Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is coming back to the big screen in 2026, but before that happens, it seems like Prime Video’s new Marvel series has already brought a version of Peter Parker into the fold. Peter is the most popular and the original version of Spider-Man. He is the same character who stars in all the live-action Spider-Man movies released thus far.
In 2021’s* Spider-Man: No Way Home*, audiences even got to see three versions of Peter Parker interact as Marvel Studios and Sony brought back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their versions of Spider-Man to meet Holland’s. The hero will next be seen leading the cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day alongside Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, and more.
However, Peter Parker is far from the only version of Spider-Man out there. That is precisely the point of the animated Spider-Verse movies, which might include a few versions of Peter, but focus on Miles Morales as Spider-Man and feature several Spider-Men and Spider-Women from all over the multiverse. It appeared that a new Spider-Man series was following that cue, but Peter Parker has seemingly found his way into the story.
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QUESTION 1 / 8MCU
Before getting his own solo film, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut by being recruited by Tony Stark to help in a massive superhero conflict. In which MCU film did Holland first appear as Spider-Man?
AAvengers: Age of Ultron BCaptain America: Civil War CSpider-Man: Homecoming DAvengers: Infinity War
✓ Correct! Tom Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), where Tony Stark visits Peter in Queens and recruits him for the airport battle against Team Cap. His quippy, starstruck portrayal instantly won over audiences. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Captain America: Civil War. Holland debuted in the 2016 film before Homecoming (2017). He was recruited by Tony Stark for the iconic airport fight scene, stealing Captain America’s shield with his webs in one of the film’s most memorable moments.
QUESTION 2 / 8HOMECOMING
In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter faces a blue-collar salvage contractor who turned to arms dealing after being shut out of the Chitauri cleanup by Damage Control. Using an alien-tech wingsuit, he becomes one of Spider-Man’s most grounded villains. Who is he?
AThe Vulture (Adrian Toomes) BThe Shocker (Herman Schultz) CThe Scorpion (Mac Gargan) DThe Tinkerer (Phineas Mason)
✓ Correct! Adrian Toomes, played brilliantly by Michael Keaton, is the Vulture — a working-class father who builds a criminal empire selling alien-derived weapons. The twist that he’s the father of Peter’s date Liz is one of the MCU’s best surprises. ✗ Web miss! The answer is The Vulture (Adrian Toomes). The Shocker and Tinkerer are his henchmen in the film, and Scorpion (Mac Gargan) only briefly appears. Toomes is the main antagonist who personally confronts Peter in the unforgettable car ride scene.
QUESTION 3 / 8HOMECOMING
Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech suit loaded with features Peter didn’t even know about, including an AI assistant that helps him in combat, provides tactical analysis, and even gives dating advice. What name does Peter give this AI?
✓ Correct! Peter names his suit’s AI “Karen,” voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She assists him with web shooter modes, reconnaissance, and even his love life. Friday is Tony Stark’s AI, and E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark satellite system that appears in Far From Home. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Karen. Friday is Tony Stark’s personal AI, E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark defense satellite Peter inherits in Far From Home, and Jocasta is an AI from the comics. Karen, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, is Peter’s suit assistant throughout Homecoming.
QUESTION 4 / 8FAR FROM HOME
In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter encounters a seemingly heroic figure who claims to be from an alternate Earth, battling elemental creatures across Europe. In reality, he’s a disgruntled former Stark Industries employee using advanced holographic drones. What is his real name?
AWilliam Ginter Riva BAldrich Killian
✓ Correct! Quentin Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is Mysterio — a master of illusion who uses Stark Industries’ B.A.R.F. holographic technology and weaponized drones to fabricate the Elementals and pose as a hero. His final act of revenge shapes the entire third film. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Quentin Beck. William Ginter Riva is one of Beck’s team members, Aldrich Killian is the villain of Iron Man 3, and Justin Hammer is from Iron Man 2. Beck is Mysterio, the illusionist who manipulated Peter’s trust across Europe.
QUESTION 5 / 8FAR FROM HOME
In one of the MCU’s most shocking mid-credits scenes, J. Jonah Jameson broadcasts doctored footage from Mysterio’s final moments that completely upends Peter Parker’s life. What does this broadcast reveal to the entire world?
AThat Spider-Man killed Mysterio in cold blood BThat Spider-Man is Peter Parker CThat Spider-Man is a Skrull impersonator DThat Spider-Man commanded the drone attack on London
✓ Correct! Mysterio’s doctored footage, broadcast by J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic role), exposes Spider-Man’s identity as Peter Parker to the entire world. This revelation drives the entire plot of No Way Home as Peter desperately seeks to undo the damage. ✗ Web miss! The answer is that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. While the footage also frames Spider-Man for the London drone attack, the earth-shattering reveal is Peter’s unmasked identity being broadcast globally by The Daily Bugle’s J. Jonah Jameson.
QUESTION 6 / 8NO WAY HOME
With his identity exposed and his loved ones under threat, Peter seeks help from a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell that would make the world forget he is Spider-Man. Peter’s constant modifications to the spell cause it to fracture the multiverse. Which sorcerer casts this spell?
BWanda Maximoff CDoctor Strange
✓ Correct! Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts the memory-wiping spell at Peter’s request, but Peter keeps asking for exceptions — for MJ, Ned, May, and Happy to still remember him. These constant changes corrupt the spell and tear open the multiverse, pulling in villains from other Spider-Man universes. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Doctor Strange. While Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme and actually warns Strange against it, it is Stephen Strange who agrees to cast the spell. Wanda’s multiverse interference occurs in Multiverse of Madness, not here.
QUESTION 7 / 8MCU
Throughout all three films, Peter’s loyal best friend serves as his “guy in the chair,” helping with tech support and keeping his secret. In No Way Home, this character even discovers he can open magical portals using a Sling Ring. Who is Peter’s best friend?
BFlash Thompson
✓ Correct! Ned Leeds, played by Jacob Batalon, is Peter’s best friend and self-proclaimed “guy in the chair.” He discovers Peter’s secret identity in Homecoming, supports him across all three films, and in No Way Home he accidentally uses Doctor Strange’s Sling Ring to open portals to other Spider-Men. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Ned Leeds. Flash Thompson is Peter’s rival and bully who ironically idolizes Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is Peter’s friend in the Raimi and Webb films but doesn’t appear in Holland’s trilogy. Miles Morales is only hinted at. Ned is the irreplaceable “guy in the chair.”
QUESTION 8 / 8NO WAY HOME
At the emotional climax of No Way Home, Peter makes an enormous personal sacrifice to save the multiverse. Doctor Strange completes the spell, and when it takes effect, Peter is left completely alone. What does the final spell do?
AIt sends Peter to an alternate universe where no one knows him BIt erases Spider-Man from existence entirely CIt removes Peter’s spider powers permanently DIt makes everyone in every universe forget who Peter Parker is
✓ Correct! The final spell makes every person in every universe forget that Peter Parker exists. MJ, Ned, Happy, the Avengers — everyone. Peter visits MJ at the coffee shop afterward but decides not to re-introduce himself, choosing to protect them. He starts over completely alone, sewing his own suit in a small apartment. ✗ Web miss! The answer is that everyone forgets who Peter Parker is. The spell doesn’t erase Spider-Man — people still know the hero exists — but nobody remembers Peter Parker the person. This devastating sacrifice means MJ, Ned, and even Happy Hogan have no memory of him at all.
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Are you an Avenger — or just a friendly neighborhood bystander?
The show in question is Spider-Noir, which stars Nicolas Cage as The Spider, and was released on Prime Video on May 27. In the Marvel series, which exists in its own universe, Cage’s superhero goes by Ben Reilly, which is a change from Spider-Man Noir from the comics and the version Cage voices in the Spider-Verse movies, both of which are Peter Parker. Well, it seems like the show’s might also be.
Cage’s character is referred to as Ben Reilly by everyone he interacts with throughout Spider-Noir season 1’s eight episodes. However, the Prime Video series had one surprise reveal in store, and it paints a new picture when it comes to the hero’s identity. In Spider-Noir episode 6, Freckles, whom Ben had helped in the war, makes a surprising comment. The character mentions that, had Ben not changed his name following their meeting in France, he would have come calling the hero for help sooner when he realized his mutation was aging him rapidly. Ben’s original name is not revealed.
That said, every Spider-Man fan will understand what Spider-Noir is clearly hinting at with that scene, and that is how Ben Reilly is a fake name that Cage’s Peter Parker decided to take for himself in an effort to have his identity hidden from those who saw him get bitten by a version of Man-Spider in France and develop his own mutation. It makes sense. By taking on a new name, Ben can remain hidden from those who would like to exploit him for his powers, as Freckles’ mom does in episode 6 to develop a cure to the mutations.
While* Spider-Noir*‘s use of Peter Parker does not even include the character’s name being said out loud, just hinted at, the show can’t help but raise excitement for Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day. After all, even if Spider-Noir only teases that Cage’s Ben Reilly is really Peter Parker, that moment reframes the entire show as a standalone Spider-Man series with an alternate universe take on the original version of the hero. It shows just how unique and experimental live-action Spider-Man stories can get while essentially still using Peter, right before Holland returns on the big screen.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, as its name suggests, will also mark the start of a new era for the character. Director Destin Daniel Cretton has already employed more practical stunts than in the past MCU Spider-Man movies, as well as camera techniques that feel fresh and show the upcoming MCU movie’s ambition. So, by seeing Spider-Noir find success with a darker, covert Peter Parker story that is different from all live-action Spider-Man releases, the prospect of Spider-Man: Brand New Day following that with its own set of new additions to Spider-Man’s legacy is thrilling and the perfect next step.
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Ben Reilly / The Spider
In Spider-Noir, an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero. Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, is the first live-action series based on the Spider-Man corner of the Marvel Universe.
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Destin Daniel Cretton
Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker lives alone, forgotten by everyone he loves, and devotes himself entirely to being Spider-Man. As crime escalates, he experiences a dangerous physical change that threatens his survival. At the same time, a mysterious surge in criminal activity introduces a powerful new enemy.