While Tom Holland’s first Spider-Man trilogy is over, the actor still has a bright future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and there is a major aspect of his movies as Peter Parker that has me extremely excited to watch Spider-Man 4.

Spider-Man is my favorite Marvel hero. As a major fan of all three movie versions of the character, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home was an absolute dream come true, and it stands as my favorite among all Spider-Man movies due to bringing the Spider-Men of my childhood together with Holland’s Peter Parker.

Spider-Man: No Way Home was a major win for Marvel Studios, doing Avengers-level numbers at the box office, with almost $2 billion, and being universally beloved. Following it will be a tough act, no question.

That said, I have faith in the new direction the character will be in the MCU after Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending, and while we still have no details about Spider-Man 4’s plot — and the movie has no director — I would be lying if it weren’t already one my most anticipated MCU projects, and a major trend has to do with that.