SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Reportedly Enlists VFX Teams Who Worked On SPIDER-MAN And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Reportedly Enlists VFX Teams Who Worked On SPIDER-MAN And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

According to a new report, Marvel Studios has enlisted the VFX teams who worked on the Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man franchises for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Pretty interesting, don't you think?

By JoshWilding - May 20, 2021 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home
Source: Murphy's Multiverse

Rumours continue to swirl about what we can expect from Spider-Man: No Way Home, with the signs all seemingly pointing to three versions of Peter Parker teaming up to battle some sort of interdimensional Sinister Six. 

Seeing Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield sharing the screen would be truly spectacular, and there may now be more evidence which points to that becoming a reality (despite recent denials from Garfield). According to Murphy's Multiverse, Marvel Studios has enlisted the VFX teams who worked on previous Spider-Man movies for the upcoming Sony Pictures threequel.

There could be any number of reasons they've done this, and VFX teams don't work on just the one franchise or character! However, having the people behind Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and The Amazing Spider-Man movies assemble for No Way Home certainly makes us think that they've been enlisted to recreate these other versions of the web-slinger. 

After all, they'd know their movements best, and it will be important for more than just costumes to differentiate the three Spider-Men when they (hopefully) swing around New York City together.

As with any rumour, this should be taken with a pinch of salt for now, but it makes for interesting reading if correct. Until a trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home is released, chances are we'll be kept in the dark about what's to come, and even then, Marvel Studios might choose to hide the returning webbed warriors.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is set to be released in theaters on December 17, 2021.


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10. The Sinister Six Recruits Spider-Man

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 wrapped up with the reveal that Harry Osborn and Gustav Friers had managed to get their hands on technology capable of outfitting a team of villains. That would have meant skipping the origin stories of the characters, which was an odd decision when they're not just bad guys in fancy suits. 

Sinister Six was going to spin out of the events of this sequel, with Drew Goddard's film expected to feature Doctor Octopus recruiting Spidey to his team under false pretences before his true colors were revealed.

The team was set to battle the alien Gog in the Savage Land, with the MacGuffin of this version the actual Pandora's Box. 

Another idea was to have Spider-Man don the Venom symbiote to ask for this group's help in stopping Carnage, though that idea appeared to be scrapped after the alien costume was cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2's final sequence showing what was hidden in the bowels of Oscorp.
 

9. Norman Osborn Returns

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Norman Osborn died in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, setting Harry Osborn on the path to becoming the Green Goblin.

It was a new direction to take the characters in, as it's always been Norman who first became the Goblin in the comics. There were, however, future plans for Chris Cooper's version of this iconic villain.

In a scene cut from the sequel, it was to be revealed that Gustav Friers was keeping Norman's head in Oscorp with a plan to bring him back from the dead. How he was supposed to grow a body isn't clear, though there have been other hints when it comes to the means of his resurrection. 

We'll touch on those later, but it's likely this Goblin would have resembled his Ultimate counterpart.
 

8. Spider-Man Resurrects The Dead

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Full details have never been shared about Marc Webb's plans for The Amazing Spider-Man 3, but the premise of the film was Peter Parker finding a way to use his blood to resurrect his loved ones.

Denis Leary had signed up to return as Captain George Stacy, and this was likely going to explain Norman Osborn's miraculous return as well. It appears there would have been a catch, and these previously dead friends and allies would have come back Pet Sematary-style. 

It's hard to believe this was in the works, but it's been confirmed by multiple sources.

There's a chance this would have borrowed ideas from "The Clone Saga" storyline, but it's unclear whether this meant there were further plans for Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy.
 

7. Ambitious Plans To Outdo Marvel Studios With Sinister Six

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With Marvel Studios finding the success that Sony Pictures desperately craved with their own Marvel characters, Sony Hack emails revealed ambitious plans to outdo the competition.

With Doctor Strange on the horizon, Sony execs believed that stealing Tom Hardy from Marvel (the actor was then among the top picks to play the Sorcerer Supreme) was their path to success. The plan was to cast him as Sandman, and make the villain even bigger than in Spider-Man 3.

"He's gonna storm through London at the end like God-f***ing-zilla," read one email. "That is not purple prose. He's going to be AS TALL AS A SKYSCRAPER in the third act of the movie. What does Dr. Strange have? Magic tricks? F*** you, magic tricks — we've got a skyscraper Tom Hardy knocking down buildings!!!!"

That's a real email, FYI. Crazy. 
 

6. Emma Stone Returns...As Gwen Stacy Carnage!

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Emma Stone was still a rising star in 2014 when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released, so it's easy enough to understand why Sony was keen to keep her a regular part of this franchise.

This was only ever a rumor, but if true, the actress was going to return as a Gwen Stacy combined with the Carnage symbiote. That's what happened in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, and it was controversial there, so we can't say for sure how fans might have responded to this being in a film.

There were conflicting reports about how this was supposed to tie into the Venom film being developed by Alex Kurtzman, but Spidey contending with his girlfriend being part-human, part-monster might have been fun to watch.

It's unclear whether Stone was on board with this direction for her character.
 

5. Sinister Six's A-List Cast

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It seems Sinister Six went through a number of iterations, but there was one thing every version had in common: an A-List cast Sony hoped would blow away the competition.

One version of the team was to have featured Spider-Man fighting alongside Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio, and Black Cat. Idris Elba, Francis McDormand, Bryan Cranston and Jackie Chan were wanted for undisclosed roles, as were Woody Harrelson, Channing Tatum, Joel Edgerton, and Jason Clarke.

Chris O'Dowd, Michael Peña, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride were among the actors the studio hoped would bring their comedic skills to the spinoff. 

Whether Sony could actually sign any of them up was never revealed.
 

4. Marc Webb's Final Amazing Spider-Man Film

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It's a little known fact that despite Sony announcing plans to release The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4, Marc Webb was only going to direct the former.

The filmmaker planned to take on a consultant role with the fourth film, handing directing duties to another filmmaker. At the time, it was widely speculated online that Drew Goddard might make the leap to the main franchise after working on Sinister Six for the studio.

That would have been a solid enough pick, but it's interesting that Webb was getting ready to move on.

He was clearly happy enough to finish his trilogy, but it seems Webb was ready to leave the franchise to be taken in a new direction once he was done with that. 
 

3. Felicity Jones Suits Up As Black Cat

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Felicity Jones had a bit part in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but there were future plans for "Felicia" in this Marvel Universe. 

The name is a dead giveaway; Jones was going to don a catsuit to play Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, in Sinister Six and The Amazing Spider-Man 3, potentially serving as a new ally and love interest to Peter Parker. 

It's likely she was in Oscorp with a plan of stealing that tech from Harry Osborn, but when this series was cancelled, so were plans to bring Black Cat to the silver screen. Silver & Black was later developed, of course, but that was not set in this world and there was no mention of Jones being sought after to reprise the role. Now, it too has been scrapped.

It's a shame, because she would have been a great pick!
 

2. The Spider-Slayers

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The Spider-Slayers are rumored to be part of Marvel's Spider-Man 3, a fitting decision if Peter Parker is on the run after being framed for Quentin Beck's murder.

Early rumors for The Amazing Spider-Man 3, however, also claimed that there were plans for these robotic enemies of the web-slinger. It's no great surprise when B.J. Novak played Alistair Smythe in the second film, though it seems doubtful J. Jonah Jameson was going to be involved given his absence from this iteration of Spider-Man's world. 

There was clearly an overarching plan for this series, and Smythe sending these robots after Peter at the behest of Oscorp would have been a logical next step. 

We can't say we're heartbroken this didn't happen, but it might have been fun to watch. 
 

1. Crossover With The MCUs

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The Sony Hack emails made it clear that Sony was keen on the idea of crossing over with the MCU, and rumors persisted during both of The Amazing Spider-Man films that there were plans to include Avengers Tower as an Easter Egg. 

An MCU crossover was high up on the list of the studio's priorities, and an early hope was that Captain America could appear in the threequel, setting up a possible appearance in Civil War.

As these talks progressed, and Andrew Garfield fell out of favor with Sony brass in Japan, it became clear Marvel Studios wanted to reboot the web-slinger. However, it's hard not to wonder what it might have looked like for this version of Spidey to join the MCU. 

Then again, that reboot is probably for the best all things considered!
 

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IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 5/20/2021, 12:32 PM
Enlisting the VFX Teams Who Worked On SPIDER-MAN And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN can mean only one thing...Invasion.
DaHyro
DaHyro - 5/20/2021, 12:32 PM
@IronGenesis - This is getting out of hand, now there are THREE of them!
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 5/20/2021, 12:41 PM
@DaHyro - 😂
JonC
JonC - 5/20/2021, 1:21 PM
@IronGenesis - "Enlisting the VFX Teams Who Worked On SPIDER-MAN And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN can mean only one thing..."

Mephisto!
Lem1
Lem1 - 5/20/2021, 3:59 PM
@IronGenesis - "I understood that reference!"
-Steve
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 5/20/2021, 8:42 PM
@IronGenesis -
DaHyro
DaHyro - 5/20/2021, 12:32 PM
After ALL this evidence, it blows my mind that some people are refusing to believe that this is a Spider-Verse movie
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/20/2021, 12:43 PM
@DaHyro -
These guys have been blowing so much smoke up so many asses that people will be farting smoke rings for years.

Razorface1
Razorface1 - 5/20/2021, 12:46 PM
@DaHyro - "reportedly" is not evidence.
DaHyro
DaHyro - 5/20/2021, 12:50 PM
@Razorface1 - From a reputable leaker, it is.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 5/20/2021, 1:52 PM
@DaHyro - Agree to disagree.
ShamusG
ShamusG - 5/20/2021, 9:40 PM
@DaHyro - is it asking too much to hope for a live action Nicolas Cage as the Spiderman Noir??? I probably slaughtered his name… LOL
Chaos200
Chaos200 - 5/20/2021, 12:36 PM
all you gotta do is bring back that Danny Elfman score.

Back when super hero's simply using their powers was magestic and epic.
DenimChicken
DenimChicken - 5/20/2021, 12:40 PM
@Chaos200 - Yes! The score in the OG Spider-Man movies is amazing. It might be my favorite in any superhero movie ever.
DenimChicken
DenimChicken - 5/20/2021, 12:41 PM
This is really exciting! I actually think SOME of the effects in the og trilogy and the amazing Spider-Man movies are better than what we see in the new ones.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 12:47 PM
@DenimChicken - really? You’ve watched them recently?
DenimChicken
DenimChicken - 5/20/2021, 1:02 PM
@MyCoolYoung - Maybe it’s been a while. 🤷‍♂️ haha. I watched Spider-Man 2 earlier this year. I know the first one had some pretty wonky stuff but in general a lot of the FX feel more grounded to me in the first ones then in the mcu. I think there is some stellar stuff in the new ones too!
NathanielX
NathanielX - 5/20/2021, 1:31 PM
@MyCoolYoung -

Lem1
Lem1 - 5/20/2021, 4:03 PM
@MyCoolYoung - the TASM films' visuals were terrific. Raimi trilogy...treading new ground, inconsistently cool VFX, sometimes a bit dated, fer sure.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 7:21 PM
@Lem1 - and I don’t blame them at all for having dated visuals. It’s not fair to judge them in hindsight because at the time it was great
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 7:53 PM
@DenimChicken - I’ll have to watch Spider-Man 1 about a year ago and couldn’t believe how dated some of the cgi looked because at the time you don’t notice those things but I don’t blame the movies for that. I rarely judge the movies based on cg and definitely not a movie from almost 20 years ago
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 7:53 PM
@NathanielX - lol thats how I expect most of it to look
DenimChicken
DenimChicken - 5/20/2021, 8:08 PM
@MyCoolYoung - Thats true. I watched the first one when I was 12 so it felt like I was watching the real Spider-Man swinging through New York. I’m sure some of what I remember is nostalgia. Crazy to think we are coming up on 20 years!
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 8:20 PM
@DenimChicken - nuts. I saw the first one in theaters when I was about 13-14 as well. I just remember my younger brother being scared of the green goblin we almost had to leave the theater lol
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/20/2021, 12:46 PM
All of this misdirection only to have Eaton beaver and dick long show up in the end
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 5/20/2021, 1:47 PM
@MyCoolYoung -
Right 😂
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 5/20/2021, 12:47 PM
They should’ve already been doing this. As bad as ASM 2 was the CGI was top knotch.
Bluesman
Bluesman - 5/20/2021, 12:48 PM
It all seem very exciting but I'm not thrilled with this new Spider-man film. I understand the whole multi-verse but we have yet to see Tom Holland's web head within the city as whole since Homecoming. Anyway, I'm cautiously optimistic.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/20/2021, 12:49 PM
I think the acrobatics still looked the best and most natural in Raimi's Spider-Man. He looks too rubbery in these new films.



Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 5/20/2021, 1:07 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Disagree. The final swing in FFH had some weight to it. In Spider-Man 1 it kinda just looked like video game physics - like he was flying.

The original films are better in many respects but the swinging ain't one of them. By the time Spider-Man 2 and 3 came along the swinging got so much better though.
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