Following years of speculation, Tom Holland at last confirmed the Spider-Man: No Way Home sequel (Spider-Man 4) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, saying plainly “it’s happening.” Though various figures at Marvel Studios have commented on a potential fourth Spider-Man film for some time, this is the first official word that it’s definitely in production.

“Next summer we start shooting,” Holland said. “Everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there. It’s super exciting; I can’t wait! I read the script three weeks ago and it really lit a fire in me,” Holland said. “Zendaya (co-star) and I sat down and read it together and we at times were bouncing around the living room, like this is a real movie worthy of the fans’ respect.”

Zendaya and Tom Holland

This September, it was reported that Shang-Chi filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton was in early talks to direct the sequel, taking over from Jon Watts who helmed the franchise’s previous three films. Cretton was scheduled to direct the next Avengers movie, but changes in the story, e.g. casting Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom, changed things and now he has time for Spider-Man 4.

No story details were shared and that will be true throughout production. Marvel was able to keep the return of multiple live-action Spider-Men a secret for No Way Home, and they will be equally careful, and hopefully equally successful, in keeping us guessing this time.

Holland said “If I would be lucky enough to somehow bring Miles Morales into my Spider-Man universe and into the MCU, I’d love to do for a young kid what [Robert Downey Jr.] did for me.”

Is that a clue? That sounds like a clue. Holland isn’t known for his ability to keep secrets, so for us this is a huge info drop.

Meanwhile, Tom Holland is in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s next film, the title of which is currently secret. And the next MCU film is Captain America: Brave New World (Feb. 2025) with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Mark Ruffalo’s The HULK.

Upcoming Movies in the MCU

It’s possible that Spidey 4 will be one of those Untitled slots, and given that it takes about 14 months to make a superhero movie with all the CGI involved, it appears likely to us.

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David Raiklen

David Raiklen wrote, directed and scored his first film at age 9. He began studying keyboard and composing at age 5. He attended, then taught at UCLA, USC and CalArts. Among his teachers are John Williams and Mel Powel.
He has worked for Fox, Disney and Sprint. David has received numerous awards for his work, including the 2004 American Music Center Award. Dr. Raiklen has composed music and sound design for theater (Death and the Maiden), dance (Russian Ballet), television (Sing Me a Story), cell phone (Spacey Movie), museums (Museum of Tolerance), concert (Violin Sonata ), and film (Appalachian Trail).
His compositions have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and the first Disney Hall. David Raiken is also host of a successful radio program, Classical Fan Club.