Spider-Man: Far From Home is the final movie in the Infity Saga of the MCU and it deals with the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. So it is a must watch!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new Spidey film!
- Spider-Man: Far From Home is a 2019 American superhero film
- It is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man
- It is co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios
- It is distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
- It is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- And the twenty-third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
- The film is directed by Jon Watts
- It is written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers
- The stars of the movie are Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, and Jake Gyllenhaal
- In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Parker is recruited by Nick Fury and Mysterio to face elemental threats from another dimension while he is on a school trip to Europe
- By October 2016, discussions had begun for a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming
- With a release date given to the film before the end of the year
- Holland was confirmed to return in July 2017
- With Watts and the writers also confirmed to return by the end of that year
- In 2018, Jackson and Gyllenhaal joined the cast as Fury and Mysterio, respectively
- Holland revealed the sequel’s title ahead of filming
- Which began in July 2018
- The filming took place in England, the Czech Republic, Italy, and the New York metropolitan area
- Production wrapped in October 2018
- The film’s marketing campaign attempted to avoid revealing spoilers for Avengers: Endgame prior to its April 2019 release
- Spider-Man: Far From Home premiered in Hollywood on June 26, 2019
- It was theatrically released in the United States on July 2, 2019, in 3D and IMAX
- The film was positively reviewed, with critics calling it a “fun and satisfying sequel”
- And praised the performances of the cast
- Particularly Holland and Gyllenhaal
- It has already grossed $110 million worldwide
- In June 2016, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman stated that Sony and Marvel Studios were committed to making future Spider-Man films after Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- The following month, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said if additional films were made, the company had an early idea to follow the model of the Harry Potter film series
- And have the plot of each film cover a new school year
- With a second film intended to take place during Peter Parker’s junior year of high school
- By October 2016, discussions had begun for a second film
- Including which villain would be featured
- According to Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, who was signed for three Spider-Man films including Homecoming
- In December, after the successful release of the first Homecoming trailer, Sony slated a sequel to the film for July 5, 2019
- Sony’s insistence that the sequel be released in 2019 complicated Marvel’s preference for secrecy regarding their plans for Spider-Man
- Since the character would die at the end of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and not be resurrected before Avengers: Endgame in April 2019
- Sony was revealed in June 2017 to have the use of another Marvel Studios-controlled character for the film
- As it did with Iron Man for Homecoming
- Feige stated that Marvel and Sony were “just starting to solidify our plans” for the film
- He felt Spider-Man’s appearances in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame would “launch him off into a very new cinematic universe at that point”, similar to how Captain America: Civil War (2016) “informed everything in Homecoming”
- Marvel and Sony were both keen on having Homecoming director Jon Watts return for the sequel
- With Feige saying “that’s the intention for sure” and Pascal noting they “would be crazy [not to]” have him return
- Watts also noted he was signed for two films
- Additionally, Feige mentioned the film would be titled in a similar fashion to Homecoming
- Using a subtitle, and would not feature “2” in the title
- He also stated that filming was expected to begin in April or May 2018
- As with Homecoming, Feige stated that the film’s villain would be one that had not yet been seen in film
- By July 2017, Watts was in negotiations with the studios to return for the sequel
- And Marisa Tomei expressed interest in reprising her role as Aunt May from the previous film
- Pascal said the film would begin “a few minutes” after the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame
- A specific amount of time is not stated in the film, but Watts felt it was “almost immediately” after Endgame
- Given this, Watts felt this posed “a fun creative challenge” for the Far From Home team
- Allowing them to deal with many of the unanswered questions from Endgame
- Watts added they looked to “make a movie that’s in that world and deals with those stories but is also still [a] fun Spider-Man movie”
- For example, Ned, MJ, and Flash all turned to dust during the events of Infinity War along with Parker
- While some of his classmates were not and are now five years older
- Watts compared this dynamic to the film Flight of the Navigator (1986)
- Calling the situation “really weird… but… also something you can have a lot of fun with”
- Spider-Man: Homecoming composer Michael Giacchino was confirmed to return to score Far From Home in October 2018
- Like the first film, the score includes an instrumental version of the theme song from the 1960s animated Spider-Man series for the Marvel Studios opening logo
- The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical on June 28, 2019
- Spider-Man: Far From Home had its world premiere in Hollywood on June 26, 2019
- The film was released on June 28, 2019, in China and Japan
- And in the United States on July 2, 2019, in 3D and IMAX
- It was originally scheduled to be released on July 5
- Jon Watts announced in an interview that there will be a short film titled “Peter’s To-Do List” on Blu-ray
- Three weeks before its domestic release, official industry tracking had the film grossing around $170 million over its six-day opening frame
- Some had the film reaching as high as $200 million
- While others were at a conservative $165 million
- Sony was predicting a $154 million debut
- By the week of release industry estimates lowered to $140 million
- With the Studio expecting $120 million
- All this due to the recent underperformance of other sequels like Toy Story 4
- Far From Home is projected to gross around $350 million worldwide by the end of its first week of release
- And about $500 million over its first 10 days
- In China and Japan, where it was released a week prior to its U.S. debut, the film was expected to gross around a combined $90 million in its opening weekend
- In China, where pre-sale tickets were less than Homecoming’s
- The film made $35.5 million on its first day, including $3.4 million from midnight previews
- The fourth-best of all time for a superhero film in the country
- It ended up slightly over-performing
- Debuting to $111 million including $98 million in China
- The fourth-best-ever superhero opening in the country
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 93% approval rating
- Based on 182 reviews
- With an average rating of 7.54/10
- The website’s critics’ consensus reads, “A breezily unpredictable blend of teen romance and superhero action, Spider-Man: Far From Home stylishly sets the stage for the next era of the MCU”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100
- Based on 44 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- As of 2017, a potential third film would occur during Parker’s senior year of high school
