'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Trailer Hits the Internet
by EG
Sony had to deal with the leak of the first trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie Spider-Man: No Way Home over the weekend. But after the trailer had its official debut at the start of the week, the studio unleashed the new teaser on the internet. The trailer was hotly anticipated, as the movie will set the stage for Disney's Marvel projects going forward. Read on for details.
Spider-Man helped kick off this year’s pared-down CinemaCon Monday night, with Sony unveiling the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home to a crowd of theater owners in Las Vegas. This year’s convention, visually lighter in attendance and featuring a subdued tone, comes amid unprecedented challenges for theaters. The Spider-Man trailer also arrives under unusual circumstances, as a day earlier, a version of the No Way Home trailer leaked online, leading to Sony issuing take-down notices.
Sony film boss Tom Rothman, in town from vacation on the East Coast and sporting facial hair, acknowledged the leak while introducing the trailer, saying, “It deserves to be seen in the high-quality finished form in which it was made.” The Sony Twitter account also acknowledged the leak, tweeting, “shout-out to the real ones who are watching the trailer for the first time right now.”
Starring Tom Holland, Spider-Man: No Way Home will deal with the multiverse and will feature actors from previous Spider-Man film franchises. Alfred Molina, who played Doctor Octopus in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 2, is in the trailer, while Jamie Foxx, who played Electro in the Andrew Garfield-led The Amazing Spider-Man 2, is also on the call-sheet for the next Spider-Man film, produced by Marvel Studios. Benedict Cumberbatch is also appearing as Doctor Strange in the film from director Jon Watts, which hits theaters Dec. 17.
No Way Home is arguably the most important film on Sony’s slate, with anticipation for the Marvel Studios sequel rivaling something akin to Disney’s Avengers movies, with fans clamoring online for months for word on the project. The previous installment, Spider-Man: Far From Home, stands as Sony’s highest-grossing film ever, with it earning $1.132 billion globally.
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