The brand new Spider-Man Far From Home trailer has been released, and it raises a whole lot
of questions, not just about what kinds of antagonistic forces Peter Parker will be facing
off against, but also about the state of the MCU as a whole!
So today, we’re breaking down the trailer and giving you the details on what we noticed.
Let’s begin by discussing what actually happened in the trailer.
The trailer starts off with a quick montage of action shots of spidey, one with him swinging
away from an exploding building.
Then, we see Peter in costume at what appears to be a charity event, with his Aunt May announcing
Thank You Spider-Man!
So she seems cool with the whole superhero thing now, thankfully.
The two then high five and hug back stage, Peter with his mask off.
Happy then makes an appearance with a giant check and hits on May, with Peter protectively
asking “What just happened?”
The next several shots depict Peter getting ready to go on a trip to Europe with his friends,
grabbing travelling supplies and a passport with a hilarious photo of him.
He decides to not take his Spider-Man suit with him, saying that he just wants to go
on a trip with his friends, and that Europe doesn’t really need a friendly neighbourhood
Spider-Man.
We see that Ned and MJ are back, with Peter and MJ having a cute flirty moment.
We then see Peter telling Ned that he thinks he and MJ could be a thing, and just as Ned
starts telling him the story of how he first fell in love, he goes down.
Shot with a tranquilizer.
The tone of the trailer immediately changes, revealing Nick Fury sitting in Peter’s hotel
room, saying it’s so nice to finally meet him.
Nick Fury then takes Spider-Man for a ride, high jacking his summer vacation.
We then see a shot of Peter zipping towards the London Bridge on fire with his winged
suit, a shot of Nick Fury and Maria Hill shooting an elemental monster of sorts.
In the voice over, we hear Fury tell Peter “you’ve got gifts Parker, but you have
a job to do.
Are you going to step up or not?”
This is followed by a shot of Happy saying “we’re all alone, what are you going to
do about it?”
Then, we get an epic shot of one of the yet to be introduced characters we’ve all been
dying to see, Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who announces, you don’t want any part of
this, and begins to fight off one of the elemental creatures.
The trailer then ends with Peter and his friends watching Mysterio on television, and a great
little comedic beat.
So, what does all of this mean?
Let’s break it down.
Elemental Creatures One of the major mysteries of the trailer
is the elemental creatures that appear throughout, wrecking havoc in London and other cities
in Europe.
Who or what are they?
These are the Elementals, an organization in the comics that first appeared in Supernatural
thrillers issue 8 back in 1974.
In the comics, they’re four extradimensional humanoids who became immortals with power
over natural forces, and ruled a kingdom on Earth before the rise of the original Atlantis.
They also reigned terror during ancient Egypt, and would later return to Earth and fought
against Carol Danvers as Mr Marvel in Ms Marvel issue 11 and 12.
Their names are Hellfire, who generates flames, Hydron, who has aquatic powers, Magnum who
can manipulate Earth, minerals and rock, and Zephyr who has the ability to control air.
Ms Marvel would defeat them in issue 12 of her first volume of her self titled solo series
in 1977, defeating them one by one.
So this begs to ask, will this storyline somehow tie into Carol Danvers, who is being introduced
later this year in Captain Marvel?
Or will this act as a jump off point for the new Ms Marvel, Kamala Khan, who is said to
be introduced into the MCU in the upcoming future?
Another big question; are the elementals going to be presented as four individuals as in
the comics, or amalgamated into one?
Mysterio is a good guy? Mysterio in the comics is traditionally a
villain.
First appearing in Amazing spider-Man issue 13 back in 1964, Mysterio is Quentin Beck,
a former movie stuntman, actor and special effects designer who turned to crime after
his career failed him in Hollywood.
He’s an illusionist, a gifted chemist, and created smoke capable of negating Spider-Man’s
spider sense.
Initially, one popular theory about Far From Home was that the film may be an introduction
to the Spider-Man super villain team, the Sinister six, in which Mysterio was a part
of at one time in the comics.
But now that Mysterio appears to be fighting on the side of good, what does that mean?
In an interview with a Brazillian news site, Gyllenhaal mentioned that Quentin Beck would
be teaming up with Spider-Man, who was recruited by Nick fury and SHIELD in order to deal with
the threat of the Elementals.
It’s popular opinion that this is misdirection though, and that Mysterio will ultimately
be the main villain of the film.
This is just a teaser trailer after all.
Another question raised is whether or not his powers will be the same, since Mysterio
seems to be flying around and kicking some major elemental butt.
Traditionally in the comics, he’s an illusion expert, master hypnotist and magician, an
expert at hand to hand combat, and a brilliant chemist and roboticist.
Could Mysterio actually be the one behind the Elementals, considering they’re a more
obscure villain group in the comics, and really they’re all part of some master illusion
trick he’s put together, wanting to become famous like the Avengers now that those superheroes
may be out of the picture?
And SHIELD has fallen for it?
That last bit seems a little unlikely; Nick Fury ain’t stupid.
But considering the state the MCU may be in after Endgame, who knows what could happen.
The Black Suit In the latter half of the trailer, we see
Parker in a black spider man suit, one that does not look like his iconic symbiote suit
that he gained during Secret Wars that turned out to be none other than Venom.
This one seems to resemble more of a stealth inspired suit, with adjustable eye pieces.
There isn’t a suit from the comics that matches up with this one exactly; it seems
to be a mash up of various different ones, with the biggest influence being his suit
from Spider-Man Noir, which he donned in a story in an alternate universe where he fought
crime in the 1930s.
It also looks like it could be inspired from the suit in Amazing Spider-Man issue 650 from
2010 mixed with the MK 3 suit from Amazing Spider-Man issue 682.
The other question is, where did it come from?
Our money is on Nick Fury and Maria Hill, that’s for sure.
Why Spider-Man?
Perhaps the biggest question this trailer poses is why Nick Fury has sought out Spider-Man.
It’s no big secret that Spider-Man Far From Home will be released after Avengers Endgame,
the sequel to Infinity War in which Parker, Fury and Maria Hill were all dusted.
Assuming that this takes place after the events of Infinity War, since this film is the first
of the MCU Phase 4, Fury approaching Spider-Man rather than other members on the Avengers
team seems to suggest that the other Avengers will be unavailable or incapacitated due to
the events of Endgame, leaving Spider-Man as one of the only reliable heroes left for
Fury to approach.
Considering the “we’re all alone” line from Happy, this seems to be the case.
Alright, there we have it friends!
What are your thoughts on the trailer?
What do you think is going to happen in the film?
And where are all the other superheroes at?
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