Avengers: Doomsday is uniting many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most significant characters to confront Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, but will Tom Holland’s Spider-Man be among them? His portrayal of Spidey has gained immense popularity over the years and has become a key figure in the latest Avengers films and MCU projects directed by the Russo brothers.
Alongside a solo quadrilogy, Holland has appeared in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. These three films particularly focused on developing the relationship between Spider-Man and Iron Man. Although Tony Stark won’t appear in Doomsday, Downey’s role as Doom has left many fans hoping to see Holland’s Spider-Man react to the villain’s resemblance to his mentor.
However, Marvel Studios has remained silent regarding Spider-Man’s future. By keeping all attention on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, uncertainty looms about what lies ahead. Yet, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s post-credits scene confirming that “Spider-Man Will Return,” the question arises of when and where Holland’s version will appear.
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01 Iron Man (2008) is, in retrospect, the most consequential casting decision in modern blockbuster history — but at the time Marvel Studios and parent company Paramount were openly hostile to director Jon Favreau’s push for the lead actor he eventually got. Favreau later said he had to fight “tooth and nail” and the actor had to do a paid screen test, a screen-test deal almost unheard of for an A-lister. What was the executive objection to him?
✓ Correct! Robert Downey Jr. had been arrested multiple times between 1996 and 2001 on drug and weapons charges, served roughly a year in California state prison (1999–2000), and was fired from Ally McBeal in 2001 after relapsing. By 2007 he’d been clean for several years, but Marvel/Paramount considered him essentially uninsurable for a $140 million tent-pole. Favreau pushed for him over studio favourites Tom Cruise (who’d had Iron Man development at Fox years earlier) and Sam Rockwell (who’d later play Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2 as a consolation). RDJ took a reported $500,000 base salary — less than Terrence Howard, whose role he then permanently overshadowed.
Since Avengers: Doomsday is the next MCU movie after Brand New Day, that feels like the logical next place for Spider-Man. But Marvel’s refusal to confirm that with the tag’s statement keeps Holland’s involvement very much up in the air.
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If Holland is in the movie, it’s being kept completely under wraps. This would indicate that his Spider-Man has a minor role, at best. The lack of confirmation for him could be driven by not wanting to spoil Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s ending, or it may just mean that Holland’s Spider-Man will have to wait a bit longer to return, such as in Avengers: Secret Wars.
With Spider-Man absent from the movie, or at least the marketing, Doomsday has focused on other MCU characters. Thor, Steve Rogers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men have been prominently featured in Avengers: Doomsday‘s trailers. They are positioned as the main characters, which further signifies how small of a role Holland could have if he’s in it at all.
If Holland was not in Doomsday, it would be very easy for him to deny any involvement. Even if he is slated to make an appearance, he’s had no trouble lying to preserve spoilers before. He didn’t leak Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home despite constant questions. And when pressed about Sadie Sink’s character’s identity in Brand New Day, he flatly denied the correct answer was in the movie. He even kept Downey’s Doom casting a secret.
This could all point to Holland having some sort of role in Doomsday. After all, another MCU star may have inadvertently teased his role prior. Tom Hiddleston previously named Holland as his favorite live-action Spider-Man actor and curiously said, “For reasons I cannot disclose.” This led to a belief that Hiddleston gave Holland the edge after potentially working together on Doomsday.
Now that Brand New Day is out, it is possible Marvel or Holland will make his next MCU appearance official before too long. They could also keep it a secret all the way until December 18 and use the curiosity about Spider-Man’s involvement as a way to boost interest after his solo film’s record box office.
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This would make the tag take on a completely different meaning.
Considering Holland’s Spider-Man has been in every Avengers movie since he joined the MCU, it will be quite odd for him to miss out on Avengers: Doomsday completely. Even if he isn’t part of it right now, we can’t rule out the chance that Marvel and the Russos film something with him to keep the MCU’s momentum going after Brand New Day. People clearly can’t get enough of Holland’s Spider-Man, so including him in some capacity could bolster the film’s box office potential.
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