One of the most watched films of 2021, which was a real success, given that the threat bubble of the Covid-2019 pandemic was still in its full phase, was Spiderman: No Way Home, the last movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe dedicated to Peter Parker. After this film, there was a lot of talk about possible sequels and although a lot of, sometimes even confusing, news was given, there is no certainty about any sequels yet.
Spiderman No Way Home: thanks to Tobey Maguire
The film, thanks to the introduction of the multiverse, featured all three cinematic Spider-Man in one film, namely Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. More recently, there has been talk of the possibility of a fourth installment in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man saga starring Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, but there hasn’t been any confirmation at the moment, and to see if it actually exists, we could be waiting a long time. , as it seems that the strike of actors and writers does not seem to want to stop in the world of Hollywood. Pending denials or confirmation regarding the rumors about Spiderman 4, actor Tobey Maguire said he’s grateful to be back as a beloved Marvel superhero and reunited with the likes of Alfred Molina and Willem Dafoe in the film. In the book of St.Spider-Man: No Way Home – Film Art (via TheDirect) the actor revealed how great it was to reunite and be able to get back to work with professionals like them who are also beautiful people from a human perspective and that it felt like a reunion from the old days.
An alternate version of the Lizard never materialised.
In the book of St.Spider-Man: No Way Home – Film Art, it was also revealed that Doctor Strange brought Maguire and Garfield Spider-Man to Holland’s Spider-Man world in an alternate scene, while in the final version they arrived thanks to MJ and Ned. Additionally, character designer Ryan Meinerding (via comicbookfilm) showed that for Spiderman: No Way Home version idea Lizard more like a comic, but it was later faded due to the fact that the film was made in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, this resulted in Rhys Ifans and Thomas Haden Church, translators for the Lizard and Sandman respectively, not being able to physically participate in filming, but only spoke during the dubbing phase. In fact, their appearance was taken from frames that were recycled from The Incredible Spiderman AND Spiderman 3 trying to extract them and make them not too far from what they appeared in previous films, to make them recognizable to the public. As such, the pandemic has had a major impact on the production of the latest Spider-Man movie and, in particular, on the design of some of the characters.
However, despite this, everyone involved in the making of the film enjoyed and thanked the public for the positive reception of the film, which made it a real success in a period that was not very easy for the outgoing theaters. strong stopping torque due to restrictions caused by Covid-19.