Tom Holland

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” Revealed to Be Title of New Solo Spidey Flick

Yesterday was a banner day for Marvel.

April 12th marked the world premier of “Captain America: Civil War” at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Benedict Cumberbatch swung by “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and brought with him the first trailer for Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” (see HERE). And also, Sony announced the name of their first standalone film with new Spider-Man Tom Holland.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming.”

Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman revealed the title of the film at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday, along with footage from “Homecoming” which featured Holland as Peter Parker, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, and Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark.

Yes. Tony Stark.

Rothman elaborated on the title, saying “Homecoming” refers to both Peter Parker’s high school age, and said that “Peter is trying to find his way home,” whatever exactly that means. He’s also coming home to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I digress.

If the number of Spider-Man reboots in recent years, and having never been included in other Marvel films has some people puzzled, let me clear that up. Previously, Sony Pictures had exclusive rights to Spider-Man films, keeping him away from Iron Man, Cap, and the rest of the Avengers.

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After the not-so-successful “Amazing Spider-Man” franchise, Sony and Marvel Studios struck up a deal, working together on future Spider-Man projects. In the deal, the character is still owned by Sony, but he can appear in Marvel movies (such as “Civil War”) and other Marvel characters can appear in solo Spidey movies (i.e. Tony Stark).

The announcement comes more as a confirmation as opposed to breaking news, as rumors flew last week alleging Sony registered the domain name SpiderManHomecomingTheMovie.com.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” hits theaters on July 17, 2017, but until then you can see Holland’s character in “Captain America: Civil War,” in theaters on May 6.

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