The runtime for Spider-Man: No Way Home has been revealed, and the movie will be clocking in as one of the longest MCU movies to date. The third entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man film series is preparing to be one of the (if not the) biggest films of the year, as well as the biggest out of any movie released during the pandemic era. The movie has been surrounded by hype ever since it was revealed that villains from other Spider-Man movies will be appearing, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange. The movie, like many others released during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, saw a change in release date. The MCU itself was affected, but 2021 has certainly been providing a plethora of content for fans.

No Way Home will follow the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home. The previous movie ended with Peter Parker's (Tom Holland) identity getting revealed to the public by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) after his (presumable) death. No Way Home will see Peter struggling with this and seeking out Doctor Strange so he can cast a spell to make everyone forget. This goes awry and brings in the multiverse villains. There are also rumors that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will be reprising their roles as Spider-Man from their respective film franchises. Charlie Cox's Daredevil is also rumored to appear, making this movie a huge culmination of previous Marvel properties. The movie also stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Marisa Tomei.

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Now, the runtime for No Way Home has been revealed. Collider reports that a trusted source has revealed that the runtime will be 2 hours and 30 minutes. This will make the movie the third longest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only behind the recently released Eternals and 2019's Avengers: Endgame, which was the longest. There has been a lot of speculation about it recently, so it was inevitable that it would be revealed soon since the movie is fast approaching.

It makes sense that the movie is going to be so long with how complex No Way Home is shaping up to be. There will be many new (to the MCU) characters to introduce, which is turning the film into a major event like an Avengers movie. There is a massive amount of hype for the movie because of the legacy characters, so the creative team will want to deliver on that front. Additionally, this is the end of the first MCU Spider-Man trilogy, so the film needs to tie up any loose ends set up in the previous entries. While Peter Parker will appear in other MCU movies in the future, the storyline that has been crafted from the previous two films and his other appearances will have to wrap up while also setting up what comes next.

This lengthy runtime is sure to please MCU fans. Some of the longest MCU movies, most notably Avengers, have been some of the highest-rated entries, so hopefully, this means that Spider-Man: No Way Home will also deliver. Audiences will have to see if the long runtime is worth it when the movie releases later this month.

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Source: Collider

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