Controversy as new Spider Man: No Way Home trailer is released

If your spidey senses are tingling, here’s why – the new No Way Home trailer was just released with a fair share of debate following.

A public service announcement to all Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans out there, the official Spider Man: No Way Home trailer has just dropped.

But it doesn’t come without controversy after a trailer with unfinished CGI was doing the rounds across social media prior to the big release.

The much-anticipated trailer was leaked late Sunday night, American time, and was labelled as one of the most significant disclosures in the MCU.

Unlike previous leaks where fans cut, paste and put together segments of already available MCU films, this leak appeared to be the real-deal featuring real Sony and Marvel footage. 

No time for spoiler alerts

Fans who came across the unofficial trailer spoiled some of the teaser’s surprises ahead of time, with Twitter and YouTube both in serious need of a spoiler tag for those who hadn’t viewed the trailer yet. 

And while many fans weren’t phased about the sudden release, the unofficial teaser lacked visual effects components. 

In fact, fans were urged by film and entertainment platform gamesradar to “start putting up filters and stop doomscrolling on Twitter” ahead of the trailer’s official release. 

Alex Zalben, Managing Director of Decider, took to Twitter to warn fans that the real deal was more than worth it.

“Sorry I’m only going to watch the Spider Man: No Way Home trailer the way Marvel intends me to,” Zalben writes, before summarising the thoughts many other fans had on the trailer.

Usually, Sony is quick to put an end to unverified leaks in order to quash spoilers, but this time the official trailer followed shortly after it’s unofficial counterpart and it came without warning.

“You’ve waited long enough… I told you, you weren’t ready,” Tom Holland posted to Instagram alongside the trailer. 

The film is expected to be released in theatres on December 17 this year.

Written by Rebecca Borg