Spider-Man: No Way Home’s first trailer absolutely marveled fans with the promise of many returning villains and thanks to new exclusive images they can now get a tease of how Peter Parker’s eight-armed blast from the past goes for the web-swinger.

While there will undoubtedly be a second exciting Spider-Man trailer before the film’s December premiere, and it’s arguable that one could spill more of No Way Home’s plot, that won’t stop speculation about the film anytime soon. After all, Tom Holland and the rest of the Spider-Man cast have called the end of this trilogy an Avengers: Endgame type of event as the superhero has his first contact with the multiverse.

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It seems as though Holland will definitely have his work cut out for him as a preview for Empire’s December issue showed new images of Peter’s bridge showdown against Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus. The picture clearly shows Doc Ock wrapping a couple of his many extremities around Holland’s Spider-Man, which could put to rest prior theories that emerged from the trailer suggesting Molina’s character was actually saying hi to Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man.

The magazine article could have also confirmed the return of two more familiar villains in No Way Home, namely Rhys Ifans’ Lizard and Thomas Haden Church as Sandman, which would almost complete a fearsome Sinister Six lineup. In any case, it’s arguable that this shot could just be taken from a specific moment from the fight, but the way it mirrors Spider-Man 2 is simply wonderful.

As if that wasn’t enough, over on the Sony exclusive universe, Tom Hardy continues to tease Spider-Man and Venom crossovers that are only more intriguing after Venom 2 hinted at what Marvel’s future may look like not too far away, meaning an Eddie Brock cameo is really not out od the question. Add all that on top of Spider-Man himself teasing mysterious character cameos and No Way Home is looking just like the massive MCU events it’s been made up to be, and that’s without even talking about Doctor Strange.

All this excitement will bode well for both Marvel Studios and moviegoers since only a week before its premiere Eternals is not doing well in terms of early previews. While the success seen by the likes of Dune, No Time to Die, Shang-Chi, and F9 was impressive, maybe the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man can shatter all pandemic box office records the same way he’s shattering the MCU's reality.

Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters on December 17, 2021.

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