While we're all stuck waiting for the first Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer to be released, one thing we do know based on the description for that first teaser is that Mysterio may not be a villain because Quentin Beck will be teaming up with Peter Parker to take on the villainous Elementals.
Now, Jake Gyllenhaal has elaborated on what's to come in the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel and he confirms that the main plot in the movie will be a team-up between the two comic book foes.
"It’s basically just about the kids going on a European vacation. We go to London, we go to Prague, we go everywhere. It’s just a really fun thing. There’s a lot of dynamics that go on. A lot of relationship stuff. A lot of cool funny stuff. A lot of fun stunt stuff. The main focus is for him not to be Spider-Man per se, but he gets dragged into it. But you know he reluctantly saves the world again with Mysterio. Mysterio’s a good guy in this, they’re both teaming up to kill the game, to defeat these Elemental monsters."
As for how Mysterio becomes involved in the action, it seems as if he's recruited by Nick Fury at the same time Spider-Man is. Whether that means he's a former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent or something else altogether is hard to say but he's clearly not going to be just a stuntman!
"Well there are these threats to the world, the Elemental creatures, and Mysterio is someone who knows about them and who wants to make sure that the world is safe from them, and Nick Fury asks him to come on and help because he’s the only one who really understands them in a way. And he teams up with the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and unfortunately he has to make him become more than just a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man."
Well, that sounds like a pretty big departure from the comics, right? However, it's not hard to imagine Mysterio being outed as a villain by the time all is said and done, especially if you're at all familiar with the source material. What do you guys think? As always, share your thoughts down below.
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Are They Classic Spider-Man Villains?
For months now, we've been hearing that characters like Hydro-Man and Molten Man will be making an appearance in Far From Home but is that who these "Elementals" are supposed to be?
In the trailer description which started doing the rounds after it premiered at CCXP, we heard that one of these villains is made of sand so speculation immediately started running rampant (and understandably so) that Sandman might be returning to the big screen.
While it's possible that the Elementals will resemble these familiar comic book villains, it's important to note that there are actually two comic book teams who share this name that will more than likely end up being used in the sequel...
"Brothers In Arms"
During their appearance at the Brazil Comic-Con, Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal revealed that Spider-Man and Mysterio will be like brothers in Far From Home as Nick Fury gets them to work together to stop these Elementals from causing any more chaos.
That's certainly a pretty unexpected approach to their dynamic but one which could be really interesting, especially when Beck is finally outed as a supervillain and the two come to blows. Still, that's unlikely to stop many fans from complaining about this.
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