and most are stellar, stating that this may be the best MCU movie to date. Spider-Man Homecoming currently has a 94% on rottentomatoes and is projected to make a $135 Million on its opening weekend. Trailers do suggest a fun, action-packed coming-of-age adventure finally featuring a young actor who can portray both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. I am not alone with the opinion that Toby McGuire was a good Peter Parker (not counting emo/jazz dancer) but lackluster Spider-Man, while Andrew Garfield was a good wise-cracking Spider-Man but horrible Peter Parker. United Kingdom's Tom Holland appears to play both identities as they were intended, and with the excitement the coveted role needs..
In fact, Tom Holland may be too excited. Apparently, since he accidentally spilled the beans that Marvel has planned a trilogy of Spider-Man films, he has not been allowed to read the entire Avengers Infinity War script. Even though it seems obvious that Marvel/Sony would be planning a trilogy, Marvel is notorious for keeping their plans secret.
Another little tidbit that may be a spoiler is the role Danny Glover is portraying. Trailers had revealed that one of Michael Keaton's associates is Herman Schultz aka The Shocker, but Glover remained a mystery. That is until it was officially revealed that Glover was cast as Aaron Davis aka The Prowler. The Prowler is not only instrumental in the events that led to Miles Morales becoming Spider-Man on Earth-1610, he is Miles' uncle. The main comics and presumably the MCU take place on Earth-616, so it is unclear if there is a connection, and if there is then how has Davis jumped to a parallel universe.
It was recently confirmed that actor Logan Marshall-Green will play Jackson Brice, another of Vulture's henchman, who has weaponry similar to The Shocker. In fact in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon (2008 - 2009) Jackson Brice was the secret identity of The Shocker, not Herman Schultz as it is in the comics. Is this another example of parallel universe hopping? Is Marvel laying the ground work for their multiverse?
Which brings me to a new, unconfirmed, theory. Sony Pictures has restarted their efforts to produce a connected franchise centered around Spider-Man's rogue's gallery, without Tom Holland as Spider-Man. So far their plans include Venom, starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock with Carnage as the antagonist, and a possible Black Cat & Silver Sable team up movie. Hopefully, Sony has completely abandoned their plans for an Aunt May movie.
After some contradicting answers given by producers Amy Pascall and Kevin Feige it was finally confirmed, although still a tad confusing, that the Venom, Black Cat & Silver Sable and any future projects in Sony's "Spider-Verse" are not part of the MCU. Which would mean that the Marvel/Sony Spider-Man trilogy could possibly be denied some of the wall crawler's most memorable villains. It also leaves the door open for Miles Morales to be Spider-Man. After all, how long could a Spider-Man villain franchise continue without Spider-Man in it. Meaning that Sony's "Spider-Verse" takes place on Earth-1610 and characters may one day materialize on Earth-616, just as The Prowler has in Spider-Man Homecoming.
When asked if a (Tom Holland's) Spider-Man/Venom crossover could be possible down the road, Feige said, “We never say never,” then continued, “You could ask me, ‘Is Superman gonna be there?’ I go, ‘Never say never,’ but not any time soon.”
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