Tom Holland Updates Spider-Man 4 Progress: 'It's Looking Pretty Good'

Tom Holland discusses the development of Spider-Man 4 -- and his willingness to help introduce Miles Morales to live-action.

Tom Holland is cautiously optimistic regarding the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's fourth solo Spider-Man film.

During a recent interview with Inverse, Holland commented that there is "some stuff going on" with the untitled Spider-Man 4, and that he is "excited about" it. "Whether or not it'll come to fruition, who knows?" the actor added. "But right now it's looking pretty good, and we'll just have to wait and see." This update comes shortly after Holland confirmed that there had been meetings regarding Spider-Man 4, but that they were put on pause in solidarity with the striking WGA writers. "There's been multiple conversations had, but at this point it's very, very early stages," he said at the time.

Spider-Man: No Way Home, the MCU's third and most recent solo Spidey adventure, opened in theaters in December 2021. That same month, producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal confirmed that Sony and Marvel Studios were beginning to "actively" develop Spider-Man's future within the MCU. Then, in May 2022, Sony chairman Tom Rothman stated that the company was "[hoping] to get working" on Spider-Man 4, ideally with director Jon Watts and stars Holland and Zendaya returning.

In October, unconfirmed reports surfaced, claiming that Spider-Man 4 was targeting a July 2024 release date. One month later, it was reported that Holland had inked a new deal to reprise his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the MCU. Shortly thereafter, it was reported that the fourth Spider-Man film was shifting into "advanced" pre-production. This past February, the aforementioned Feige confirmed that the writing process for Spider-Man 4 had begun, though he declined to say more. "All I will say is that we have the story," Feige said. "We have big ideas for that, and our writers are just putting pen to paper now." (Of course, this was before the WGA strike, which began in May.)

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