Tom Holland is set to appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home later this year. But is he the only Spider-Man that we’ll see on screen? In a since-deleted Instagram post, Andrew Garfield’s stunt double can be seen on set, standing next to what appears to be Tom Holland’s stunt double—which sent quite a ❀few spidey senses tingling.
Take a look for yourself.
Rumors have been floating around since early this year that Andrew Garfield and fellow Spider-Man contemporary, Tobey Maguire, may make an appearance in the upcoming third installment of the latest Spider-Man series. Speculation took shape as part of a theory that puts the new film’s story at the ce𒐪nter of the Spider-Verse—wheꦍre all Spider-Men exist in adjacent worlds, connected by more than just a stylish suit and a fam🍨iliar origin story.
The theory wasn’t completely baseless to begin with, though. A Paramount-affilia🎀ted account Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s involvement in the franchise in December. Paramount isn’t connected to the project in any way, so it really doesn’t make much sense why they w𒉰ould have information that isn’t publicly available—but naturally, the tweet wasn’t taken lightly by followers of the series.
To add to the mounting suspicion, the above images were swiftly deleted by Andrew Garfield's stunt double, William Spencer, shortly after he sh💮ared them on Instagram. What is Marvel hiding? Did Tom Holland lie to us? If Tobey Maguire is actually in the film, can it please be the socially inept, mascara-wearing version of Spider-Man from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3?
If No Way Home is inไ fact an extension or live-action rehash of Marvel’s Into the Spider-Verse, it makes sense that a few familiar faces could end up on-screen. There's plenty of evidence to support this multiverse narrative, but Marvel and Sony are sticking to their guns, keeping their lips sealed, and refusing to confirm any “rumors.”
I guess we'll just have to wait until next Chri🃏stmas. Itꦅ's not like there's anything else to do.