10 Things We Learned From The New Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer

This is one of the biggest years ever for the comic book movie genre. With the last appearance of Wolverine, the first solo movie for Wonder Woman and the assembly of the Justice League, it might have been hard for yet another Spider-Man movie to stand out. Thankfully, though, the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming that was released a few months ago got us hugely excited for it and somehow, the newly-released second trailer, which dropped this morning, is even better. While the first preview focused mostly on setting up Peter Parker's status quo - his unrequited love life, his status as the school geek, his secret superhero'ing - the second trailer is much more intense and dramatic, bringing us tons of both Iron Man and the Vulture as well as giving off that classic Spidey feel. It also demonstrates just what the main thrust of the film will be and gives us a look at what'll likely be some of the movie's key set pieces. So, on that note, join us as we run through the 10 most important things we learned about Spider-Man: Homecoming from this latest trailer. 10) Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man First up, the trailer follows on from what we saw previously in establishing Peter and Tony's student/mentor relationship. We also get confirmation of a fact that we'd pretty much already guessed: that Spider-Man will not be welcomed into the Avengers due to his young age and inexperience. "So, to become an Avenger, are there, like, trials or an interview?" asks Peter. A dismissive Tony replies, "Do me a favour. Can't you just be a friendly, neighbourhood Spider-Man?" The scene is a welcome nod to Spidey's classic calling card and also sets up where Peter's character is at the beginning of the film. Alongside this, we see several cool shots of him swinging through the city and accidentally crashing pool parties. At this point, he doesn't seem to be an active crimefighter, but instead just helping out where he can. 9) "Do You Know Him, Too?" This new trailer also recaps another reveal that the first one gave us: that Peter will have a confidante in his best friend Ned Leeds, who quickly finds out about his super alter-ego. The opening gives us a better look at Ned's character and it seems like he'll be a fun addition to the cast, asking lots of fan-pleasing questions about Spider-Man's career and his powers. "Can you summon an army of spiders?" Ned asks Peter, confusing him with Scott Lang's Ant-Man (or maybe even Christian Bale's Batman). He also asks what we all would ask if our best friend was Spider-Man: "can I try the suit on?" Ned's best bit in the trailer, though, comes in an unexpected cameo from Captain America. While at school, an old Cap fitness video is shown to the class, which prompts Ned to ask Peter: "Do you know him, too?" To which Peter proudly replies: "Stole his shield." It's a hilarious moment on many levels. Not least because it reveals that boring educational movies are livened up with superheroes in the Marvel universe. 8) Damage Control Now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of the film's plot, as the trailer moves into an examination of Spidey's nemesis, Adrian Toomes AKA Vulture. Before we get to that, though, one brief shot reveals a term that will mean a lot to Marvel fans. A TV is seen displaying some breaking news that involves Tony Stark and something called 'Damage Control.' Anyone who knows their comics will recognize Damage Control as the construction firm who clear up and rebuild New York after the Avengers' routine battles. Previously, Marvel were developing a comedy series around the company but the project stalled for unknown reasons. Now, it's obvious that Marvel held back on the series because of Damage Control's role in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The show will now likely get its skates on in the wake of the movie's release. 7) Vulture's Motivations Over the shot of the Damage Control news, Michael Keaton's Vulture voices his hatred for Tony Stark: "The rich and the powerful, like Stark, they don't care about us. The world's changing, boys, it's time we changed, too..." This reveals a neat bit of backstory for the character and handily explains Toomes' motivations for becoming a supervillain. Having been scorned by Stark and other rich guys, Adrian Toomes decides to play them at their own game. After getting his hands on his own Stark-like wearable tech - his winged suit - he starts a life of crime. Though this is not made plain in the trailer, director Jon Watts has revealed that Toomes used to be in charge of clearing up after the Avengers. It's likely, then, that Stark put him out of business when he sets up Damage Control. Having the supervillain be someone who had previously cleared up the Avengers' messes - but is still treated poorly by them - is an interesting origin story and we look forward to seeing it play out in the movie. 6) The Sinking Ship The five Spider-Man films previously released have given us some of the best set pieces in superhero movie history. For example, Spider-Man 2's train sequence or The Amazing Spider-Man's school hallway fight with Lizard. Thankfully, Spider-Man: Homecoming looks to be following this grand tradition. The trailer clearly spells out what's likely the film's first big action sequence. Despite Tony telling him that he'll handle it, Peter goes to face the Vulture and his goons on the Staten Island ferry. Unfortunately, the newbie doesn't manage to contain the situation and Vulture tears the ship in two. Though Spidey does his best to hold the boat together, Iron Man has to come to his aid to save the day. To be honest, we would have preferred if the way events played out wasn't given away quite so much in this trailer, but this still looks to be an awesome set piece that we can't wait to see in full in the actual movie. 5) Spider-Man (Suit) No More The trailer also reveals that this ship sequence might just be the big inciting incident of the movie. After Tony has to bail out Peter, he's clearly disappointed in his protege and demands that Peter hand his suit back to him. "But I'm nothing without the suit," Peter pleads. "If you are nothing without this suit," Tony retorts, "then you shouldn't have it." This reveals an interesting twist that was only briefly hinted at in the previous trailer. After being given the classic Spider-Man suit, with all Stark's upgrades, during Captain America: Civil War, Peter will have to be Spider-Man on his own in this movie. In subsequent clips, we see that Spidey is forced to go back to his homemade suit that was very briefly glimpsed in the aforementioned threequel. After Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man, we've become very used to seeing Peter start out with a homespun suit and then graduate to the usual costume, so the fact that Homecoming will give this formula a twist is yet another example of the movie offering us something we haven't seen before. 4) Peter's Journey Of Self-Discovery The fact that Peter not only loses his suit but also the support of Tony Stark is clearly the impetus for his character arc in Homecoming. Even if it isn't the usual origins story - bitten by a radioactive spider, Uncle Ben's death, with great power comes great yada yada - the movie will still give us the story of how Peter became the Spider-Man we know and love. The next few sequences shown in the trailer tell us that Peter will have to go on a journey of self-discovery in order to defeat Vulture. Now that he's out on his own, he'll learn the importance and self-sacrifice of being a hero. As Marisa Tomei's Aunt May says: "you need to stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders." We also get some more footage of Vulture. Like all the best villains, Toomes makes things personal between him and Spidey when he threatens Peter's family if he doesn't stop messing with his plans. What's the betting that Peter keeps on at it, anyway? 3) New Spider-Tech Things soon whizz forward to what's most probably the final act of the movie. The trailer doesn't give us any explanation for it, but Peter apparently gets his Stark suit back in time for the film's climax. And it looks like it might come with a few upgrades. As we saw in the previous trailer, things will really kick off when the action switches from New York to Washington, specifically the Washington Monument. We see Peter climbing the side of the monument where it's revealed that his Spider emblem is actually a drone that can fly off his suit and... well, we're not really sure what it does right now, but it definitely looks cool. Again, this trailer also repeats the scene from the previous teaser where Peter glides off the Monument, thanks to his underarm webbing acting as wings. Since no earlier footage revealed this, we can assume that they're an addition of the returned suit only. It's not dwelled on in the trailer, but we can also briefly glimpse a strange glow happening at the top of the tower, which fits in with the go-to superhero movie climax of a weird portal in the sky. 2) Plane Fight The big, action-packed ending of the trailer reveals what's presumably the movie's own climax: a tense face-off between Spidey and Vulture on top of a plane. Then again, Peter is clearly wearing his makeshift costume again in this sequence, so it could be from earlier on in the film instead. We can make out that the pair are tussling on the rooftops of New York when Vulture shoots off into the sky. Peter webs Toomes, however, and they both go flying off until Vulture tries to shake him off on top of the plane. Just like he did with the ship, Vulture leaves the plane in trouble and it's up to Spidey to try and save it before it goes down - right over the city. This will no doubt be another tense set piece that brilliantly demonstrates Spidey's incredible feats of strength. We're used to these sort of scenes in comic book movies, but Spidey's versions tend to be more satisfying as his youth and average stature make it all the more impressive. 1) There's So Much Iron Man The first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming gave the impression that Tony Stark would be a pretty major player in the movie, and this preview gives us a better look at his role. As it turns out, he'll be integral to the film's plot. After inviting him into the Avengers' battle in Civil War, Tony will clearly act as Peter's guide into the world of superhero'ing. In contrast to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's wallcrawlers, who had to figure things out on their own, Tom Holland's version has Tony to show him the way. Peter will clearly idolize Tony in this movie and, when his mentor casts him out, that's when we get Spider-Man as we know him Obviously, the trailers have emphasized Tony's role here because Marvel fans love a bit of Robert Downey Jr. And the fact that Tony disowns Peter for a significant part of the movie suggests he'll disappear for the film's middle section. However, it's clear that Stark's role is no gratuitous cameo - even an extended one - and he's clearly one of the main players of the movie. If nothing else, his major presence here acts as a welcome reminder that, yes, Spider-Man really has come home.