Multiple disparate Spidey world were already set to collide in the MCU’sSpider - Man 3 — but it might be an even more pack thing , with Willem Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church reportedly returning as Green Goblin and Sandman , severally . Played by Tom Holland , the late incarnation of Peter Parker first debuted inCaptain America : Civil War . He has since returned in two solo adventures and feature alongside other Avengers in two other squad - up movies . When last seen , however , the teenage WWW - slinger had been framed for murder by the villainous Mysterio ( Jake Gyllenhaal ) . As if that was n’t enough of a cliffhanger , his unavowed identity element had also been leaked to the public .

For many , that seemed like the unadulterated thread to follow through in the confirmed subsequence . However , it ’s become more and more apparent thatSpider - Man 3will essentially be two films in one . As well as the topsy-turvyness that could fall from criminals knowing Spidey ’s identity , the moving picture will also be pulled into the multiversal drama that ’s set to be primal to the MCU ’s Phase 4 . It was antecedently announce that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will both reprize their iterations of the pop superhero . Furthermore , they look set to bring several friend and antagonists with them . As well asEmma Stone ’s Gwen Stacyand Kirsten Dunst ’s Mary Jane Watson , Jamie Foxx ’s Electro and Alfred Molina ’s Doc Ock were also confirmed .

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According toThe Illuminerdi , however , they wo n’t be the only villain to bring together in with the merriment . The outlet exclusively tell that Dafoe and Church are currently finalize trade to return . Dafoe famously play Norman Osborn ( aka Green Goblin ) and featured in all three installments ofSam Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogy . Church , meanwhile , played the rueful Flint Marko ( aka Sandman ) in the much - maligned third cinema of the same trilogy . The Illuminerdi ’s information apparently comes from an unidentified source so should be taken with a pinch of salt until an official announcement is made . Still , given the extent of the cast so far , it ’s not at all outside the kingdom of possibility .

As with the already - reassert return cast , it ’s unclear how big of a role they will play in the film . They could either be cameos glimpsed asDoctor Strange and Spider - Manjaunt to other worlds or they could actually travel over through a breach of some kind . Whatever the slip , the above electric outlet stated that they are very much part of theSpider - Man 3masterplan . There ’s also a chance they might not even be the very same embodiment view battling Maguire . Instead , they may be different version played by the same worker . Spider - Man : Far From Homehas already typeset a case in point with J.K. Simmons hark back as a distinctly new rendering of J. Jonah Jameson .

If they are the same versions that have traveled over , it would solicit a lot of question . After all , Norman Osborn notably snuff it at the end of the firstSpider - Man , only returning to fuel his boy Harry ’s downslope into madness . Though significant fourth dimension will have pass off in the globe of Maguire ’s Peter , there would need much exposition to fill in the blanks for the consultation regarding any Christ’s Resurrection . The same could be enounce forChurch ’s Sandman , specially if he has repay to villainy since earn Peter ’s forgiveness . As such , it could be a safe bet to have them be new incarnations . The MCU could then craft sword - Modern takes from scratch but have what is , for many , the quintessential role player stay . Either direction , it would add to Maguire ’s intention in the flick , hold experience with them and thus able to lead Holland ’s Spider - Man . Whatever ends up being the case , however , fans will no doubt be excited to see even more of their ducky crop up inSpider - Man 3and be made MCU official .

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