Originally published June 4, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
Last month original Spider-Man trilogy star Kirsten Dunst dismissed Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man films, and now with the new reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming gearing up for release, the actress has accused Marvel and Sony of milking the wall-crawler.
“We made the best ones, so who cares?” said Dunst in an interview with Marie Curie magazine. “I’m like, ‘You make it all you want’. They’re just milking that cow for money. It’s so obvious. You know what I mean?”
Given that the Spider-Man franchise has been rebooted twice in five years, there’s certainly an argument to be made that the studios are getting their money worth out of the web-slinger – particularly as Sony is planning on launching an entire expanded Spider-Verse of spinoff movies separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with its Venom and Silver & Black films.
That being said, we are getting to see Spidey as part of a fully-formed Marvel universe, so I’m pretty sure there won’t be too many complaints from fans of the wall-crawler…
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Tom Holland and Marisa Tomei reprising their roles from Captain America: Civil War as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Aunt May, alongside Marvel veterans Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. New additions to the cast include Michael Keaton (Birdman), Jacob Batalon (North Woods), Michael Barbieri (Little Men), Zendaya (K.C. Undercover), Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Donald Glover (Community), Laura Harrier (One Life to Live), Kenneth Choi (Captain America: The First Avenger), Hannibal Buress (Broad City), Isabella Amara (The Boss), Jorge Lendeborg, Jr. (Graceland), JJ Totah (Glee), Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation), Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black), Bokeem Woodbine (Riddick), Tyne Daly (Cagney & Lacey), Garcelle Beauvais (Hollywood Today Live), Tiffany Espensen (Kirby Buckets), Michael Chernus (Orange is the New Black), Jona Xiao (Halt and Catch Fire) and Martha Kelly (Baskets). The film is set for release on July 5th in the UK and July 7th in the States.
