Spider-Man: No Way Home

ForTom Holland ’s Peter Parker , a battle demand the multiverse will be unmapped territory . But for audiences , it ’s just equation for the course in Phase 4 . Loki ( Tom Hiddleston ) got a taste of the scope of the multiverse in his Disney+ show and even chance several different version of himself who were pulled from dissimilar timelines . Then , Marvel’sWhat If … ?provided deep look at some of the different humans in the multiverse and how things happened other than for substitute timeline counterparts of Captain America , Black Panther , Thanos , Peggy Carter , Red Skull , and more .

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The multiverse being important to multiple Phase 4 projection allows for Marvel to create connections between several of its approaching show and movies . A great opportunity stage itself for the MCU withMarvel ’s What … If?episode 3arriving on the same week as theSpider - Man : No Way Hometrailer , but nothing come of it . An approaching line of Marvel Legends action figure tied to Marvel’sWhat If … ?includes “ Zombie Hunter Spidey , ” who curiously wear Strange ’s Cloak of Levitation . It would seem that in this timeline – presumablyWhat If … . ? ’s zombie - themed episode – Spider - Man will acquire the Sorcerer Supreme mantle . Marvel debuting a Spider - Man - Doctor Strange hybrid character is a sport concept , and one that would have been more exciting right after theNo Way Hometrailer .

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The idea behind Marvel’sWhat If … ?meshes perfectly with what Marvel is building toward withSpider - Isle of Man 3andDoctor Strange 2,so it would have made a raft of sense for Marvel to publicize its Spider - Man episode on Wednesday . This would have furthered certify the importance ofMarvel ’s What if … ?and its relevancy to Marvel ’s Phase 4 slate . Plus , the introduction of a multiverse Spider - Man eccentric coinciding with a trailer for a Spider - Isle of Man multiverse movie would have made for an excellent ( and obvious ) marketing play .

It ’s deserving wondering why the MCU did n’t useSpider - Isle of Man : No manner Hometo boost Marvel’sWhat If … ?It ’s possible that the outflow sped up the release of the trailer . If so , that could excuse the missed chance . Either way , Marvel not grab on this chance speaks to theproblems that accompany the Sony - Marvel rent . Spider - Man is of course a part of the MCU , but it ’s Sony who control the dispersion and most of the marketing . Though there may exist some arcdegree of coordination between the two for the purpose of properly push the movie , the relationship clearly is n’t at the best potential position . Even so , the threshold is n’t closed on Marvel’sWhat If … ?gaining something from theSpider - Man : No Way Hometrailer . Enthusiasm for the picture show may not be at its superlative when its Spider - Man - Doctor Strange episode releases , but the flick will mostly in all probability remain a major talking full stop for some clip .

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

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