Why ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Is The Last Movie In Marvel’s Phase 3
Avengers: Endgamemay have “end” in the title, but it’sSpider-Man: Far From Homethat will be the finale to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3. This is something we knew and something that Marvel has employed to great effect before —Ant-Man and the Waspworked as the palate cleanser after the heavyAvengers: Infinity War, andFar From Homewill supposedly do the same afterEndgame. But Marvel Studios chiefKevin Feigerevealed that the upcomingSpider-Man: Homecomingsequel offers more than just a tonal breather, it offers a real definitive end to Peter Parker’s — and the audience’s — relationship with one long-running character in the MCU.
In an interview withComicBook, Feige revealed thatSpider-Man: Far From Homeis the definitive end to Phase 3 because of the way it grapples with Tony Stark’s legacy. There arespoilersforAvengers: Endgamein Feige’s response to ComicBook:
“We’ve been working for many years onInfinity WarandEndgameandSpider-Man: Far From Home. Those were the films that were culminating the entire Infinity Saga of the MCU. And as we were working onEndgamewe realized that the true end of the entire Infinity Saga, the final film of Phase 3, had to beSpider-Man: Far From Home, because—spoiler—we lose Tony Stark at the end ofEndgame… The relationship between Peter Parker and Tony Stark is so special…”
Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, who started it all with 2008’sIron Manand became an unlikely mentor forTom Holland’s Peter Parker in 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming, doesn’t make an appearance inFar From Home, but his presence looms large after his noble sacrifice inAvengers: Endgame. WhileFar From Homeis lighter and more carefree than the grief-heavyEndgame, theSpider-Mansequel does center on Peter Parker grappling with Iron Man’s legacy and how he can live up to that. It’s a nice way to wrap up Tony Stark’s 10-year arc: by showing how he lives on in the people he touched, and how they move on without him.
Speaking of characters moving on without Tony, we see Tony’s dependable right-hand-man Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) finding potential love in Peter Parker’s Aunt May (Marisa Tomei)in a new TV spot forSpider-Man: Far From Home.
Directed byJon Wattsand starringSamuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders,andJake Gyllenhaal,Spider-Man: Far From Homeopens in theaters onJuly 2, 2019.
