Spider-Man: No Way Home went through a few different iterations, largely because the pandemic presented Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures with some major logistical challenges (which is why Thomas Haden Church and Rhys Ifans only appeared through archival footage).
Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's cameos were relatively last-minute and, had Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness not been delayed, America Chavez was set to play a key supporting role in the threequel.
Michael Keaton's return as Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture, was scrapped and we've previously seen concept art of Peter Parker visiting Toomes' home with Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and Electro in tow. Another piece showed Spidey seemingly teaming up with the teenager!
We're assuming The Vulture would have helped Peter fend off those Multiversal baddies, likely betraying the wall-crawler in the final battle to help form the Sinister Six.
Either way, we now have a newly revealed piece from Josh Nizzi showcasing some of the design changes he planned to make to Toomes' suit. It looks a little more formidable here and, like the threequel's other villains, it seems The Vulture planned to upgrade his classic design.
Rather than returning in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Keaton played The Vulture again in Morbius. After mistakenly being sent to that world, a surprisingly calm Toomes was freed from prison and later attempted to recruit the Living Vampire to a team of some sort. It's possible original plans had called for him to take part in the Statue of Liberty battle before being sent to another reality.
We'll likely never know as we're still waiting on someone to explain why there were once wanted posters of Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man in the 2022 box office bomb (those made it into Morbius' trailers but not the final cut).
Check out this new Spider-Man: No Way Home concept art in the Instagram post below.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, for the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his superhero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk.
When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.
The movie stars Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, J. B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is now available to buy wherever you get your movies.