The Mandalorian pulls off a technical hat trick in that its main character never shows his face, allowing for flexibility in production; but word has it that Avengers could be borrowing a leaf from the book of the Disney+ series for Doomsday—particularly with the character of Spider-Man.
According to @REDACTEDSpider, Spider-Man will be mostly masked for the majority of Doomsday, and a big reason is said to be because of Tom Holland’s schedule. Holland will not only be shooting Doomsday, but Spider-Man 4 and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as well, which means he’s going to be very busy.
With Spider-Man just having his mask on though, the movie can very much just have someone fill in for Holland, and he’ll just add his voice to the character later when he’s not fighting off a Cyclops in a cave for Nolan.
The way No Way Home ended, Spider-Man’s inner circle has definitely shrunken down, and barely anyone knows him; so it would make sense that he would be keeping his identity secret from a new Avengers team. As Brave New World has confirmed, there is no Avengers lineup yet, and Spider-Man is very much considered a regular after the events of Endgame; but since nobody knows Peter Parker, there’s no one to vouch for him, and he may as well be stuck in rookie status again.
As for Spider-Man 4, no major story details have been revealed yet, but it’s said to be the most expensive MCU Spidey film produced yet, with a budget of around $200 million. It’s certainly sad that it won’t be a street-level Spidey story, but with Sony’s SUMC currently dead, they probably had to throw that money somewhere.
Avengers: Doomsday is expected to hit theaters on May 1, 2026.
