Jon Watts’Spider-Man: Homecoming, a collaboration between Sony and Marvel Studios, showed off the action and spectacle comic book movies have become known for in anew trailer earlier today. On display wasTom Holland’s Peter Parker, who was previously introduced inCaptain America: Civil Warwith the help ofRobert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, who co-stars as Parker’s mentor in the follow-up film. However, a new menace threatens New York in the form ofMichael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. the Vulture.
You guys know all of that, and the trailer did a good job of setting up the beats of the film for folks who haven’t been following along. But with a newSpider-Mancomes new costumes, tech, and characters, along with cameos and Easter eggs, some of which were glimpsed in the relatively short look atSpider-Man: Homecomingwe saw earlier today. We’ve gathered them for you below along with some context.
Spider-Man: Homecomingalso starsJacob Batalon,Zendaya,Angourie Rice,Tony Revolori,Bokeem Woodbine,Jon Favreau,Logan Marshall-Green,Marisa Tomei, andDonald Gloverand opens in theaters on July 7th.
Costume(s) and Spider-Tech
Since this version of Spider-Man was introduced inCaptain America: Civil War, we already know that Tony Stark is instrumental in the design of his costume and his technology. How much comes from Parker’s inventions remains to be seen, but it’s clear that there are benefits and drawbacks to using tech supplied to you by a genius billionaire.
For example, form-fitting suits:
Another example, and this one’s for the cosplayers out there, advanced web-shooters:
Parker and his pal Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) appear to be working on something here, but whether it’s a modification of Stark Tech or something wholly devised on their own is unclear:
Whatisclear is that this version of Spider-Man isn’t content to do his web work the old-fashioned way. This spot-on scene shows the versatility of Spider-Man’s web-shooters:
Oh and here’s another shot of the web-wings, just for fun:
But a curious addition, presumably unbeknownst to Parker himself, is this little Spider-Drone, who flies off to adventures unknown (or perhaps to tattle on Parker to Tony):
Perhaps the most curious aspect of Spider-Man’s costume inHomecomingis the plot point that forces him to lose it, trading in the high-tech gadgets and gizmos for a homemade suit with no bells, whistles, or web-shooters. This is obviously Sony/Marvel and Watts' way of chronicling Parker’s hero story while also fitting in with Stark’s similar suit-less self-discovery:
Easter Eggs
Here’s a fun fact that most Marvel fans might know, but is still worth pointing out: Peter Parker is a NY Mets fan. You can spotMike Piazza’s Hall of Fame pennant on the wall here:
Other fun stuff in Parker’s room include abunchof vintageStar Warstoys, like the LEGO Death Star that falls to pieces upon Ned’s discovery of Peter’s alter ego. But deeper dives into Easter egg territory include this mention of Marvel’sDamage Control, a construction company that would clean up the destruction left behind by super-powered battles. (It’s about time!) That property was previouslyordered to pilot and may yet go ahead as a series, probably on ABC, but now it gets a movie mention!
Watts confirmed Damage Control’s existence and importance to the plot in a chat withFandango:
Yeah, possibly. For me, in thinking about this movie, it just fit in with our overall philosophy with the kind of story we wanted to tell. In the same way that Peter gives us the ground level view of what it’s like to be a 15-year-old kid in a New York City that was almost destroyed by aliens before the Avengers showed up. You also wonder after all those huge messes are made, who’s sent in to clean up? Is it the normal people who would be hired to do something like that? Does it become a government operation? Is it dangerous? What do you do with all the alien body parts that you find? I really like asking those practical questions about this world, and then using that to drive the story.
Elsewhere, a lone license plate on the Staten Island Ferry is a nod to the villainous Vulture’s first-ever comic book appearance:
Be sure to read for Watts' reply to this one and to see where else he’s hidden some license plates Easter eggs!
Characters, Cameos, and Cast
Perhaps the only thing better than seeing a vintage Captain America PSA, featuring a cameo fromChris Evans, is seeing a vintage Sony TV in the wild:
Watching this PSA on fitness is Parker and his pals, which includeZendaya’s curious character of “Michelle”, who’s more interested in readingW. Somerset Maugham’s classic coming-of-age tome, “Of Human Bondage”, as most high school kids do.
In another quick scene, the apparent henchmen in Toomes employ–or at least testing out his weaponry–appear to includeLogan Marshall-GreenandDonald Glover, though to be fair, Glover’s character could just be at the wrong place at the wrong time, right?
We also get another shot ofBokeem Woodbineas the villainous Shocker, who appears to be doing Toomes' dirty work with the assistance of his purple-tinted weaponry:
On Spidey’s side of things is, of course, Aunt May, who only factors briefly into this trailer, but it’s a good reminder that she’s still a presence in Peter’s life:
Peter’s potential romantic interest (and possible homecoming dance date?) is seen here asLaura Harrier’s character,Liz Allan, a longstanding character in the comic book canon:
And here we learn that “Michelle” is apparently fond ofSylvia Plath, or at least attire advertising that fact:
And here’s a closing shot of Vulture and his ultimate costume (presumably) picking up Spidey by his homemade duds. Killer.
Spider-Man: Homecomingopens July 7th, and as Watts confirmed, be sure to stick around for the movie’s post-credits scene!
