Overview

• Multiple outlets report that The Batman writer Mattson Tomlin has been working on a script centered on Tobey Maguire’s iteration of Spider-Man.
• Sony Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Tobey Maguire have issued no confirmations or greenlights, keeping the project in an unannounced development phase.
• Maguire’s 2021 appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home revived widespread fan interest for a standalone continuation of his character.
• Coverage characterizes Tomlin’s involvement as a potential cue toward a darker, more mature tone, based on his previous work.
• The Raimi-era Spider-Man 4 was once deep in development before being scrapped, and any talk of returning cast or legacy villains remains speculative.