Across The Spider-Verse Might Have Secretly Killed An Maguire Spider-Man Trilogy Character

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse!Gwen Stacy might have confirmed the death of a major Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy character during Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse primarily focuses on Miles Morales, but it surprisingly includes multiple connections to the other live-action Spider-Man franchises. This includes using footage from previous movies to show some of the Canon Events that Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man experienced, such as the death of Uncle Ben. Even without an actual cameo from Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse might include a big reveal about the fate of other characters from his movie trilogy.

Sony has become quite comfortable teasing additional details about what happened to Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker after Spider-Man 3 in recent years. It began with his return in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which teased how the last 15 years treated him. The movie included a reference to him and Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane Watson still being together. The fact that he also still had his Spider-Man suit on indicated that Maguire’s version of the web-slinger is still very active in saving lives and his universe. Unfortunately, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse might confirm that one character died after the trilogy concluded.

Across The Spider-Verse Might Confirm Bryce Dallas Howard’s Gwen Stacy Died

Spider-Man 3‘s Gwen Stacy dying is secretly hinted at before Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‘s ending. This comes through an exchange between Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales that briefly touches on their possible feelings for one another. She is cautious to admit her true feelings for Miles because she knows a dark truth about Gwen Stacy in the multiverse. Hailee Steinfeld’s character says, “In every other universe, Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-Man, and in every other universe, it doesn’t end well.” Audiences have already seen the tragedy of their love story in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but now Sony has established that fate is not singular for Emma Stone’s version.

Since even Spider-Woman is fearful of falling into this trap, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse implies that Gwen Stacy’s death after she falls for Spider-Man is almost a thing of destiny. It might even be what the movie refers to as Canon Events in Spider-Man’s life. At the very least, it implies that Spider-Woman used the Spider-Society’s technology to look at her life in every Spider-Man universe and made this conclusion after the fact. Since Tobey Maguire’s universe is one the multiverse team has knowledge of, this could mean that Bryce Dallas Howard’s Gwen Stacy dies after Spider-Man 3 and their brief romance ends.

How Gwen Stacy’s Death Would Change Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Story

The idea that Gwen Stacy is dead after Spider-Man 3 would bring more change to Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man story. Although Spider-Man 3 ends with Peter Parker and Mary Jane back together, his brief relationship with Gwen would likely mean that he would still be a bit heartbroken if she died. This would especially be the case if Gwen Stacy’s death came despite his trying to save her. The comics have traditionally killed the character as part of Green Goblin’s schemes, but that could not be the case in Maguire’s Spider-Man universe considering both Norman Osborn and Harry Osborn died before they could kill Gwen.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‘s potential Gwen Stacy death reveal does then raise questions about how Bryce Dallas Howard’s version of the character might have died. One potential explanation could make The Lizard responsible. She and Peter were students of Dr. Curt Connors together, so it is possible that they remained friendly after their awkward date. If Connors ever became The Lizard in Maguire’s universe and Gwen developed a fascination with Spider-Man, her death could have occurred during their fight, making Peter feel responsible for her death.