Thread:BEJT/@comment-36489566-20180806182457/@comment-26838855-20180808190832

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We don't know with 100% certainty, but as SPiDEY5 says, it at least shouldn't be canon to the MCU. Marvel have almost always said it isn't, Sony's comments have been more conflicting. I'm sure if Marvel had their way it would definitely be separate, but Sony technically could put Tom Holland in the film if they wanted - they have the rights to do so, because they still own the character.

If they do, then that effectively canonises it to the MCU (unless Feige comes out and says something like "It's a separate universe where Peter Parker just happens to also look like Tom Holland"). I'm hoping they don't have a Tom Holand cameo, because I'd rather they kept this film completely away from the MCU. I think Sony are being pretty exploitative of Marvel's success and the progress they've given Sony with the Spider-Man franchise, basically trying to trick casual audiences into thinking it's a Marvel film so they go and see it. As well as this, I think it will probably be bad, which would then tarnish Marvel's name if they've successfully tricked audiences, and if it's MCU canon, would also tarnish the MCU. And I like the way the MCU is entirely run by Marvel Studios and Marvel Television, with control over it all - it's their universe, which lives and dies by their decisions, and is under their leadership. Again, it would feel exploitative of the deals over Spider-Man for Sony to effectively barge their way into this franchise and make themselves a part of it without Marvel being in any way involved.

In the scenario that they do force their way in, we'd have to deal with it timeline-wise. I have no real intention of seeing the film to be honest, unless it's well-received, which would surprise me. But I won't care about spoilers for it and will be looking up the plot and whether there is a Tom Holand Cameo as soon as that kind of thing gets revealed, because I want to know once and for all that it's not canon.

Timeline-wise, I imagine the film will likely set itself at the time of its release, in late 2018. Which would be problematic if it does have a Tom Holland cameo, because Peter Parker, at least at the moment, is dead after Spring 2018. However, after Avengers 4, it's likely that Peter will come back to life at the point in time where he died, so late 2018 would still work fine - it would just mean it's set after Avengers 4 and Spider-Man: Far from Home (which we know is set in Summer 2018).

Anyway, yeah, hoping that it stays completely separate from the MCU. That's mostly what we're being told.