One clip from the newly released Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer is giving fans on Twitter major Gwen Stacy flashbacks. In the Marvel comic books, Gwen Stacy is Peter Parker's first romantic interest before she was killed by the Green Goblin. The character made her way into the big screen with 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield. She was played by actress Emma Stone, who later reprised her role in the 2014 sequel.
The Spider-Man suit is now owned by Tom Holland, who has portrayed the web-slinging superhero as part of the MCU since 2016 in Captain America: Civil War. Since then, the character has had two solo feature films that went on to become huge blockbuster hits: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The upcoming third installment is scheduled to arrive in theaters on Dec. 17 and also stars Marvel mainstays including Zendaya, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Spider-Man: No Way Home also brings back some of Peter Parker's most vicious villains from past movies such as Alfred Molina's Otto Octavius, Jamie Foxx's Electro, and Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin.
After Spider-Man: No Way Home released its long awaited second trailer, fans couldn't help but notice a particular scene that's eerily reminiscent of Gwen Stacy's final moments in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Gwen quickly trended on Twitter as fans analyzed the striking reference between the two Spider-Man movies. The scene happens towards the end of the trailer, as Peter desperately reaches out his hand to try and save MJ (Zendaya) from falling from a skyscraper. Among the comments that stood out was the fan theory that this would be the scene where Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man would appear to save MJ because he failed to rescue Emma Stone's Gwen in TASM 2. Check out other interesting fan comments from Twitter below:
It's been long rumored that Spider-Man: No Way Home would feature both Garfield and Tobey Maguire, the two actors who played the superhero in previous versions of the franchise. While this has not been confirmed, the upcoming MCU film does include major references to the whole Spidey universe. Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up after the events of 2019's Far From Home, which concludes with Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) exposing Peter to the public. As the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer revealed, Peter will ask Doctor Strange's help to restore his secret identity but his magic breaks open the multiverse and invites unwanted "visitors."
This plot allows the MCU to revisit and connect the entire Spider-Man universe into one thrilling cinematic experience. While Garfield and Maguire have repeatedly denied their participation in the upcoming MCU movie, the trailer reveals that at least five past supervillains from the old films will be back to hunt Parker down. For sure, these references will be nostalgic for Spidey fans who have followed the superhero since Maguire brought the comic book character to life in 2002's Spider-Man. Gwen Stacy's death was a particularly painful moment, because it was also the end of Garfield's outing as the beloved superhero. As Spider-Man: No Way Home explores the MCU's concept of the multiverse and alternate realities, fans are surely in for an emotional rollercoaster adventure.
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