The MCU Spider-Man 4tone won't be a problem if you borrow a page of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versebook. Like many other Marvel characters, Spider-Man has always been a streetwise hero as much as a larger-than-life superhero. One day Spider-Man is fighting villains like Kraven, Vulture, Hammerhead, and Tarantula, and the next he's fighting Thanos and Doctor Doom with the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.
After Spider-Man: No Way HomeTom Holland's ending left Tom Holland's Peter Parker alone and forgotten by everyone, Spider-Man's journey in the MCU appears to be heading towards a more subdued sequel, where Spidey focuses on being a friendly neighborhood vigilante rather than a superhero who saves the world. On the other hand, Spider-Man 4the release date could fall between Avengers: Judgment Day and Avengers: Secret Wars in Phase 6, which means the fourth MCU Spider-Man parcel may have to link both Avengers multiversal plot of cinema. That's why, the main issue involving Spider-Man 4 is whether it will be a grounded or multiversal sequel.
Into The Spider-Verse showed how Spider-Man 4 could be a streetwise multiversal film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse balanced both tones masterfully
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a multiversal film in nature, with the concept of multiple parallel timelines coexisting and interfering with each other at its center. However, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse features many moments that the main conflict of Miles Morales is based on. For example, Miles' escape from the Prowler, Miles and Peter's escape from Doctor Octopus, and their team's fight against various villains in the Aunt May fight are action scenes with street stakes and a relatively small scope. Although the context is multiversal, these scenes would have worked equally well in a more grounded film.
Spider-Man 4 could focus on Spider-Man's street conflict with more realistic villains like Kingpin, Scorpion or Prowler
Spider-Man 4 could replicate Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseit's the perfect mix of multiversal context and street conflict. If Spider-Man 4 leave later Avengers: Judgment DayPeter Parker's next adventure in the MCU could take place in a world affected by the Avengers' multiversal battle with Doctor Doom, or possibly in an altered timeline that resembles Marvel Comics' Battleworld. At the same time, Spider-Man 4 it could focus on Spider-Man's street conflict with more realistic villains like Kingpin, Scorpion or Prowler. Titles like Hawkeye, Ant-Man and the Waspand Spider-Man: Far From Home did something similar with Thanos' Snap recognition before diving into their own stories.
Spider-Man's appearances in the MCU have overcome increasing challenges
Every Spider-Man appearance in the MCU has pushed the limits of what fans thought possible
Spider-Man 4The tone and plot of may seem like a daunting task at this point, but Striking the right balance between street-level and multiversal doesn't compare to Spider-Man's previous MCU challenges. Before Captain America: Civil WarThe first trailer for was released, seeing Spider-Man share the screen with the Avengers in the MCU used to sound like an impossible scenario. So, after Spider-Man fought Team Captain America in Captain America: Civil War and starred Spider-Man: Homecomingthe idea of seeing Spidey in space would have seemed ridiculous. However, Spider-Man fought Thanos alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy in Avengers: Infinity War just a year later.
Marvel Studios has continued to exceed expectations with Spider-Man's subsequent appearances in the MCU. For example, Spider-Man came back from the dead thanks to the Avengers' invention of time travel and participated in the Avengers' battle against Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. So, Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio overcame the challenges of adapting the villain and became one of Spider-Man's toughest enemies in Spider-Man: Far From Home. And then, Spider-Man: No Way Home took things to the next level and brought back Charlie Cox's Daredevil and Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men, as well as their respective villains, in a multiversal crossover film.
Other MCU films also dispelled similar doubts about Spider-Man 4's plot
No challenge has been big enough for the MCU since Phase 1
Before their respective releases, MCU films like Thor, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strangeand Avengers: Endgame seemed to be reaching the limit of the franchise's capabilities. ThorThe fantastic nature of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulkand Captain America: The First Avengerbut laid the foundation not only for The Avengers but it also led to Chris Hemsworth's Thor being one of the oldest Avengers. Avengers: Age of Ultron and Doctor Strange also pushed the limits with the introduction of magic and sorceryand Avengers: Endgame almost “jumped the shark” with the introduction of time travel.
In every case, Marvel Studios has found the right way to integrate extraordinary concepts and characters into its cinematic universe. Looking back, the MCU wouldn't be the same without characters like Thor, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange or without concepts like magic, time travel and the multiverse. But at the time, their respective films seemed to be verging on absurdity. Taking the MCU's past achievements into account, it's safe to say that Marvel Studios may not find it difficult to capture Spider-Man 4ideal plot and tone.
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