In “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Peter Parker (Tom Holland) recruits Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to create a spell to erase the memories of those who learned his true identity as Spider-Man after Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) exposes it at the end of 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” However, when Peter meddles with the spell as Strange is casting it, the sorcerer inadvertently tears a hole in the multiverse. As such, Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doc Ock (Alfred Molina), and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) from the original “Spider-Man” film trilogy appear, as well as the Lizard (Rhys Ifans) and Electro (Jamie Foxx) from “The Amazing Spider-Man” films. The multiversal adventure is made complete when Tobey Maguire’s and Andrew Garfield’s iterations of Spider-Man appear.
While Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy, Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane Watson, and Sally Field’s Aunt May didn’t make the final script, Marvel Studios was apparently serious enough about their appearances to get them to sign onto the film just in case things worked out. “Because the screenplay was constantly in flux, none of the actors could read a locked script, and they joined the project based on their faith in [Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige], [producer Amy Pascal], and director Jon Watts,” wrote the authors of “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.”
With any luck, Stone, Dunst, and Field could get another shot at appearing in an MCU film now that Marvel’s multiverse films are in full swing. On top of that, in Garfield’s interview for “Spider-Man: No Way Home – The Art of the Movie,” the Spider-Man actor teased that his Marvel future is far from over. Meanwhile, Spider-Man rumors have surfaced about Maguire and Sam Raimi reuniting for a new movie.
