Spider-Man: No Way Home was a huge movie and, unsurprisingly, it went through a lot of changes during production (at least some of which were a result of the pandemic).
Last year, concept artist Josh Nizzi revealed that Marvel Studios considered swapping the Mirror Dimension for Sam Raimi's classic Spider-Man trilogy when the MCU's Peter Parker clashed with Doctor Strange.
Now, we see that the former Sorcerer Supreme was also going to find himself visiting the reality Andrew Garfield's wall-crawler calls home during the events of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
"Here is another idea I did for the potential Multiverse chase gag in [Spider-Man:] No Way Home," Nizzi explains in the Instagram post below. "[Doctor Strange] is mistaken for a street performer in [The Amazing Spider-Man 2] Times Square setting."
Spidey and Electro squared off at the iconic New York City landmark when Max Dillon first unleashed his devastating powers and some parts of the scene were even shot on location. To revisit that battle would have been a blast, but it's clear this is from a vastly different iteration of the threequel which featured specific moments from past movies before the two web-slingers arrived on Earth-616.
It's a very clever idea, anyway, and just one of many Multiversal concepts considered for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Still, heading down this route might have been a mistake, particularly if it risked lessening the impact of the Spider-Men meeting their MCU counterpart.
You can take a closer look at Nizzi's spectacular artwork 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.