Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer: Spider-Man must learn what it takes to be a hero

The second official trailer for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming has arrived, featuring a deeper look into the trials and tribulations of our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Tom Holland).

The trailer frames the movie’s story as Spider-Man learning what it takes to be a hero. He’s fighting the Vulture (Michael Keaton), but in doing so draws the ire of Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, (Robert Downey Jr.), who tells him to leave the supervillains to the real superheroes. The most pivotal scene of the new trailer has Stark asking for the Spider-suit back.

Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed by Jon Watts, is a reboot of Sony’s stagnant Spider-Man franchise, after two movies starring Andrew Garfield in the title role didn’t perform particularly well at the box office — especially the second one, 2014’s Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Homecoming marks an entry into new territory for Sony and Marvel. Spider-Man usually lives in a separate cinematic universe from Marvel’s Avengers properties (as do the X-Men) because the two studios each own different film rights. But in 2015 Sony forged a deal with Marvel that finally allows the web-slinger to appear in Marvel movies, which in turn helps boost the superhero’s solo ventures, hence the smirky allusion in Homecoming’s title to Spider-Man being both a high school student and also coming home to Marvel.

Spider-Man: Homecoming will hit theaters on July 7, 2017.

We're here to shed some clarity

One of our core beliefs here at Vox is that everyone needs and deserves access to the information that helps them understand the world, regardless of whether they can pay for a subscription. With the 2024 election on the horizon, more people are turning to us for clear and balanced explanations of the issues and policies at stake. We’re so grateful that we’re on track to hit 85,000 contributions to the Vox Contributions program before the end of the year, which in turn helps us keep this work free. We need to add 2,500 contributions this month to hit that goal. Will you make a contribution today to help us hit this goal and support our policy coverage? Any amount helps.

One-Time Monthly Annual

$5/month

$10/month

$25/month

$50/month

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $5/month

Yes, I'll give $5/month

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via