Who Is The Main Villain In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’?
The reported cast ofSpider-Man: No Way Homehas fans anxious to see what Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have in store for the webslinger and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. PreviousSpider-Manfranchise villains like Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) are said to be returning for the movie. But who will be the primary antagonist ofSpider-Man: No Way Home? We may have an answer, but it could be a big spoiler, so you’ve been warned.
During an episode ofThe Sneider Cut podcast, Collider reporter Jeff Sneider revealed that he’s heardWillem Dafoewill be the main villain ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, reprising his role as Norman Osborne/The Green Goblin from Sam Raimi’s originalSpider-Manmovie in 2001. This echoes spoilery rumors of the plot ofSpider-Man: No Way Homethat we’ve heard from behind the scenes, and it’s sounding more and more like they may be accurate.
Rumors aboutSpider-Man: No Way Homehave circulated around the proper introduction of the multiverse in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The idea of parallel universes in the MCU was previously used as a lie inSpider-Man: Far From Homewhen Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) pretended to be from another version of Earth that had been destroyed by deadly monsters known as Elementals. But it was all just a ruse to lend credence to Mysterio’s fake superpowers, a lie created to get control of valuable, dangerous technology that the late Tony Stark left in the hands of Peter Parker.
The presence of villains like Electro fromThe Amazing Spider-Manand Doc Ock fromSpider-Man 2(which Alfred Molina confirmed himself) has sparked rumors about former Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returning to help Tom Holland’s MCU Spider-Man deal with an assembly of the Sinister Six, which has been rumored to also include Sandman fromSpider-Man 3, Rhino fromAmazing Spider-Man 2, and Lizard fromThe Amazing Spider-Man.
This news of Willem Dafoe reprising his role as Green Goblin is an exciting one, but I’m wondering if all these rumors about the various versions of Spider-Man teaming up to take on these villains is something that we’ll see happen inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessinstead ofSpider-Man: No Way Home. Maybe the next Spider-Man sequel will merely set up the formation of the Sinister Six, and they’ll really be unleashed on the MCU when theDoctor Strangesequel comes around. That would make for quite a big screen event.
On a related note, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group PresidentSanford Panitchrecently teasedhowSpider-Man: No Way Homewill begin to reveal how Sony plans to bridge their universe of Spider-Man characters with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Panitch said:
“There actually is a plan. I think now maybe it’s getting a little more clear for people where we’re headed and I think whenNo Way Homecomes out, even more will be revealed. The great thing is we have this very excellent relationship with Kevin [Feige] There’s an incredible sandbox there to play with. We want those MCU movies to be absolutely huge, because that’s great for us and our Marvel characters, and I think that’s the same thing on their side. But we have a great relationship. There’s lots of opportunities, I think, that are going to happen.”
Spider-Man: No Way Homeis slated to hit theaters onDecember 17, 2021.
