If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That is a rule that Marvel Studios is pretty great at applying to their movies and they are going to help Sony apply it toSpider-Man: Homecoming 2. The studios worked together on this summer’sSpider-Man: Homecoming, which has been a huge success, and they are going to bring back some key members of the creative team in order to try and recapture that magic. Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are going to come back for theSpider-Man: Homecomingsequel.
As reported byThe Hollywood Reporter, the duo of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are in final negotiations to pen theSpider-Man: Homecmingsequel for Sony and Marvel. The second soloSpider-Manmovie in the MCU has already been given a June 11, 2025, release date, so there is a little pressure to get the ball rolling on development for the sequel. The studios are also in talks to haveJon Watts return to the director’s chairfor theSpider-Man: Homecomingsequel as well. So they really want to try and keep the main pieces of the puzzle in place.
Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers both came from the world of comedic television, having worked on shows likeAmerican Dad,CommunityandThe Mindy Project. Directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo (Captain America: Civil War) also worked in TV, specificallyCommunity, before being scooped up by Marvel. They managed to win over both Marvel and Sony with their work onSpider-Man: Homecoming, which resulted in them getting a couple of other big gigs. Marvel tapped them to penAnt-Man and the Wasp, which is currently filming, while Sony hired them to writeJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which is set for release this December.
In addition to the writing duo and director Jon Watts, star Tom Holland is also going to reprise his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He has proved to be the new golden boy, as his appearance inCaptain America: Civil Warhelped propel the movie to more than $1 billion worldwide. He also managed to wash the bad tasted of Sony’s failedThe Amazing Spider-Man Reboot. Even though there was some sense of fatigue with theweb-slingerbeforeSpider-Man: Homecomingwas released, Holland’s performance made everyone realize that we just needed a goodSpider-Manmovie to make things right.
Currently,Spider-Man: Homecominghas made more than $739 million worldwide with over $319 million of it coming from domestic ticket sales. That is a massive improvement overThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, which grossed just $202 million domestically. The really good news is thatHomecomingstill has yet to open in China, which is a market that Marvel movies tend to do very well in. We will next see Tom Holland’sPeter Parker in Avengers: Infinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4before theSpider-Man 2arrives. With the creative team getting firmed up, we can start looking forward to the next solo Spidey adventure in the MCU.
