The following month, Feige confirmed that characters from previous MCU films would appear, [138] and clarified that the deal formed with Sony does not specify which characters can and cannot crossover. Ned and Parker disable the tracker Stark implanted in the Spider-Man suit, and unlock its advanced features. Watts noted that after Stark's actions in Civil War, introducing Parker to life as an Avenger, there are "a lot of repercussions to that.

He also said that the film hoped to use one of Spider-Man's rogues that have not been seen in film yet, [126] and that filming would begin in June 2016. Holland, Favreau, Zendaya, Tomei, and Batalon reprise their roles, [284] [285] with Jake Gyllenhaal joining as Mysterio. Carroll noted Marvel went through the comics and "pull[ed] out all the sort of fun and wacky things the suit did" to include in the Homecoming suit. The Russos "were pretty vocal about who [ sic] [they] wanted for the part", pushing to cast an actor close to the age of Peter Parker to differentiate from the previous portrayals.Stark helps Parker save the passengers, but confiscates his suit as punishment for his recklessness. In November 2021, Pascal revealed that Sony and Marvel Studios were planning on making at least three more Spider-Man films starring Holland, with work on the first of those films getting ready to begin.

Watts noted that Stark "was always a part of" the film's story because of his interactions with Parker in Civil War. This is also different from the previous films, which were "set in a lily-white Queens high school". Parker tries to stop Toomes from stealing weapons from a DODC truck but is trapped inside, causing him to miss the decathlon tournament. Stark also builds in a "training wheels" protocol, to initially limit Parker's access to all of its features.Tomei felt there was a "blank slate" from which she could develop the character, and talked to Watts about May being "a community organizer or invested in the neighborhood" to indicate where Peter's values come from. A self-described genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist with electromechanical suits of armor of his own invention who is Parker's mentor and the creator of the U.