Sony chairman Tom Rothman hopes Tom Holland, Zendaya, and director Jon Watts all return for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man 4.

Sony chairman Tom Rothman hopes Tom Holland, Zendaya, and director Jon Watts all return for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man 4. Over the course of the MCU's Spider-Man trilogy (which is co-produced by Marvel and Sony), Holland, Zendaya, and Watts have proven to be integral to the series. The British actor leads the cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man alongside his high school classmate and love interest MJ (played by the Emmy Award-winning Euphoria actress). Watts brings it all together as the maestro behind the camera.

Released late last year, the box office sensation Spider-Man: No Way Home left the series in an interesting place. It essentially acted as a conclusion to Peter, MJ, and Ned's (Jacob Batalon) story arcs that were set up at the beginning of the trilogy, while also leaving the door open for future installments. Considering that Peter Parker was wiped from everyone's memory as a result of Doctor Strange's spell, Watts and company have a completely blank canvas to work with if they decide to make more MCU movies. However, nothing has been announced yet and Holland has gone back and forth regarding whether he will return as Spider-Man.

In a recent interview with Deadline, chairman of Sony’s Motion Picture Group Tom Rothman shared his hopes for the MCU's Spider-Man series. After expressing his desire to "get working on the next Spider-Man movie," the interviewer asked Rothman to clarify if Holland, Zendaya, and Watts were part of those plans, to which he responded, "That whole group, we hope." Rothman went on to discuss Sony's own Spider-Man Universe, including the upcoming Kraven and Madame Web movies.

Watts was previously hired to direct the MCU's forthcoming Fantastic Four film, which would have kept him on board Marvel's franchise for the time being, though he exited the project last month. It was recently revealed that Watts is in the early phases of developing a new Star Wars show with Spider-Man: Homecoming writer Christopher Ford. It's unclear if Watts stepped down from Fantastic Four in order to work on the Star Wars project, though it will seemingly be his main focus for the time being.

A recent report revealed that Sony fully expects the trio to return for Spider-Man 4, but based on this comment from Rothman, it appears that was based merely on wishful thinking rather than an actual commitment from the cast. No Way Home was a massive financial success and Sony clearly wants to continue the fruitful relationship for as long as possible, though the cast has other commitments. Holland is the star of another Sony franchise in Uncharted, Zendaya has Dune: Part Two and Euphoria season 3, and Watts his Star Wars project. The MCU's Spider-Man 4 is a safe bet, but it may take some time to reassemble the talented trio.

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Source: Deadline