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Spider-Man sequels could have a Harry Potter format

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I both loved and hated Captain America: Civil War earlier this year. Loved it because the third time might be the charm with latest Spider-Man actor Tom Holland donning a familiar costume to be the latest Spider-Man and hated it because some of his lines made me feel old as f***. Still! Holland’s big screen debut was brilliant stuff, light-hearted and energetic, just the sort of momentum needed to carry him forward for Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The third Spider-Man in 14 years may be the youngest yet, as this incarnation of the web-slinger is going back to school for his next adventure. Speaking to Collider, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige explained how everything that had happened lately in the world of this shared superhero character with Sony, had been carefully planned every step of the way:

The first step was reintroduce a new Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Civil War and have people leave the theater saying, ‘I love that Spider-Man. I wanna see more of him.’ I think that’s happened. The next step is making a great Spider-Man: Homecoming and a great film that showcases Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and makes everybody fall in love with him all over again.

That being said, can Marvel envision Tom Holland’s Spider-Man staying in high school for future films, ala a certain other magical character who spawned his own series of movies while attending classes:

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Should we be able to make more after that? Sure. This is sophomore year, is the next one junior year? Is the next one senior year? Is there a summer break between each of those? I don’t know what, but it was sort of how do we do a journey for Peter not dissimilar for what the students of Hogwarts would go through each of their years, which was one of the early ideas we had for the movies.

It’s certainly possible, as the best version of Spider-Man has always been the webhead who has to juggle homework with crime-fighting. It’s an idea that the Earth-616 version of the character grew out of, eventually hitting full time studies at his university before growing up a little bit more to face more mundane problems on the side while dealing with super-crime.

That eventually led to the birth of Ultimate Spider-Man in the early 2000s, a proper reboot where Peter Parker was sent back to school and resulted in some of the best stories to ever feature the character. But before we even get to Spider-Man year two, the first film is going to need to be a hit.

Judging by the reaction at Comic Con however, Marvel and Sony might just have that hit on their hands, especially with Michael Keaton playing a more technologically grounded version of the Vulture instead of some weird mutated version that previous films would have gone for as Feige explained:

That had been done in I think every prior Spider-Man film. Part of the fun of joining the cinematic universe, joining a world in which he now knows Tony Stark personally, has received a suit full of many things we haven’t seen yet that Stark Industries has supplied, it made sense to—cause that’s sort of the Marvel Cinematic Universe grounded nature is it is much more technologically based. In a world where Falcon flies around with a beautiful set of wings, it made sense that we had Vulture have technical origins.

Director Jon Watt’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sounds like the breath of fresh air that the franchise desperately needs, without having to lay painfully obvious groundwork for spin-off movies when it swings into cinemas on July 7 2017.

Last Updated: July 28, 2016

41 Comments

  1. Wait a minute, Peter Parker’s parents were murdered just like Harry Potters. They were murdered by The Finisher because they investigated the Third Red Skull and he doesn’t have a nose and is bald just like Voldemort. The Finisher had an elder brother called The Gentleman who was responsible for revealing the Parkers’ treachery to the Red Skull and he also recruited the Sinister Six at one time and the seven of them tried to destroy the world economy. That’s the same amount of Horcruxes Voldemort used.
    Which means @LlewellynCrossley:disqus is Spiderman and Harry Potter!

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    • Ottokie

      July 28, 2016 at 12:16

      10 points to gryffindor!

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        July 28, 2016 at 12:17

        *7 points
        😛

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        • Ottokie

          July 28, 2016 at 12:17

          …damn

          missed opportunity

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          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            July 28, 2016 at 12:17

            XD

    • RinceThis

      July 28, 2016 at 12:20

      MARTHA. Why did you say that name!?

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        July 28, 2016 at 12:22

        Dumbest plot point ever

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        • RinceThis

          July 28, 2016 at 12:27

          You’re dumb! Also, yes. I don’t know why I said you are dumb… Look, Martha! *RUNS

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          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            July 28, 2016 at 12:32

            @hairyknees:disqus WHY do they call you Martha! WHY?

        • Captain JJ off track

          July 28, 2016 at 13:46

          I kind of feel like Vision’s gigantic plot hole in Civil War was a much bigger problem.

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          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            July 28, 2016 at 14:03

            Those Stark murders…. never saw it coming during the red wedding
            😛

      • Captain JJ off track

        July 28, 2016 at 13:47

        No one can ever go for an innocent Ben & Jerry’s around Peter again.
        “Would you like some Ben & Jerr..”
        “Why did you say that name!?”

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    • Raptor Rants

      July 28, 2016 at 12:33

      Wait… WHAT?

      I’m…. I’m Spiderman?

      THIS IS AWESOME!!!!
      *webs away*

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  2. RinceThis

    July 28, 2016 at 12:20

    Win!

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      July 28, 2016 at 12:24

      Have you been smelling the funny powder again?

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      • RinceThis

        July 28, 2016 at 12:28

        Well I went from losing my job while in Ethiopia last week (where I was also mugged) to getting a new job about 5 minutes ago, so I am allowed the funny powder!

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          July 28, 2016 at 12:36

          Well that was careless of you. #victimblamingftw

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          • RinceThis

            July 28, 2016 at 12:38

            Man, you cross the line, CROSS THE LINE!

          • Raptor Rants

            July 28, 2016 at 12:40

            you clearly asked for it though

          • RinceThis

            July 28, 2016 at 12:43

            What, crossing the line, going to Ethiopia, losing my job, or getting mugged? Be clear man!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 28, 2016 at 12:44

            Invisibllew.

          • RinceThis

            July 28, 2016 at 12:46

            Shut it and reply to your damn emails you cretin.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 28, 2016 at 12:48

            No! You’re being mean to me for no reason after I was nice to you.

          • RinceThis

            July 28, 2016 at 12:49

            NICE?! Cucumber sandwiches with the vicar are NICE! You are not a cucumber!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 28, 2016 at 12:49

            Not cool. 🙁

          • RinceThis

            July 28, 2016 at 12:52

            lol

  3. Original Heretic

    July 28, 2016 at 12:20

    Yer a spidey, Petey.

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  4. miaau

    July 28, 2016 at 12:23

    High School? Yeah, I immediately am put off. Even when I was at that age, I found this a stupid concept, effectively children competing with adults as spies or super heros or whatever AND then having to deal with normal teen angst, to show they are, at heart, just like you and I.

    I may just puke.

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    • RinceThis

      July 28, 2016 at 12:30

      Too high for you? trololo 😉

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      • miaau

        July 28, 2016 at 12:31

        yeah, that is it, I cannot comprehend the concept. or understand it even. Snagglepuss it is, even.

        AND did Alien Trevor NOT JUST ask if you had partaken of the funny powder again?

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  5. Matthew Holliday

    July 28, 2016 at 12:34

    That harry potter clickbait
    yoh

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    • The D

      July 28, 2016 at 13:02

      BRB, changing the headline to “You’ll never guess which British wizard the next Spider-Man movies will emulate”.

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      • Original Heretic

        July 28, 2016 at 13:02

        Merlin?

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        • The D

          July 28, 2016 at 13:03

          Shhhh, that’s not how you clickbait dammit.

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          • Original Heretic

            July 28, 2016 at 13:12

            Whoops, sorry, I thought I was mentioning the most famous British wizard ever, not some snot nosed brat with broken spectacles and Voldy issues. Muhahaha!

      • Viking Of Science

        July 28, 2016 at 13:42

        “5 ways The New Spider-Man is like Harry Potter!! Number 3 will SHOCK you!!!!!!”

        There, that’s Freaking clickbait 😛

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  6. Captain JJ off track

    July 28, 2016 at 13:44

    It’s like the creators of the movies are so terrified to show something from the comics other than what the general public knows about Spider-Man that we’re likely to see Uncle Ben die for the next fifty years and never actually see Peter as an adult.

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