Spider-Man: No Way Home features the return of Sandman as a villain, prompting fans to wonder if the MCU is attempting to retcon the widely panned Spider-Man 3. The ending of Sam Raimi's 2007 threequel seems to suggest that the character redeemed himself and made peace with Tobey Maguire's version of Spider-Man. However, when looking a little further at Sandman (aka Flint Marko), it actually makes a lot of sense why he would return to the big screen as a villain.
The first trailer for No Way
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