Spider-Man 4 rumors about Tobey Maguire returning make no sense
Spider-Man: No Way Home
was an amazing conclusion to the first
Spider-Man
trilogy of the MCU and a thrilling celebration of the multiverse. The crossover included brilliant cameos from Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning to their Peter Parker roles. Now,
Marvel
and
Sony
are developing
Spider-Man 4
, but given the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, we don’t expect to hear anything about it soon.
While I’m excited to see what the MCU’s Peter Parker will be up to after
No Way Home
, I don’t want another
Spider-Man 4
to steal any attention from the Tom Holland movie. Not even if Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi come back.
Some MCU spoilers follow
.
Crowds loved seeing Maguire and Garfield in
No Way Home
, and I thought the latter stole the show. If anything, I’d love to see Garfield portray Spider-Man in a third
Amazing Spider-Man
movie that would be part of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU).
Also, a Raimi-made
Spider-Man 4
featuring Maguire and some of the old gang might be an exciting prospect for fans looking to relive the glorious days of that original
Spider-Man
trilogy. After all, Sony almost did make a fourth Spider-Man movie with Maguire.
The reason we bring this up is because Thomas Haden Church (Sandman in
Spider-Man 3
)
told
ComicBook
he’d love to return for Raimi’s
Spider-Man 4
:
There’s always been some kind of… I’ve heard rumors…that Sam Raimi was going to do another [
Spider-Man
movie] with Tobey [Maguire] and if that happens, I would probably campaign to maybe at least do a cameo.
As for Raimi, the director speculated about another
Spider-Man
movie with Maguire and Kirsten Dunst after he made
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
last year:
I love Tobey. I love Kirsten Dunst. I think all things are possible. I don’t really have a story or a plan. I don’t know if Marvel would be interested in that right now. I don’t know what their thoughts are about that. I haven’t really pursued that. But it sounds beautiful. Even if it wasn’t a
Spider-Man
movie, I’d love to work with Tobey again, in a different role.
The only
Spider-Man 4
we need
Church lit the
internet
ablaze with his comments about a potential
Spider-Man 4
featuring Tobey Maguire, but insiders quickly put out the fires.
Alex Perez
on Twitter
promptly shut down the prospect of a
Spider-Man 4
movie with Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi:
Separately, Grace Randolph
said
there’s no movement on
Spider-Man 4
right now. She mentioned that she heard Andrew Garfield would be on board for an
Amazing Spider-Man 3
as long as Feige is involved, which is also very unlikely.
Spider-Man has never been my favorite hero, and I often criticized the MCU’s
Spider-Man
movies. But I did like
No Way Home
, and I’m curious to see what
Spider-Man 4
will have to offer, considering that Sony and Marvel will have to soft-reboot this franchise.
I do think that the
Spider-Verse
is a more exciting trilogy, with
Into the Spider-Verse
being the best
Spider-Man
movie so far. But I prefer a clear MCU connection, which only Tom Holland’s
Spider-Man 4
film can deliver.
There’s no point stealing any attention from that with a different
Spider-Man 4
movie.
That said, the SSU needs a Spider-Man other than the MCU’s Peter Parker. That Spidey could always be Garfield’s variant. Miles Morales would also be a stellar live-action Spidey for Sony. And there’s no reason that Sam Raimi couldn’t be involved. But Sony should build a strong SSU foundation before that. And the SSU movies haven’t exactly been great so far.
With the Hollywood strikes ongoing, it will be a while before we hear about the MCU’s
Spider-Man 4
plans. And when we do, it’ll be Sony, not Marvel, announcing the sequel. After that, anything can happen. Even a Maguire-led
Spider-Man 4
for the SSU.
