Spider-Man: Now Way Home Blowing Minds Before Theatrical Release
By Peter Parker, I mean Zach Roozendaal
When I started writing for The Quill, I started my first article covering the complicated rights situation between Disney and Sony and the resolution of that epic month. Then a year later, rumours of a multiverse crossover happening with Dr. Strange being confirmed to appear, and Jamie Foxx’s Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Since then, so much happened. Alfred Molina had apparently gone public with the fact that he would be reprising the role of Doctor Otto Octavius, AKA Doctor Octopus and we got an official name back in February, right around my birthday actually, and learned it would be No Way Home.
During the first trailer, not only do we get hints of other characters, but we see a pumpkin bomb on a bridge and a very familiar laugh. That was Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin, then a set of metal tentacles pop up, only for Doc Ock to simply just smile and say “Hello Peter.”
Doc Ock was the only villain seen visible on screen but in subsequent trailers we got to see Jamie Foxx as Electro with a bit of an upgrade with yellow electricity flowing around him instead of him looking like an evil zappy blue guy with a hood on shooting lightning. That was Palpatine’s thing, although some shot of Electro show a blue thing on him that looks like Tony Stark’s ARC Reactor attached to himself flowing with electricity. We also have seen The Lizard from the 1st TASM (The Amazing Spider-Man for short) pop up, and Sandman from Sam Raimi’s Spiderman 3.
I’d love to see the previous Spidermen all fighting side by side. The internet seems to agree with me, as Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield and most actors including Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch have been asked about the possibility of whether we might see that or not. I don’t know that we will, but if the Multiverse has taught us anything, it’s that nothing’s impossible.
5 villains are shown to us but the question is, will we see a 6th? That’d be amazing to see the Sinister 6 in live action. Think of the 6 as being like the anti-Avengers. Maybe Sandman is an elemental projection made by Mysterio after surviving Far From Home’s finale? Or Scorpion will break out of prison and use some weird tech or mutate? Venom 2’s post credit scene showed Venom and Eddie Brock in the MCU now so maybe Venom is the 6th member? Or Vulture? Or Kraven the Hunter? Or even just J Jonah Jameson himself?
The possibilities are endless, and it comes out this Thursday December 16th and will show Peter Parker trying to fix his secret that Mysterio ruined at the end of Far From Home, and with some help from Doctor Strange that Peter Botches, villains and potentially other characters from separate universes show up from films that weren’t even in the MCU at all, like Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.
Could Doctor Strange be the evil demon Mephisto in disguise? Could Mysterio still be alive? Could peter lose someone close to him during this dimensional deadly duel? Who knows?
But be sure to take it all in on Thursday when it comes out, and hopefully I won’t have had enough popcorn to make struggle with having NO WAY HOME!!!
And now, for my final thought and a Spider-Man quote:
Living too many lives at once can make you feel lost, but home is where you feel happiest and safest, and where you’re loved.
“With great power comes great responsibility” -Uncle Ben
Until next time, stay safe out there, and have fun and joy this holidays season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
For now, this is Zach Roozendaal, signing off, and reminding you to spread positivity, love and kindness as much as possible.
Goodbye everyone!