MCU, Officially, Has Spider-Man No More

Bad news, true believers, Spider-Man will no longer appear in films connected with the MCU. Any prevailing hopes that Sony and Marvel might still work out a deal for Spider-Man exploded this weekend after Entertainment Weekly released an interview with both Spider-Man star Tom Holland and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige.

Appearing at Disney's D23 Expo this past weekend, Holland told EW, "Basically, we’ve made five great movies. It’s been five amazing years. I’ve had the time of my life. Who knows what the future holds? But all I know is that I’m going to continue playing Spider-Man and having the time of my life. It’s going to be so fun, however we choose to do it. The future for Spider-Man will be different, but it will be equally as awesome and amazing, and we’ll find new ways to make it even cooler."

Things got even worse when Feige basically confirmed Spidey's out. He said, “We got to make five films within the MCU with Spider-Man: two standalone films and three with the Avengers. It was a dream that I never thought would happen. It was never meant to last forever. We knew there was a finite amount of time that we’d be able to do this, and we told the story we wanted to tell, and I’ll always be thankful for that."

Holland's comments definitely make it seem like the movies would be "cooler" without Nick Fury or Tony Stark, which, honestly, might be true. It'd be nice to see a Spider-Man film that stars Spider-Man for a change. But for everyone looking forward to Spidey leading up a new crossover to follow the Avengers, don't hold your breath. Instead, you can expect Holland to appear in films alongside Tom Hardy's Venom and Jared Leto's Morbius, which is somehow coming out next summer. On the other hand, Feige indicates that they intended to tell a story that ended on a banger of a cliff-hanger that featured the greatest cameo in the MCU's history. So ¯\(ツ)/¯.

How are fans taking the news? Well, if this Spider-Man memorial left outside of D23 is any indication, not well.

SOMEONE LEFT A SPIDER-MAN MEMORIAL OUTSIDE OF D23 IM YELLING pic.twitter.com/kgXYHFg6aL

— vee ⎊ 𖤍 // fan acc (@valsreactor) August 23, 2019

For those bereaved fans, things will be ok. There will be more Spider-Man movies and more chances to see him interact with all the characters you love (as long as their names aren't "Happy" or "Bucky Barnes"). Sony has made great Spider-Man films in the past, including the two absolute best ones: Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which will almost certainly now feature Tom Holland.

Mr. Rogers always said that in tragedy we must "look for the helpers." Enter: Jeff Goldblum, who spoke to Variety on the matter. In his shamanic wisdom, Goldblum calmed a weary nation and said, "I'm not a business person. Whatever you say is Greek to me. The mountains of Broducciore, and I don't know. I'm sure it will all work out."

Jeff Goldblum weighs in on the potential #Spiderman #Marvel split at #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/Nn7NbllvDt

— Variety (@Variety) August 23, 2019