Summary
- Spider-Man 4 will likely bridge Avengers: Doomsday & Secret Wars.
- Speculation surrounds Spider-Man 4 being on Battleworld after a concept art leak.
- Fans worry about the shift to a high-concept multiverse from grounded storytelling.
The recently leaked concept art for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday has sparked intense speculation about what Marvel Studios is planning for Spider-Man 4. With new visuals confirming that the next Avengers film will take place on a Battleworld — a chaotic patchwork realm stitched together from fragments of different universes — some fans are now wondering if Tom Holland’s next solo adventure will also forego its grounded, street-level storytelling for cosmic-scale spectacle.
This speculation among fans is being fueled by reports that Spider-Man 4 will act as a story bridge between Avengers: Doomsday and the highly anticipated Secret Wars. While some fans are intrigued by the possibility, others are mourning the smaller, more intimate sequel they hoped would follow No Way Home.
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From Street-Level Spidey to Multiversal Battleworld
According to the new concept art leak, Avengers: Doomsday is set primarily in a sprawling, post-apocalyptic Battleworld. The art depicts iconic Marvel heroes in unfamiliar terrain: desert-like ruins, alien taverns, and even a medieval castle. The conceptual environments appear to fuse a crumbling fantasy kingdom with a Star Wars-esque desert sci-fi battlefield in a grim, almost feudal atmosphere with Doomsday himself seated on the throne. This old-world flair appears to be a deviation from typical futuristic MCU aesthetics.
Given that Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man 4 is expected to come directly after Doomsday, it’s no surprise that fans are beginning to suspect it will also be set on Battleworld. The dominoes are starting to line up. Spider-Man 4 is rumored to be the key connector between Doomsday and Secret Wars. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker remains a high-profile MCU figure with an untapped narrative arc post-No Way Home, and Battleworld opens the door to multiverse cameos, variant storylines, and larger-than-life stakes. One Reddit user summarized the general feeling among fans with a simple statement:
“RIP to everyone asking for grounded Spider-Man 4. That movie will probably take place on a Battleworld.”
Grounded Expectations for Spider-Man 4
Before the Doomsday leaks, fan expectations for Spider-Man 4 were grounded. The ending of No Way Home set the stage for a stripped-down Peter Parker: no tech, no Avengers, no allies. It felt like the perfect opportunity for a smaller-scale story focused on personal consequences, street-level crime, and classic villains like Kingpin. Online discourse among fans often centered around this refreshing back-to-basics approach as an obvious direction for the franchise to head in, given the multiverse chaos of the last film.
But with the Battleworld backdrop now dominating speculation, that vision seems to be slipping away. Many fans fear Spider-Man 4 will pivot toward high-concept multiverse insanity rather than the intimate storytelling they hoped for.
However, not everyone is convinced that this change is inevitable. Some fans have pointed out that Marvel has a history of releasing films out of chronological order, which could allow Spider-Man 4 to remain grounded even if it hits theaters after Doomsday.
For example:
- Captain Marvel was set in the 1990s, but released between two Avengers films.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp took place before Infinity War but was released after.
- Black Widow was released after Endgame, but its story was set during earlier phases.
Some fans believe these previous examples offer hope that Spider-Man 4 could still explore Peter’s grounded post-No Way Home journey without being swept into the convoluted Battleworld conflict right away.
However, this still poses the issue that Spider-Man 4 is supposedly intended to connect the two upcoming Avengers films. Some Reddit users have suggested the idea of ending Spider-Man 4 with a twist — perhaps a post-credits scene where Peter wakes up on Battleworld, effectively connecting it to the larger saga while preserving a more grounded story upfront.
Fan Theories: From Loki Echoes to Miles Morales Cameos
Fan theories are flying fast in the wake of the leak. Some Reddit users are even imagining ways Spider-Man 4 could blend the grounded tone and cosmic stakes together:
- Some envision an ending similar to Loki Season 1, where Peter “wins” but wakes up in Battleworld in a post-credits twist.
- Others propose a scene inspired by the Secret Wars comic panel where Miles Morales watches his Earth merge with another — only this time, it’s Peter witnessing the collision.
- There’s speculation that Kingpin’s vendetta against Spider-Man, teased in Daredevil: Born Again, could still play a major subplot role, keeping at least one foot in the gritty street-level narrative.
A few fans hate the idea that the grounded setup from No Way Home may be derailed by studio politics, with some placing blame on Sony for pushing a different direction. On the flip side, others are excited about doubling down on No Way Home-style cameos and chaos, seeing Battleworld as a multiverse playground.
Is Marvel Shifting Priorities, Or Just Teasing Fans?
It’s important to remember that Marvel concept art doesn’t always make it to the screen. As with the infamous Hulk-in-Wakanda shot from the Infinity War trailer, Marvel Studios is no stranger to misdirection. It’s entirely possible that the Battleworld visuals from Doomsday won’t directly impact Spider-Man 4.
Still, if Spider-Man 4 truly is the connective tissue between Doomsday and Secret Wars, it may not be possible to avoid multiversal chaos. Whether it’s a cameo-laden epic or a cleverly disguised prequel, the reality is that the simple, grounded Spidey story fans wanted might not be coming.
