Sony Boss Reveals MCU Spider-Man 4 Hopes For Holland, Zendaya & Watts
Sony chairman Tom Rothman hopes Tom Holland, Zendaya, and director Jon Watts all return for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man 4. Over the course of the MCU's Spider-Man trilogy (which is co-produced by Marvel and Sony), Holland, Zendaya, and Watts have proven to be integral to the series. The British actor leads the cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man alongside his high school classmate and love interest MJ (played by the Emmy Award-winning Euphoria actress). Watts brings it all together as the maestro behind the camera.
Released late last year, the box office sensation Spider-Man: No Way Home left the series in an interesting place. It essentially acted as a conclusion to Peter, MJ, and Ned's (Jacob Batalon) story arcs that were set up at the beginning of the trilogy, while also leaving the door open for future installments. Considering that Peter Parker was wiped from everyone's memory as a result of Doctor Strange's spell, Watts and company have a completely blank canvas to work with if they decide to make more MCU movies. However, nothing has been announced yet and Holland has gone back and forth regarding whether he will return as Spider-Man.
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In a recent interview with Deadline, chairman of Sony’s Motion Picture Group Tom Rothman shared his hopes for the MCU's Spider-Man series. After expressing his desire to "get working on the next Spider-Man movie," the interviewer asked Rothman to clarify if Holland, Zendaya, and Watts were part of those plans, to which he responded, "That whole group, we hope." Rothman went on to discuss Sony's own Spider-Man Universe, including the upcoming Kraven and Madame Web movies.
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