Unless youâve been living under a rock, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was one of the decade's most brilliant animated films, period. Web-slinging through a captivating story, tons of fanservice and some of the most unique and skilful representation of comic book art the world has ever seen, making it more than just a movie.

However, an incredible plan has been revealed that didnât quite make the cut â cameos from all three previous live-action Spider-Men.

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During a recent âQuarantine Watch Partyâ of the film â which follows young student Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as opposed to the classic Spidey persona of Peter Parker â producer Christopher Miller told his followers there was actually a plan to have Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield appear together.

We pitched the Sony brass an ambitious tag involving Spider-Ham, Tobey, Andrew, and Tom. They felt it was âtoo soonâ#SpiderVerse #QuarantineWatchParty https://t.co/E91H1eLysr

Early in the movieâs development, the filmmakers had conceived an idea to have Maguire play the older Spider-Man who tutors Miles (who ended up being voiced by Jake Johnson), however, there was too much hesitation around âconfusingâ people - guess we get to blame the studio executives for this one.

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Co-director Rodney Rothman explained in earlier interview with Screen Crush:

âThere was. There were many thoughts about where we could put Tobey Maguire and others. I think after this film, those thoughts might have a little more traction. But before this movie, and introducing the idea of the Spider-Verse to the audience, I think everybody was afraid that it would just really confuse people. But wow, it would have been fun.â

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Fun would be an understatement - while the memes themselves would have been downright hilarious, it would be an excellent homage to a series of films (and reboots) which have captivated audiences for over 18 years.

Many credit the original 2002 Spider-Man with bringing superhero films back into vogue, and itâs likely that without its resounding success, weâd have never seen the MCU ever take shape.

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While Macguireeâs OG Spider-Man started it all, weâd be remiss to forget Andrew Garfieldâs Amazing Spider-Man.

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Spider-Verse is one of the most successful superhero flicks of all time; as well as pioneering its own dazzling comic-panel style, it grossed more than $375 million worldwide and deservedly swiped the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

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While the three Spider-Men didnât appear themselves, the cast had no shortage of surprises, with Peni Parker, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham and Spider-Man Noir (voiced by Nicolas Cage no less) all appearing. However, our current friendly neighbourhood web-head, Holland, is keen to enter the Spider-Verse one day.

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âOf course I would love to make a movie with those guys, it would be so cool,â said Holland. âIt would be amazing, it would be really, really cool. And itâs something that the fans really want. So whether Marvel and Sony decided to do that, itâs up to them. Itâs not up to me, I canât walk in like âKevin [Feige], this is what weâre doing on the next one.â But it would be really awesome.â

As for Spider-Verse, a sequel is in development, set for release on October 7, 2022 â maybe weâll get the Spider-Men back together then.

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