Tom Holland’s chances of appearing as Spider-Man inAvengers: Doomsdayhave grown after theMarvel Cinematic Universe’s latest update. TheSpider-Man MCU trilogyis easily one of the most successful parts of the franchise. As such, Marvel is going to keep Holland’s Peter Parker in the MCU for as long as it can, withSpider-Man: Brand New Daymarking his return to the MCU. The film’s place in theMarvel Studios timelinerecently shifted as the Avengers films moved around.
That is becauseMarvel delayedAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. Instead of releasing on August 13, 2025, and June 17, 2025,the Avengers movies are now coming to theaters on July 08, 2025, and July 01, 2025. Based on that move, Holland’sSpider-Man: Brand New Daywill now be released beforeAvengers: Doomsday. I believe that sets up an interesting way for the MCU to use Spider-Man in theupcoming Avengers movie.
Tom Holland Is Not Part Of The Announced Avengers: Doomsday Cast
Marvel Studios Created An Event To Reveal The Movie’s Cast
After months of speculation, Marvel finally revealed theAvengers: Doomsdaycastin March. The studio did so with a live stream that slowly revealed cast chairs with the names of the actors that would appear in the MCU’s next Avengers movie. There were some expected names, such as Thor star Chris Hemsworth and the cast of Marvel Studios’The Fantastic Four: First Steps, andquite a few surprises, like many players from Fox’s original X-Men franchise.
While I found many actors announced forAvengers: Doomsday’s cast surprising, I believe that there were also many surprises related to stars who were not announced for the film. SinceSpider-Man is Marvel’s most popular heroand Tom Holland’s version of the character is beloved, I was shocked when he was not confirmed to be part of the movie. Other stars like Scarlet Witch actress Elizabeth Olsen,Deadpool & Wolverineduo Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and more made fornotable Avengers movie absences.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Could Have Prevented Tom Holland’s Avengers Movie Casting For A Few Reasons
The MCU Star Is Having An Extremely Busy Year In 2025
2025 is a great year for Tom Holland, with the actor having to film two of his biggest movies to date.Holland plays a key role in director Christopher Noland’sThe Odyssey, with the epic taking up a lot of the actor’s schedule for the year. Parallel to that, Holland’s MCU return happens inSpider-Man: Brand New Day, with rumors claiming the film will go before cameras in July/August. As can be seen, Holland is quite busy.
The reason he was never announced forAvengers: Doomsdaymight have had to do with scheduling, as the Avengers movie is filming right now and will continue throughout a good part of the year. I also believe that story reasons could have prevented Spider-Man from being inAvengers: Doomsday.Spider-Man: No Way Homeset up a more contained movie for the hero’s future, so throwing Peter Parker into a multiverse event with several heroes who do not even remember who he is might go against what Marvel has planned for Spider-Man.
Avengers: Doomsday’s Delay Helps Spider-Man’s Chances In A Key Way
The MCU Can Now Jump Over The Biggest Hurdle To Get Spider-Man In Avengers: Doomsday
WithAvengers: Doomsdaybeing delayed,the MCU movie will now be released afterSpider-Man: Brand New Day. As such, the Spider-Man movie could easily be a street-level story that leads to a role for Peter Parker in the Avengers film. In terms of scheduling,Avengers: Doomsdaynow gets more leeway to work out how to bring many MCU stars who were not initially announced for the film into the mix, opening the door for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.
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I was somewhat disappointed that we would have towait longer than expected to see the first Avengers movie since 2019’sAvengers: Endgame. However, if Marvel is using the extra time to get all the players needed for the movie to be as epic as possible, as well as making sure the CGI looks pitch-perfect and the story is as exciting as it has to be, then I’m all in for the Avengers movies' delays. Spider-Man’sAvengers: Doomsdayappearance is now more likely.
