In 2019, there was a major contract dispute between Sony and Marvel Studios, in which Sony tried to claim the sole rights to Spider-Man in the middle of Tom Holland’s contract. But knowing that Spider-Man was nearly removed from the MCU after the Marvel-Sony agreement fell apart back in 2019, it's not surprising that it was easier to just go in another direction for the voice work required for What If.? Peter Parker/Spider-Man is voiced by Hudson Thames in Marvel's What If. Once again, the question of Spider-Man’s fate in the MCU is being debated. Holland clarified earlier this year that No Way Home is the last solo Spider-Man film under his current contract, and it's believed that he should be able to also appear in supporting MCU roles as well. Then it was moved to the following month.
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In April 2020, Sony delayed the movie to November 5, 2021. While Holland should certainly still have a future as Spider-Man- No Way Homeis out later this year, at the very least-it's likely that the Sony involvement of his contract made side-projects (like voice work for What If.?) difficult to work out. Tom Holland as Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man: Far From Home.' Sony Pictures Entertainment When the third film was first announced in September 2019, the movie was scheduled for release on July 16, 2021. are those who are likely at the end of their contracts/time with Marvel, like Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Evans. If you pay attention to the opening credits of Episode 5 of What If.?, you'll notice Tom Holland is not among the numerous notable and returning names from Marvel Cinematic Universe past.Ī handful of the stars who didn't return for What If. Is Tom Holland voicing Peter Parker/Spider-Man in What If.? But if he sounds ever so slightly off, well, that's because-like Captain America and Black Widow-he's voiced by someone different from the actor in the films. It's a super fun Spider-Man arc within the larger story, and feels very in character with the Peter Parker that MCU fans have come to know. In the episode-which was largely modeled after a Dawn of the Dead type Zombie story-Peter Parker was one of the universe's final remaining heroes, joining forces with others (including The Wasp, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, and a few other trusted friends) to try to find a cure to a zombie outbreak initiated from a virus that Hank Pym brought back with him from the Quantum realm. It wasn't going to be much longer without Spider-Man in at least one of the multiverses that Uatu The Watcher was looking down on, right? Marvel Cinematic Universe fans got their first look at how Spidey would handle himself in an alternate situation in Episode 5 of What If.?, titled, "What If.Zombies!?"