The f ive fates of Spider-man
Following a suspenseful push and pull between studios, one of our finest young webslingers could be swinging any which way in his near future
BACK TO THE SPIDERVERSE
A sequel to the Oscar-winning animation was in the works. The beauty of the Spiderverse is that, by definition, there are infinite possibilities. The witty post-credit sting with Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’hara, aka Spider-man 2099, suggests one character who could join Shameik Moore’s Miles Morales next time. But is it wrong to hope that he goes tripping through dimensions, and especially the cartoon world of Peter Porker’s Spider-ham?
VENOM 2
Andy Serkis’ sequel to the 2018 hit will begin filming this year, with Tom Hardy back as Eddie Brock and alter-ego, Michelle Williams returning as Anne Weying (plus reportedly She-venom), and Woody Harrelson as Carnage, the film’s true menace. The big question is whether this Venom outing will link to the Tom Holland-led Spider-universe — or stay dark, bloody, and deeply weird.
SPIDER-MAN: HOME-SOMETHING
We now know that Tom Holland will make at least one more Spider-film for Sony, with director Jon Watts returning and a tentative release date set for July 2021. We also know that the end of Far From Home left him with a lot of issues to work through. Peter Parker has been outed to the world, which creates a major headache — might some Avengers come to his aid? And then there’s potential new villains to consider — Kraven the Hunter a distinct possibility.
MADAME WEB
Given the Madame Web movie comes from the writers of the Jared Leto-starring Morbius film, it’s a fair guess that the two could be, ahem, spun together. After all, Cassandra Webb is not your average superhero: an elderly, blind precognitive on a web-like life support system. It’s a step forward for differently abled representation, and a heroine like none we’ve seen before. Let’s hear it for super-oaps.
ANOTHER MARVEL CROSSOVER
Part of the renewed Marvel/sony pact involves one more event film with Spider-man in the main MCU. The wording suggests an Avengers-style crossover event. Could there be a Young Avengers team coming? Will he reteam with Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Could there be a huge mutant threat, as the X-men join the MCU? Or even something bigger still — something Galactus-sized, even...