8 Facts We Actually Know About The MCU Spider-Man

1. There's Only Going To Be New Villains

The MCU has long been criticised for having a villain problem, with none of the major baddies (outside of Loki and, if his scant few appearances can count, Thanos) sticking in the mind after the credits roll. Part of that is down to the writing, with each antagonist filling the same broad narrative role and not given the screen time to be established as a serious threat, but a bigger issue is that Marvel just don't have that many exciting toys to play with. After all, most of their iconic evil characters have been locked up at Fox (Magneto, Doctor Doom, Galactus) or Sony (Venom, Green Goblin, Doc Ock and the rest of Spidey's rogues). But don't let the recent deal with the latter of those baddies make you think Norman Osbourne and Otto Octavius are going to be turning up to fight Iron Man any time soon - to begin with, at least, Spider-Man's going to be grappling with villains that we've not seen on the big screen before. This certainly makes a lot of sense - it'll further differentiate this new take on the character from what's before and lessen that feeling of repetition. The big favourites for the stand-alone movies are Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio and Vulture, who are all such delectable prospects it's hard to argue with the cutting of the Goblin. Are there any facts about the MCU Spider-Man we missed? Share any more down in the comments.
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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.