One of the biggest surprises of this year’sComic-Conwas theSpider-Man: Homecomingcast and directorJon Wattsflying in from Atlanta during production, to showcase the first footage. Unfortunately, that footage has not been released quite yet, and we don’t know if Sony and Marvel have plans to release it anytime soon. Still, we learned quite a great deal about the story just from the stars' brief appearance, and today we have even more details from directorJon Watts.
We first metTom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man in this summer’s epic blockbusterCaptain America: Civil War, where he was recruited to join Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) side of this epic battle. We saw in the post credit scene that Peter was exploring his new high-tech suit that Tony Stark built him, but we haven’t heard much about this suit quite yet. During a Comic-Con interview withComicBook.com,Jon Wattsteased that there may be surprises in store for fans with this suit.
“Well, the suit thatSpideywas given in Civil War is a Stark suit, so you have to wonder, with a Stark suit, what else can it do?”
We know this story will be set in high school, with Peter Parker juggling his crime-fighting activities with his school work.Robert Downey Jr.has been confirmed to return as Iron Man, butJon Wattsrevealed that this story is essentially the “ground floor” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s what he had to say below.
“I think of it as the ground floor, like, if the Avengers tower is like the penthouse, and we know what it’s like to be a millionaire billionaire playboy or whatever, to be Tony or what its like to be a God on another planet, like, that’s the penthouse level of the MCU. Spider-Man is the ground floor. Like what does it look like, what does a high school in the MCU look like, what does riding the subway in the MCU feel like. Spider-Man seems like the perfect opportunity because he’s the most relatable regular person in the canon that I thought he was a great chance to just show what that angle of the MCU looks like.”
Tom Hollandwill be joined by a supporting cast that includesZendayaas Michelle,Tony Revolorias Flash Thompson,Jacob Batalonas Ned Leeds andLaura Harrieras Liz Allen. The cast also includesMichael Keaton,Michael Barbieri,Martin Starr,Isabella Amara,Jorge Lendenborg Jr.,J.J. Totah,Donald Glover,Kenneth Choi,Hannibal Buress,Bokeem Wodbine,Michael MandoandAbraham Attah. There have been rumors thatMichael Keatonis playing Vulture,Michael Mandois playing the villainCarnage, whileAbaraham Attahis rumored to play Miles Morales, although none of their roles have been confirmed. Take a look atJon Watts' video interview below, and stay tuned for more onSpider-Man: Homecoming, which is slated for release on August 26, 2025.
