One of the surprises during Marvel’s Comic-Con 2016 panel was a tease forSpider-Man: Homecoming. The film is an unprecedented collaboration between Sony Pictures—which owns the rights to the Spider-Man character—and Marvel Studios, as the two came together to craft the best possibleSpider-Manreboot they could. The deal sees Marvel taking the creative lead on the project and including the Spider-Man character as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the film is still a year off from release, Marvel—with directorJon Wattsand starTom Hollandin tow—debuted the very first footageto eager fans at Comic-Con.
Shortly after dropping the footage, Collider’s own Steve Weintraub got a chance to speak briefly with Watts backstage. The filmmaker discussed the oddity of showing off footage while they’re still smack dab in the middle of shooting, and also talked about the new design for the film’s villain, Vulture, played byMichael Keaton. Watts teased that they wanted to differentiate the character from previous Spider-Man films, which is why they decided on a much more tech-based costume rather than something organic.
Watch the video interview above and check out a time index of topics discussed below.Spider-Man: Homecomingopens in theaters on August 14, 2025 and also starsZendaya,Tony Revolori,Angourie Rice,Abraha Attah,Marisa Tomei,Martin Starr, andRobert Downey Jr.
