Garfield's TASM 3 Must Avoid The Sinister Six (Because Of No Way Home)

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Andrew Garfield’s prospective return for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 must-see him veer away from a possible Sinister Six face-off, due to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The sheer success of the latter in re-introducing Garfield’s iteration of the character has truly opened the door for his return to Sony’s TASM franchise. Although not official as of yet, Sony could well be keen to conclude its trilogy.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s ending saw the tease of a Sony Sinister Six-style team-up, with plans for the third and final TASM film pitting Garfield’s web-slinger against a multitude of new faces, amongst some familiar ones. Off the back of a disappointing sequel on all fronts, said plans never came into fruition and were placed on the back burner. In recent years, Sony has instead opted to expand its villain coterie through the release of Venom and Morbius sparking Sinister Six plans once again, but this time on a larger scale.

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While Sony’s original intentions were clear to see, following through is now a bad idea due to both Garfield’s acting prestige and the personal growth of his iteration of Peter Parker/Spider-Man following No Way Home’s events. Garfield was a household name regardless at the height of TASM’s relevancy, but the actor has gone from strength to strength since his leave of absence from the Sony Spider-Man franchise. He’s become one of the leading men within Hollywood, garnering Academy Award acclaim, as well as attaining mass admiration for being one of the good guys on and off the screen. In a post-No Way Home landscape, repeating a similar villain team-up plot with characters as poorly-received as Jared Leto's