The trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming may have just landed online late last night, but Sony Pictures is already thinking ahead... way ahead.
Just moments ago, the studio announced that a sequel to Homecoming will arrive in theaters on July 5, 2019 with Tom Holland, of course, reprising his role as Peter Parker.
Announcing a sequel this early isn't exactly Marvel's M.O., but considering that this is Spider-Man - their biggest property ever - we're talking about and Sony is co-producing the project, it's not really a huge surprise that they wanted to reserve a good date long before the first installment hit theaters. No word yet on the rest of the cast and crew, but expect to see more than a handful of returning faces come 2019.
At the moment, the only major competition will come in the form of Transformers 7, which releases a week earlier, but Spidey will likely benefit from the extended Fourth of July weekend, which is coincidentally the same weekend Spider-Man 2 was released on back in 2004. This news also seemingly confirms that the sequel will be the first chapter in Marvel's Phase 4 as the yet-to-be titled Avengers 4 releases in May of that calendar year.
In other news, Sony also pushed up Bad Boys 4, which will return both Will Smith & Martin Lawrence, to May 24, 2019 - Memorial Day weekend. The third installment, tentatively titled Bad Boys For Life, is expected to hit theaters January 12, 2018.
So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), 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 neighborhood 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 features:
Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Marisa Tomei as May Parker
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes/Vulture
Zendaya Coleman as Michelle
Laura Harrier as Liz Allan
Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson
Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
Michael Barbieri in an undisclosed role
Kenneth Choi in an undisclosed role
Donald Glover in an undisclosed role
Logan Marshall-Green in an undisclosed role
Martin Starr in an undisclosed role
Hannibal Buress in an undisclosed role
Isabella Amara in an undisclosed role
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in an undisclosed role
J.J. Totah in an undisclosed role
Selenis Leyva in an undisclosed role
Abraham Attah in an undisclosed role
Michael Mando in an undisclosed role
Bokeem Woodbine in an undisclosed role
Garcelle Beauvais in an undisclosed role
Tyne Daly in an undisclosed role
Tiffany Espensen in an undisclosed role
Angourie Rice in an undisclosed role
Martha Kelly in an undisclosed role
Tyron Woodley in an undisclosed role
Michael Chernus as Phineas Mason/Tinkerer
Jona Xiao in an undisclosed role
Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters July 7, 2017
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