Spider-Man: No Way Home - 13 Fascinating New Details The Writers Just Revealed

13. The Multiverse Plot Was Originally Going To Be Used In The NEXT Movie

Outing Spidey's identity at the end of Far From Home was such a monumental story beat that you'd assume the creative team had a firm plan for what comes next.

But as it turns out, they didn't. It wasn't until late 2019 - shortly after Sony and Disney/Marvel agreed to continue sharing Spider-Man - that McKenna and Sommers sat down and decided what to do with Peter's newfound fame:

"Once Sony and Marvel hammered everything out, we were like, 'OK, we’ve got the team back together. What are we doing now with this giant reveal?'"

This led them to the idea that Peter could make some sort of wish to reclaim his secret identity, which led them to Doctor Strange, which then led them to the multiverse, and the idea of bringing back older Spider-Man actors.

In fact, the idea of using multiverse Spidey villains was originally going to be reserved for a future movie, one that No Way Home's post-credits tag would tease. However, Marvel Studios head-honcho Kevin Feige then suggested that they should just use that concept for No Way Home instead, leading to the film's multiverse plot.