In a few short weeks, the newest adventure of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will kick off as director Jon Watts’Spider-Man: Far From Homeswings into theaters this July. And while there have already been more than a handful of rumors surrounding who will be joining Peter Parker inSpider-Man 3, today we have another sidekick for the pile. This addition comes to us in the form of a wish from Holland himself, who wants to teamSpider-Manwith Benedict Cumberbatch’s sorcerer supreme, Doctor Stephen Strange from director Scott Derrickson’s aptly titled MCU movieDoctor Strange.
Tom Holland says this.
“I’m really wanting to do a team-up withDoctor Strangebecause we’re both New Yorkers and I just really like the idea of a science guy being teamed up with a guy who does magic because it totally contradicts everything he knows. And I like the idea that there is real science that Peter Parker talks about, and then there’s Doctor Strange gibberish, where he’s like ‘The time rift and the thing and the thing.’ So it’s kind of fun.”
Now while other such characters asVenom and Deadpoolhave been mentioned to (hopefully) meet up with Spider-Man in the possible third entry, I don’t know about you, but I think Spidey and Strange would be a match made in Heaven. After all, the side plot of Iron Man, Peter Parker, and Doctor Strange in space was hands down the most consistently entertaining stretch contained within the Russo Brothers mega-hitAvengers: Infinity War.
Plus it would surely be one of the best ways to help out theDoctor Strangefranchise. I mean sure the movie has its share of fans and a solid 89% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes, but for the most part, the firstDoctor Strangefailed to make much of a dent in the MCU. The film’s domestic haul of $232.6 million back in 2016 is nothing to snicker at, but in therealms of the MCU, $232.6 million domestic was only enough to snagDoctor Strangethe 16th spot on the list of all 22 official movies within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For the record, the MCU movies thatDoctor Strangebested at the box-office wereAnt-Man and the Wasp($216.6 million),Thor: The Dark World($206.3 million),Thor($181 million),Ant-Man($180.2 million),Captain America: The First Avenger($176.6 million), andThe Incredible Hulk($134.8 million).
Hopefully, this Spidey/Strange spin-off comes to fruition, but until then, remember that Spider-Man returns next month inSpider-Man: Homecomingdirector Jon Watts' much-anticipated sequelSpider-Man: Far From Home. The movie is all set forTom Hollandto co-star with Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Zendaya as Michelle “MJ” Jones, Jon Favreau as Harold “Happy” Hogan, Jacob Batalon as Peter’s best friend, Ned, Martin Starr as Mr. Harrington, Marisa Tomei as “aunt” May Parker, and Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck / Mysterio. Watts directsSpider-Man: Far From Homefrom a screenplay written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers based on Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal are the movie’s producers. This story comes to usvia Cinema Blend.
