Next year, Marvel Studios will begin churning out three films per year. Two of 2017’s offerings will be sequels, namely James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok, but sandwiched between the two will be an infinitely popular character finally getting his own Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure: Spider-Man. Yep, after his debut next month in The Russo Bros.’ Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) will redon his “underoos” next summer in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Yeah, I know, the title is a bit on the nose, especially after Sony managed to torpedo their own Spidey franchise not once, but twice within the past 14 years. Now, after a few cinematic duds, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has returned home to Marvel. Hence “Homecoming”. Okay, it might actually grow on me. Besides, it’s at least more personal than the often-rumored “The Next Avenger” subtitle.
The title was finally revealed tonight at CinemaCon and here’s the official logo (courtesy of Germain Lussier)…
Not much is known about this MCU-sanctioned Spidey flick as of yet. We know that it is being helmed by Jon Watts (Clown, Cop Car) and that the last known draft of the script was penned by John Francis Daley & Jonathan M. Goldstein (Vacation). We know that Tom Holland will be reprising the role of Spider-Man from Civil War. We know that Marisa Tomei has been cast as Aunt May Parker and Zendaya as someone named Michelle. There are rumors that Robert Downey Jr. will appear in some fashion as Iron Man, that Hugh Laurie is the front-runner for prickly news editor J. Jonah Jameson, and that Vulture is rumored to be one of the villains, although none of this has been confirmed.
Mostly, we just know that we are getting a brand new Spider-Man movie on July 28, 2017 and that it’ll be lovingly put to screen by Marvel themselves. Will they knock it out of the park? I hope so. Reactions to Holland’s take on the character from those who have seen Civil War have been almost universally positive, which is certainly encouraging. As they say, the third time’s a charm. Let’s hope that holds true here.
