Spider-Man in film
The first live-action film based on Spider-Man was the unauthorized short "Spider-Man" by Donald F. Glut in 1969. This was followed by "Spider-Man", an American made-for-television film that premiered on the CBS network in 1977. It starred Nicholas Hammond and was intended as a backdoor pilot for what became a weekly episodic TV series.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
In June 2016, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman stated that Sony and Marvel Studios were committed to making future "Spider-Man" films after "" (2017). The following month, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said if additional films were made, the company had an early idea to follow the model of the "Harry Potter" film series, and have the plot of each film cover a new school year, with a second film intended to take place during Peter Parker's junior year of high school. By October 2016, discussions had begun for a second film, including which villain would be featured, according to Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, who was signed for three "Spider-Man" films including "Homecoming". In December, after the successful release of the first "Homecoming" trailer, Sony slated a sequel to the film for July 5, 2019. Sony's insistence that the sequel be released in 2019 complicated Marvel's preference for secrecy regarding their plans for Spider-Man, since the character would die at the end of "" (2018), and not be resurrected before the release of "" in April 2019.