Marvel has removed Tom Holland's Spider-Man cameo from one Phase 4 film.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man was reportedly set to appear in two MCU Multiverse films.

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In addition to bringing a group of Spider-Mans to the big screen in 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home also served as the focal point of the Multiverse, a new MCU saga.

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Although No Way Home turned out to be Holland's one and only role in Phase 4, fans now know that wasn't the initial intention from Marvel Studios.

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While Tom Holland's Doctor Strange 2 cameo's specifics are unknown to fans, its removal makes sense if it had to do with America Chavez given viewers hadn't yet met her.

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Even so, it's difficult to argue that Spider-Man wouldn't have improved Multiverse of Madness and the interconnectedness of the larger MCU.

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In fact, given the significance of Strange and the Multiverse in both, some type of Spider-Man presence wasn't simply expected; it was natural.

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In the end, all that was presented to the public was Wong and Strange recognizing "an incident with Spider-Man" and posing a few unsettling queries regarding his abilities.

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The key question in considering what might have been is how Spidey's involvement in Multiverse of Madness would have altered how and why he confronts Strange in Nowhere.

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