Heads up, Marvel fans as most of the Spider-Man movies are coming to Disney+. The streaming service has announced that five of the films in the franchise will be available to subscribers beginning April 21. Not only that, but Tom Hardy’s Venom will also be coming to the service next month. So the scope of the Marvel multiverse is expanding on Disney+.
Our Spidey-Senses are tingling. 🕷💢 These #SpiderMan movies are swinging onto #DisneyPlus! ⬇ (1/6) pic.twitter.com/amjYqZWMrJ
— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) April 20, 2023
The specific titles arriving on April 21 included Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Notably, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse are not included. Even so, now Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland’s versions of Peter Parker are all under the same roof. This collection is a solid addition to Disney+, given that most of the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe exists there. Also, since Disney purchased Fox several years back, some of the X-Men movies and Fantastic Four movies exist there as well.
Also absent is 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage. But it’s clear that Disney cut a deal with Sony to get these films on the service, indicating that the missing movies could also make their way to Disney+ in the future. Sony still controls the rights to Spider-Man, which is they the movies have been missing from the service for the last few years. Disney had to cut a deal with Sony to bring Spidey into the MCU, which resulted in movies like Homecoming, as well as Tom Holland’s appearances in events like Captain: America Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.
Venom’s found a new host. #Venom is coming May 12 to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/speSx58aJa
— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) April 20, 2023
Here are the synopses for the Spider-Man movies headed to Disney+.
Spider-Man (2002)
Average teenager Peter Parker is transformed into an extraordinary superhero after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider. When his beloved uncle is savagely murdered during a robbery, young Peter vows to use his powers to avenge his death. Deeming himself “Spider-Man,” he sets about ridding the streets of crime, bringing him into conflict with the malevolent super-villain “Green Goblin.”
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. Peter’s life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled “Doc Ock.” When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ, Spider-Man must swing back into action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Peter Parker finally has the girl of his dreams, Mary Jane Watson, and New York City is in the throes of Spider-mania! But when a strange alien symbiote turns Spider-Man’s suit black, his darkest demons come to light changing Spider-Man inside as well as out. Spider-Man is in for the fight of his life against a lethal mix of villains – the deadly Sandman, Venom, and the New Goblin – as well as the enemy within himself.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging Super Hero. Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark. Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, but when the Vulture emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Venom (2018)
Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers – transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponized symbiote rival, Riot?
The Spider-Man movies begin streaming on Disney+ April 21, with Venom to follow on May 12.
What do you think? Are you excited to finally be able to watch these movies on Disney+? Do you think Far From Home and No Way Home will join them at some point? Join in on the conversation over on Facebook or Twitter!
