Tom Holland's take on Spider-Man has been joined by an older "father figure" superhero in all three of his previous solo movies, and it sounds like the trend may continue for the Webhead's upcoming fourth outing.
Though this is very much just a rumor for now, insider Daniel Richtman has heard that Daredevil (Charlie Cox) has a "sizable role" in the current draft of the Spider-Man 4 script. This is not the first time the Man Without Fear has been rumored to appear in the movie, but he may not be the only other major character to show up.
Richtman is also reporting that Marvel Studios wants another hero to step into the "Iron Man/Nick Fury/Doctor Strange" role, and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) is the "current idea."
We're not aware that a writer had even been attached to the movie (they may well have been, but nothing has been announced), so we wouldn't put too much stock in this one just yet. That said, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen dropping by would make sense after Matt Murdock's cameo in No Way Home, but we're not so sure about the Scott Lang thing.
Even if there is some truth to this report, isn't it time to let Spidey graduate into his big-boy webs? A Daredevil team-up could work very well, but can't see fans being too overjoyed about another character being added in a mentor-like capacity.
Another recent rumor indicated that Jon Watts may not be a lock to return as director, and Marvel Studios might be eyeing Drew Goddard as a possible replacement.
Though Holland will almost certainly be back, this could be his final time playing the wall-crawler. During a recent interview, the actor said he feels that he's become too used to the "safety blanket of Spider-Man."
"I want to do things that scare me, things that make me uncomfortable. When you do what we do, you have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. This show is a perfect example of that. Ben is consistently telling me, if you don’t commit, they won’t believe you. The reason I wasn’t committing is because I was afraid. I’ve never done anything like this before. I got so used to the Marvel machine and the safety blanket of Spider-Man, feeling like I was protected. So, doing something like this was incredibly scary, but because it was so scary, it was so fulfilling and so rewarding. Going forward, if there’s something that I feel like I can’t do, I want to do that one. Playing a sort of stupid English doofus is not what I want to do because that’s my life, right?"