MOVIE NEWS – Tom Holland was set to face off against yet another foe in the latest Spider-Man film.

It has been over a year since the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the third installment in the Tom Holland led series within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And despite the passage of time, there is still plenty of information to share about the film. The critically acclaimed box office hit was one of Marvel Studios’ most successful entries, thanks in large part to Holland’s charm and the introduction of the concept of the multiverse, which is now being explored in the rest of the MCU. But Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were not the only familiar faces for fans – the film also featured important villains such as Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus. And now, it seems that another Spider-Man enemy was almost included in the film but ultimately did not make the cut.

We’re talking about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio, who appears in a recently revealed storyboard from the movie. In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Mysterio dies at the end, revealing to the world that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. The third movie takes place before these events, with the world knowing who Peter is, which drastically alters his life. This is why he turns to Doctor Stephen Strange to alter reality and make everyone forget he is Spider-Man. However, the spell goes awry and villains from different universes, who have encountered other versions of Spider-Man, come looking for Holland’s version.

Tom Holland was not the first Spider-Man to be caught in the traps of the multiverse. In 2018, Sony Pictures released the ambitious animated feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, with Miles Morales as the main character. In the movie, Miles not only gains the powers of the famous hero, but also teams up with different versions of Spider-Man from across the multiverse to defeat a common enemy: Wilson Fisk, who is using the ability to move between realities to bring back his family. This year, fans will see Miles’ story continue in Across the Spider-Verse, the first part of the highly anticipated sequel, which will feature even more versions of Spider-Man and The Spot as the villain. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set to release on June 2nd.”