‘Spider-Man No Way Home’ Trailer Hits Home for Marvel Fans

Tyler Kim, Staff Writer|September 13, 2021

“Spider-man No Way Home'' will be the fourth film in Stage 4 of the MCU, while being the 3rd entry into the 3rd live action film series of the classic comic book character.

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“Spider-man No Way Home” will be the fourth film in Stage 4 of the MCU, while being the 3rd entry into the 3rd live action film series of the classic comic book character.

Just like Marvel’s hit villain from the 2019 film “Avengers: Endgame,” the release of the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” trailer was inevitable as it leaked across social media platforms on Aug. 22.

Dubious quality aside, fans were able to see Tom Holland reprising his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. 

However, not all characters in the upcoming film are familiar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trailer revealed Alfred Molina’s return as the villainous Dr. Otto Octavius, a role he previously played in Sam Raimi’s 2004 film “Spider-Man 2.” The trailer hints at the return of other classic Spider-Man villains, further building on the multiverse introduced by Disney+ shows “WandaVision” and “Loki”.

Sony Pictures released an official trailer on Aug. 23, a day after the trailer leaked, confirming its content. Fans and movie executives alike teased the tumultuous release of the trailer, with the film’s own Twitter account saying, “shout-out to the real ones who are watching the trailer for the first time right now.”

One of the Marvel fans who saw the trailer on Aug. 23 was Eugene Hung Th.M., the long-term substitute for math teacher and ASB co-adviser Sarah Alewine. As Portola High’s very own “Guide to the Multiverse of Mathness,”—a name he developed in order to share his love for math and the MCU—Hung expressed excitement for the film.

“This is probably the first Spider-Man series I’ve truly enjoyed. I think the diversity is something I like,” Hung said. “You know Peter’s white, but Ned’s Asian, and Zendaya obviously is mixed race also, so it’s cool to have that kind of diversity there.”

Hung also resonated with the film’s approach in tackling the concept of memory. 

“I think the whole theme of dementia and losing memory is a really powerful one,” Hung said. “Especially as Alzheimer’s is touching more and more lives, I’m interested to see what they will do with that. A lot of people are not just imagining it. It’s not just a fictional thing. A lot of people are living it.

The movie is expected to be released in theaters on Dec. 17.