The latest “Spider-Man 4” rumor has Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mephisto being part of Spider-Man 4 as the primary villain (via The InSneider).
What might complicate things is a source is saying that Cohen has a top-secret Universal movie due out next year, which he’ll have to promote, but the actor can work around that, I’m sure. This would be a big gig for him.
Marvel boss Kevin Feige is said to have “big plans” for Mephisto a character that was originally rumored to appear in the Disney+ series “Agatha All Along,” he’s now set to debut in another Marvel series, “Ironheart.”
Meanwhile, Zendaya will have a “minor role” in Spidey 4 due to her packed schedule. She’s supposed to shoot the HBO series “Euphoria” from February to July, and “Spider-Man 4” will shoot from June to October, and “Dune: Messiah” will shoot from August/September to January. Will she have time to even breathe next year?
Elsewhere, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil is said to also make an appearance in Spidey 4 which will feature an assortment of symbiotes, and that could very well include Tom Hardy’s Venom.
Daniel Destin Cretton (“Shang-Chi”) is set to direct ‘Spider-Man 4.’ It should also be noted that the film’s release date is just two months after “Avengers: Doomsday” hitting theaters, and just a week after Christopher Nolan’s new film. There’s been talk of the film being moved to December 2026.
The last instalment, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” ended with the world forgetting that teenager Peter Parker was Spidey. That memory wipe included MJ (Zendaya), who no longer knows who Peter is. The film grossed almost $2B worldwide despite being released in 2021 during the pandemic