The new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer dropped Tuesday, and fans took to Twitter to dissect and over-analyse the footage.
What stood out the most was just how much of the plot the 2-and-a-half minute trailer crammed in. Tony Stark’s mentor-like relationship with Peter Parker and the villain Vulture’s anger at not just Spidey, but Iron Man, were the highlights.
We know Spider-Man: Homecoming isn’t a traditional origin story. Peter Parker begins the film with his fancy suit, the one created by Iron Man in Captain America: Civil War. And yet, the trailer suggests this movie is largely about Spidey’s origin. His friend from school serves as an exposition vacuum, sucking up every detail of Spider-Man’s character, powers, and costume.
A teaser might include this bit along with a few moments of context-free action scenes. But what’s surprising is how this trailer hits so many turns in the story — largely in chronological order.
Peter Parker wants to be a superhero, but he’s still just a kid in school.
Parker causes some public hijinks, going so far as to climb the Washington Monument. A perturbed Tony Stark informs him the big-name villains are handled by the big-name superheroes — leave it to the professionals, basically.
Undeterred, Parker continues to fight crime, only to attract the Vulture, putting hundreds of lives at stake. Vulture’s fancy laser gun splits the Staten Island ferry in half, and Tony Stark — as Iron Man — arrives just in time to save everybody.
Since the movie is still a few months away (100 days to go to be precise), the effects will probably take a while before they’re ready, but we did get glimpses of the big set pieces. One in particular, set on a ferry, seems to be the money shot (and a homage to the first Spider-Man movie which starred Tobey Maguire). Then, there was also the action scene which involved a crashing plane (which could possibly be a part of the film’s third act).
Spider-Man: Homecoming stars Tom Holland as Spidey, Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, Zendaya, Donald Glover and Michael Keaton as the Vulture. It’s due out on July 7.
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