Less than two weeks afterSpider-Man: Homecominghit theaters, Sony and Marvel are planning on bringing back the same director for the sequel. Jon Watts, who had only made two indie films beforeSpider-Man: Homecoming,ClownandCop Car, has entered talks to return to the helm of theSpider-Man: Homecoming sequel, which will bring back Tom Holland as Peter Parker and has been set for release on July 02, 2025. While a release date has been put in place, it still has yet to be confirmed when production may begin on this superhero sequel.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news today, although no further details have been confirmed.Spider-Man: Homecomingproducer Amy Pascal did confirm earlier this month, though, that this sequel, which will not be titledSpider-Man: Homecoming 2, will in fact take place just moments after the events ofAvengers 4, and that it will be the first Phase 4 movie. Still, since we have no clue yet what will happen inAvengers 4, despite plenty of speculation, it remains to be seen how thisSpider-Mansequel will follow up on the story.
Another report from last month revealed that this sequel will not featureIron Man or Vulture, which likely means that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) will be on his own without his mentor Tony Stark. Since it takes place afterAvengers 4, it’s possible that we won’t see Tony Stark in this sequel because he has died, with this movie focusing on how Peter Parker deals with this loss, and perhaps the loss of other superheroes he fought alongside inCaptain America: Civil War,Avengers: Infinity WarandAvengers 4. Naturally, that is only speculation, but with many of the main Marvel stars' contracts expiring, many have speculated that several major heroes could be killed off.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige also hinted that this sequel will featurenever-before-seen villainsfrom the Marvel comics who haven’t been on the big screen before. That means, fans who have been hoping for a new interpretation of the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Venom, The Lizard and Electro, who have been seen in the firstSpider-Mantrilogy and the twoAmazing Spider-Manmovies, maybe disappointed. Still, there are several iconic villains from the comics who haven’t been portrayed yet, and it’s possible thatSpider-Man: Homecomingcharacters like Mac Gargan, a.k.a. Scorpion (Michael Mando) and Phineas Mason, a.k.a. The Tinkerer (Michael Chernus) could also return.
Tom Holland also teased in an interview that he’d like Jason Momoa to come aboard to playKraven the Hunter, and while that character could be possible for the sequel, since he hasn’t appeared in any live-action movie, it seems unlikely Jason Momoa would take the role, due to his involvement inAquamanandJustice League. Now that a director is in place forSpider-Man: Homecoming 2, it’s possible the next order of business is to lock down new writers. The first movie had six credited writers, with John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation) taking the first crack at the script, receiving both screenplay and screen story credit, with Jon Watts also getting screenplay credit with hisCop CarandClownco-writer Christopher Ford, along with another writing team, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (The LEGO Batman Movie,Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle). It remains to be seen if any of these writers will return to take a crack at theSpider-Man: Homecoming 2script.
