To say Spider-Man: No Way Home is the most anticipated film in recent memory would be a massive understatement, and while a new trailer should be with us in just a few short weeks (presumably with the launch of Marvel Studios' Eternals or Sony's Ghostbusters: Afterlife), it looks like the marketing campaign is really about to kick it into high gear as Entertainment Weekly has shared a pair of awesome new stills featuring the wall-crawler in action.
With the first trailer confirming the involvement of Alfred Molina, who is set to reprise his iconic role as Doctor Octopus, the film's leading man Tom Holland was finally free to talk about working with the beloved actor, calling him, "one of my favorite people I've ever worked with."
He continues, "It was really fun to watch him see how technology has advanced," Holland adds. "When he was making these films, the arms were puppets, and when we did it, they're all imaginary and CG. It was quite cool to see him relive it, but also relearn it."
Holland unsurprisingly remained tight-lipped about the possible involvement of multiple Spider-Men played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, but did say that he and director Jon Watts found the third installment to be a lot less stressful than the previous two. "The first film, [director] Jon Watts and I were sort of flying by the seat of our pants. This one, I think we both felt really confident, so we were able to relax. We actually had so much more fun on this one than we did on the previous two."
Holland also touched on the unbreakable bond he's built with co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon over the course of this amazing five-year run, and seemingly alluded to this film possibly being the end of his run as Spider-Man (which seems hard to believe considering his immense popularity and rumored fourth film). He noted a moment where the three friends recognized the special journey they've been on.
"We've been making these films for five years now. We've had such an amazing relationship, the three of us. We've been with each other every step of the way. We've done every single film, every single press tour. So this one scene, [we didn't know] if this would be the last time [we were all working together.] [It] was heartbreaking but also really exciting because we're all moving into the next chapter of our careers. So sharing that moment with them was maybe the best day I've ever had on set. I don't think I've cried like that ever."
Tom Holland will headline the feature with a confirmed supporting cast that will consist of Zendaya as MJ, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson, Angourie Rice as Betty Brant, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Hannibal Buress as Coach Wilson, Martin Starr as Mr. Harrington, J.B. Smoove as Mr. Dell, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, Benedict Wong as Master Wong, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange; with Jamie Foxx and Alfred Molina reprising their roles as Electro and Doctor Octopus, respectively, from the earlier Spider-Man films.
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Kirsten Dunst, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Charlie Cox have all also been rumored to reprise their roles from the previous Spider-Man movies and the Daredevil TV series, respectively, although nothing has been confirmed just yet...
Spider-Man: No Way Home is set to swing into theaters worldwide on December 17.