Tom Holland teased a potential storyline for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Spider-Man 4 two years ago, which could mark his final adventure as Spider-Man.
Tom Holland may have already hinted at the perfect storyline for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Spider-Man 4, though this could spell bad news for Peter Parker’s Spider-Man in the MCU. Tom Holland debuted as Peter Parker in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, after Marvel Studios and Sony brokered a deal to bring Spider-Man into the MCU. Since then, Spider-Man has become a key figure in the MCU, embarking on his own solo trilogy, and having a major role in Infinity War and Endgame, but, following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the future of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is less certain.
Spider-Man: No Way Home saw Peter Parker deal with a major multiversal threat, which ended with everyone in the world forgetting his identity. This included his friends, Ned Leeds, MJ and Happy Hogan, leaving him completely alone as Marvel Studios plans the MCU’s Spider-Man 4. Little is known about Spider-Man 4, but there are several stories the project could explore, whether it be focusing on the multiverse, or developed as a street-level adventure. Whatever the case may be, Tom Holland may have already hinted at a major event in Spider-Man 4 that would change the landscape of the MCU forever.
Tom Holland Wants To Stop Playing Spider-Man In His Thirties
During a 2021 cover story on him by GQ, Tom Holland revealed more about his time as Spider-Man, but suggested that this journey could soon come to an end. Holland noted that, “if [he’s] playing Spider-Man after [he’s] 30, [he’s] done something wrong,” which hints at a ticking clock for Holland’s time as the wall-crawler. Tom Holland is 27-years-old, giving Marvel Studios roughly three good years of Holland wanting to appear as Spider-Man. Holland did also mention that he could happily “do Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6, [and] finish when [he’s] 32,” which gives Marvel Studios a little more leeway.
Maybe it is time for me to move on. Maybe what’s best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life. If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong… I might do Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6, finish when I’m 32, and never make another. I’m not sure what I want to do.
The fact that Tom Holland is perhaps hoping to exit from the role of Peter Parker’s Spider-Man in his thirties means that his departure will likely occur in Marvel Studios’ next Spider-Man trilogy. If the “Home Trilogy” detailed Spider-Man’s origin story, the next trilogy of MCU Spider-Man projects could mark the end of Peter Parker’s journey. However, Tom Holland hasn’t suggested he would simply abandon the role, and has, in fact, been hopeful that a new character could adopt the moniker of Spider-Man in his place, which creates the perfect storyline to be explored in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Spider-Man 4.
