made nearly $2 billion at the box office. It’s a feat reserved for big crossovers from the franchise. But was a crossover adventure of its own.

The reason fans flocked to see it in cinemas when it came out concerned all the rumors that flooded the web in the year preceding the premiere. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield would return to their Spider-Man roles for . They would assist Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in getting the job done, whatever that job might be.

Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) was also in the movie, as were most of the villains from the Maguire and Garfield universes. But there’s no question that the other Peter Parker variants were key ingredients to success. It’s no wonder Sony would want Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back for .

That’s what plenty of rumors said. They also noted that Sony and were at odds about the former’s desire to make the next sequel as big as . Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there.

By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the More recent rumors claim that’s not necessarily going to happen. There could be a way to explain why these two particular versions of Spider-Man would return to the MCU, yes. But more interesting is the prospect of seeing Maguire and Garfield appear in Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU) movies.

. Holland meeting Maguire and Garfield in works because it’s all a big coincidence. We’ve seen these Spider-Man variants in their respective universes before.

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