It’s crazy how times change. It was only two years ago that everyone was so bummed out by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (not us), that the thought of another movie starring Marvel’s resident wall-crawler seemed like a really bad idea. And out of the blue, Marvel Studios and Sony reached a deal, and Tom Holland become the new Peter Parker, and the brand new Spider-Man made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War and somehow almost managed to make us forget about the previous reboot of this character.
After being teased the other day, the first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer has officially arrived, giving us our first look at the first solo adventure of the new Spidey. Check it out below:
In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), and is under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. But when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Spider-Man: Homecoming also stars Jacob Batalon as Peter’s high school chum Ned Leeds, Laura Harrier as Liz Allan, Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson, and Zendaya as a secretive classmate whose identity may not be what it seems.
Marvel Studios has finally developed a fine-tuned engine of making solid comic book adaptations into a science, and for director Jon Watts, who won the gig on the strength of his 2015’s thriller, Cop Car — Spider-Man: Homecoming is a massive step upwards for the director. The best Marvel Studios films are those that hit the usual beats while also giving you an excellent idea of what made Marvel Studios choose the film’s respective director — films like Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, and Doctor Strange — so we’re expecting Spider-Man: Homecoming to be as much a Watts movie as it is a Marvel movie.
Spider-Man: Homecoming is set to hit cinemas on 7 July 2017.
