Discussions for a sequel toSpider-Man: Homecoming began by October 2016, and the project was confirmed later that year. Holland, Watts, and the writers were all set to return by the end of 2017. In 2018, Jackson and Gyllenhaal joined the cast as Fury and Mysterio, respectively. Holland revealed the sequel's title ahead of filming, which began that July and took place in England, the Czech Republic, Italy, and theNew York metropolitan area. Productionwrapped in October 2018. The marketing campaign is one of the most expensive for a film ever and attempted to avoid revealing spoilers forAvengers: Endgame prior to its April 2019 release.
InIxtenco, Mexico,Nick Fury andMaria Hill investigate an unnatural storm and encounter the EarthElemental.Quentin Beck, a super-powered individual, arrives and defeats the creature. Fury and Hill subsequently recruit him. InNew York City, theMidtown School of Science and Technology completes its year, which was restarted to accommodate the students who disintegrated five years earlier due toThanos's actions; they hadreappeared un-aged, thanks to the actions of theAvengers.[a] The school organizes a two-week summerfield trip to Europe, wherePeter Parker—who is still mourning the death of his mentorTony Stark—plans to reveal to classmateMJ his attraction to her.Happy Hogan informs Parker that Fury intends to contact him, but Parker ignores Fury's phone call.
Parker and his classmates travel toVenice, Italy, where the Water Elemental attacks. While Parker helps protect his classmates, Beck arrives and defeats the creature. Fury meets with Parker and gives himStark's eyeglasses. The glasses enable him to communicate with and take command of theartificial intelligenceE.D.I.T.H., which has access toStark Industries' databases and commands a largeorbital weapons supply. Beck claims to have entered from an alternate reality within themultiverse, where the four Elementals killed his family and destroyed his civilization. With only the Fire Elemental left to destroy, Beck predicts it will attackPrague,Czech Republic. Parker declines Fury's invitation to join the fight and returns to his class trip, but Fury secretly changes the class's itinerary to divert the students to Prague.
Parker is forced to help Beck fight the Fire Elemental to again protect his friends. Beck manages to destroy the creature with Parker's help. Fury and Hill invite Parker and Beck toBerlin, Germany to discuss forming a new superhero team, but Parker decides that Beck should go alone and transfers control of E.D.I.T.H. to him. Once Parker leaves, Beck celebrates alongside ex-Stark Industries employees, with whom he had been working to masquerade as a superhero. Beck, who was fired from his position as Stark's holographic-illusions specialist due to his unstable nature, usesadvanced projectors to simulate his powers and the Elementals. He plans to use E.D.I.T.H.'s orbital weaponized drones to increase the scale of his illusions and fraudulently establish himself as an Avenger-level hero.
After MJ tells Parker she knows he is Spider-Man, they discover that a piece of debris she retrieved during the battle with the Fire Elemental is a projector and the pair realize Beck's deception. Parker travels to Berlin, to warn Fury, but Beck tricks him with an elaborate illusion, forcing him to reveal the names of his friends who know about Beck's plan, and causing Parker to get hit by a train. Beck is unaware that Parker, though injured, has survived. In theNetherlands, Parker contacts Hogan, who flies him toLondon, England, where his classmates are. Beck uses E.D.I.T.H. to orchestrate a fusion of all the Elementals. He intends to kill Parker's friends during the staged attack, as Beck is concerned that they will expose him with their knowledge. Parker disrupts the illusions and an enraged Beck attacks him with drones. Parker regains control of E.D.I.T.H. and defeats Beck, who is hit by a misfired gunshot from one of the drones. Before he dies, Beck tells his associateWilliam Ginter Riva to retrieve data from the drones. After returning to New York City, Parker begins a relationship with MJ.
In amid-credits scene,J. Jonah Jameson ofTheDailyBugle.net broadcasts doctored footage of the London incident in which Beck frames Spider-Man for the drone attack and his death before exposing Spider-Man'ssecret identity to the world, much to Parker's shock. In a post-credits scene, Fury and Hill are revealed to be theSkrullsTalos andSoren in disguise, under orders from the real Fury while he is away in space commanding a group of Skrulls.
Tom Holland asPeter Parker / Spider-Man: A high-school junior andAvenger who received spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider.[4] DirectorJon Watts said that, in contrast toSpider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in which Parker longs for the responsibilities of an adult, inFar From Home he wants to hang onto his youth, saying, "This film is about the world telling him, 'It's time for you to step up and grow up, kid,' and he's saying, 'But I still want to be a kid and go on vacation.'"[5]
Samuel L. Jackson asNick Fury: The former director ofS.H.I.E.L.D.,[6] who is now in a situation where he does not have the level of control he is used to having.[7] Watts describes Fury's relationship with Parker as "the mean new stepdad", contrasting his role withTony Stark as a "supportive cool uncle" inHomecoming, saying, "Fury sees Peter Parker as an asset that he needs who is too preoccupied with a bunch of high school problems." Watts originallypitched Fury as a mentor to Parker inHomecoming.[8]
Jon Favreau asHappy Hogan: The head of security forStark Industries and former driver and bodyguard of Tony Stark who looks after Parker.[11] Watts noted Happy would be used to explore the idea of "trying to find your place in the world if the center of your world is gone" given his close friendship to Stark.[12]
J. B. Smoove asJulius Dell: Parker's teacher and a chaperone on his school trip to Europe. The role was written for Smoove after the writers and director enjoyed his performance alongside Holland in anAudi commercial short film produced to promoteHomecoming.[13][14]
Marisa Tomei asMay Parker: Parker's aunt who is aware of his secret identity and wants him to be Spider-Man more so he can help with charitable causes.[19][20][13]
Jake Gyllenhaal asQuentin Beck / Mysterio: A former Stark Industries employee and holographic-illusions specialist who masquerades as a superhero from Earth-833 in themultiverse. He is recruited by Nick Fury to help Spider-Man stop theElementals.[21][12][22] Gyllenhaal shared ideas with the writers regarding the character's personality, and was drawn to the idea that Beck is "manipulating everyone's love of superheroes and that need for heroes". Gyllenhaal wanted to play the character's fake backstory as realistically as possible.[23] Regarding Beck's relationship with Parker, Watts says that "If Tony Stark was sort of the mentor in the previous films, we thought it would be interesting to play Mysterio as almost like the cool uncle".[5] Watts was excited to have Beck team with Fury and Parker as it introduced the character to the MCU "in a way that people weren't expecting".[7]
Actor Tom Holland (L) and director Jon Watts (R) were signed to return for the sequel early in development.
In June 2016,Sony Pictures chairmanTom Rothman stated that Sony andMarvel Studios were committed to making futureSpider-Man films afterSpider-Man: Homecoming (2017).[43] The following month, Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feige said if additional films were made, the company had an early idea to follow the model of theHarry Potter film series, and have the plot of each film cover a new school year,[44] with a second film intended to take place duringPeter Parker / Spider-Man's junior year of high school.[45] By October, discussions had begun for a second film, including which villain would be featured, according to Spider-Man actorTom Holland, who was signed for two moreSpider-Man films afterHomecoming.[46][47] In December, after the successful release of the firstHomecoming trailer, Sony slated a sequel to the film for July 5, 2019.[48] Sony's insistence that the sequel be released in 2019 complicated Marvel's preference for secrecy regarding their plans for Spider-Man in this film and their other MCU films, since the character would die at the end ofAvengers: Infinity War (2018), and would not be resurrected beforeAvengers: Endgame in April 2019 by which time marketing for this film would have already begun.[49]
After being able to includeRobert Downey Jr.'sTony Stark / Iron Man forHomecoming, Sony was revealed in June 2017 to have the use of another Marvel Studios-controlled character for the sequel.[50] Feige stated that Marvel and Sony were "just starting to solidify our plans" for the film, and felt Spider-Man's appearances inInfinity War andEndgame would "launch him off into a very new cinematic universe at that point", similar to howCaptain America: Civil War (2016) "informed everything inHomecoming".[51] Marvel and Sony both wantedHomecoming directorJon Watts returning for the sequel, with Feige saying "that's the intention for sure", and Watts said he was signed for another Spider-Man film.[52] Feige said the sequel would have a subtitle likeHomecoming, and would not feature "2" in the title. He added that filming was expected to begin in April or May 2018.[53] As withHomecoming, Feige said the film's villain would be one that had not yetbeen seen in film.[54] By July, Watts was in negotiations with the studios regarding his return for the sequel,[4] andMarisa Tomei expressed interest in returning asAunt May from the previous films.[55] That same month, Watts expressed interest in includingMorbius,Blade, or theChameleon in the sequel.[56]
The film is set eight months after the conclusion ofEndgame.[57] Watts felt dealing with many of the unanswered questions fromEndgame posed "a fun creative challenge" for theFar From Home team. They looked to "make a movie that's in that world and deals with those stories but is also still [a] fun Spider-Man movie". For example, Ned, MJ, and Flash all turned to dust during the events ofInfinity War along with Parker, while some of his classmates did not and are now five years older due to the events ofEndgame. Watts compared this dynamic to the filmFlight of the Navigator (1986), calling the situation "really weird... but... also something you can have a lot of fun with".[7]
At the end of August 2017, as the film was enteringpre-production,[53]Chris McKenna andErik Sommers were in final negotiations to return fromHomecoming to write the sequel.[58] In early October,Jacob Batalon confirmed he would reprise his role ofNed Leeds in the sequel.[15][9] Feige confirmed that Watts was returning to direct the sequel in December.[59] By February 2018,Zendaya was slated to return for the film, reprising her role asMichelle "MJ" Jones-Watson.[60][9] Location scouting for the film began at the end of the month, as did the pre-visualisation process for the creative team to begin planning action sequences and visual effects for the film.[61] By late April, Feige stated that filming was scheduled to begin in early July 2018, and would primarily occur in London. This was a change from the first film, which was mostly produced in Atlanta. Feige explained that one of the reasons behind this change in location was because a majority of the sequel would be spent around the world, outside New York City.[62]
A month later,Jake Gyllenhaal entered negotiations to playQuentin Beck / Mysterio, while Tomei andMichael Keaton were confirmed to reprise their respective roles of May andAdrian Toomes / Vulture; Gyllenhaal's casting was confirmed a month later,[63] but Watts later stated that Keaton andLaura Harrier, who played Toomes' daughterLiz inHomecoming, would not be appearing in the sequel.[12] Also in May, McKenna and Sommers were also confirmed as the film's screenwriters.[19][64] They began working on the film from a set of notes that Marvel had put together based on different influences and story ideas. This included the directive that the film would be releasing shortly afterEndgame and would need to deal with the death of Stark due to the relationship between that character and Spider-Man that previous films had established. The film also needed to deal with the aftereffects of "The Blip", the five-year period betweenInfinity War andEndgame where half of all life disappeared. Mysterio was chosen to be the film's villain because he is one of Spider-Man's iconic villains that had yet to be featured in a film, and because his history of deception in the comics lent itself to a character who could take advantage of a Spider-Man that is mourning the death of Stark. This also allowed the writers to explore relevant modern themes such asfake news. Mysterio's plan went through several iterations, including an early suggestion that he could be an alienSkrull in disguise.[65]
The film reuses two of Spider-Man's costumes from the previous films: his main costume fromCivil War andHomecoming, and theIron Spider suit fromInfinity War andEndgame. It also introduces two new costumes: a black "stealth" costume given to Parker byNick Fury, and a new, upgraded Spider-Man suit that Parker designs for himself at the end of the film.[66] Marvel Studios' head of visual development Ryan Meinerding explained that Watts had wanted to include a suit inspired by theSpider-Man Noir version of the character, which led to the design of the more tactical stealth suit. He added that the suit represents Parker experimenting with being a new kind of superhero. Other tactical costumes from the comic books were looked at when developing this one, but Meinerding felt they looked less practical than the more straightforward Noir inspiration. The costume includes tactical goggles that can be flipped up. For Parker's new self-designed costume, Meinerding originally designed it with the idea that it would be made from Parker's webbing since that is the strongest material he has access to.[67] Practical versions of the costumes were created by Ironhead Studio, who previously worked onThe Amazing Spider-Man films (2012–2014). ForFar From Home, Ironhead developed a skull cap for the costumes that has built-in fans to prevent the goggles from steaming up. They also developed a magnetic bellows system for connecting the goggles to the mask, so they could be easily removed but not fall off during action sequences.[68]
At the end of June 2018, Holland revealed the film's title to beSpider-Man: Far From Home.[69] Feige explained that they decided to have Holland reveal the title because they thought it was likely that it would leak after filming began anyway.[70] He compared the title toHomecoming in that it is "full of alternate meaning" while continuing the use of "Home",[71] and revealed the film's premise to be Parker and his friends going to Europe on a summerfield trip, away from their home of New York.[72] The creative team had discussions about featuringNew Asgard as one of the destinations for Parker's field trip in the film.[73]
Lloyd explained that the creative team had approached the film as a road-trip story, and so he wanted to maintain the distinct look and feel of each location visited. This meant giving each stop on the school trip a distinct lighting scheme and color palette. For example, Lloyd visited Venice three times during location scouting to discuss how the scenes there would be filmed, and learned that the city has a "bright, pastel feel, where the light comes through and hits a building. It bathes people in this warm, sandy light". Prague, on other hand, has a "more warm and cool mix, and the beauty of that sort of Baroque, eastern-European architecture." The production took advantage of lighting already on the buildings in Prague, which are often lit for texture in real life. Lloyd felt comfortable working within the aesthetic of the MCU after acting as director of photography on thefirst season of theMarvel Television seriesDaredevil (2015–2018) and the miniseriesThe Defenders (2017), as well as working on additional photography for the filmsThor: Ragnarok (2017) andCaptain Marvel (2019).[76] Lloyd originally began planning to use theAlexa 65 cameras that Marvel usually films with, but Sony asked that they focus on optimizing the footage for their 2K releases, so the production switched toAlexa Mini cameras. This ended up being a lot easier for the camera department to use on location, and for combining live-action shooting with visual effects elements.[61]
In late October 2018, Sony Pictures reached a new multi-film agreement withIMAX Corporation to release their films in IMAX, includingFar From Home.[87] At Sony'sCCXPBrazil panel in December 2018, it was revealed that theElementals—a group of characters based on the elements of water, earth, air, and fire—would appear in the film.[88] The fourElementals are modeled after differentSpider-Man villains from Marvel comic books: the water Elemental borrows fromHydro-Man, the fire Elemental borrows fromMolten Man, the Earth Elemental borrows fromSandman, and the air Elemental borrows fromCyclone.[89][90][91][92] The names of these other villains are not given to the characters in the film,[13][33] albeit Hydro-Man's public identity as Morris Bench is mentioned at one point.[93] In addition to these characters, there were also discussions about using the villainSwarm as a model for a potential fifth Elemental in the film.[94]Martin Starr was confirmed to be reprising his role asRoger Harrington fromHomecoming the next month.[95][17] Following up Revolori's pitch for Flash's family life, the filmmakers added during the E.D.I.T.H. scene the text of Flash texting his parents.[85] In April 2019, Sony moved the film's release date up to July 2, 2019.[96] While promotingEndgame at a fan event in Shanghai, Feige saidFar From Home would be the final film of the MCU'sPhase Three, rather than the start ofPhase Four as some had believed.[97] Also in April, Jackson returned to do reshoots for the film.[98]
Discussing the film's mid-credits scene, Watts explained that they approachedJ.K. Simmons "as late as possible" before the film's release to ask him to reprise his role asJ. Jonah Jameson fromSam Raimi'sSpider-Man film trilogy (2002-2007), hoping to keep the cameo a surprise for fans.[99] Watts acknowledged that there was a chance Simmons would not want to reprise the role, but stated that he never considered another actor, saying, "It's gotta be him. Like, if it wasn't him, it wasn't worth doing."[100] After being pitched the idea for the cameo, Simmons called Raimi and received the director's blessing to return to the role for the new film.[101] The MCU version of the character is brand new, not the Raimi version "from another dimension or multiverse".[102] Simmons' footage was filmed in a Disney conference room in front of a green screen.[99] Watts noted that Simmons' performance was over-the-top in Raimi's films, but now that same performance has real-world comparisons,[100] such asAlex Jones. According to Feige, the changes in the real world also meant that moving the character from a newspaper editor to a "radical right news journalist that kind of scream[s] in front of the camera" made more sense.[102] Simmons said he and Watts did not see "eye to eye" on the film's contemporary portrayal of the character versus his performance in Raimi's films.[103]
Watts describedFar From Home as a "con man movie" with "so many layers of deception", and for the post-credits scene he felt that ending the film with "one last twist" was on theme. He felt that he owed the fans a more substantial post-credits scene than the jokey one at the end ofHomecoming. TheFar From Home scene depicts Fury on vacation, in a simulation, both of which are also themes in the film, and reveals that the Fury and Hill seen throughout the film are actually the SkrullsTalos andSoren in disguise, withBen Mendelsohn andSharon Blynn reprising their roles fromCaptain Marvel, respectively.[27] Watts felt this twist made sense after Fury's interactions with the Skrulls inCaptain Marvel.[100] Footage of Jackson and Smulders originally intended for the film's opening scene was used in the reveal. Smulders learned about the twist from Feige shortly before the film's release.[29] Post-production forFar From Home was completed in June 2019.[104]
The film's visual effects were provided byFramestore,Industrial Light & Magic,Image Engine,Sony Pictures Imageworks,Luma Pictures,Rising Sun Pictures,Scanline VFX,Territory Studio, andMethod Studios.[105]Janek Sirrs served as visual effects supervisor on the film, and explained that following the release of the animated filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) the effects team looked for ways to use similarly inventive visuals inFar From Home. They ultimately did not use added effects to represent Spider-Man's Spider-sense because these did not fit within the live-action world or were too similar to previous effects, such asDaredevil's sonar vision. They did try to use Spider-Man's actions and the use of his abilities to show his growth sinceHomecoming, but to also show his "reach as always exceeding his grasp as he refines his superhero skills".[106] The film's main-on-end title sequence was designed byPerception.[107]
Method Studios added Spider-Man to a Venice speedboat scene, using their Spider-Man suit asset fromHomecoming.[108] Image Engine created the Stark jet, drone, and satellite. The jet work included the creation of a new Spider-Man suit,[108] for which the vendor had to design the interior of the suit based on a scan of a practical costume they were given. They also made a Netherlands tulip field for a scene that was filmed in a grass field in the UK. It required around two million digital tulips.[109] Rising Sun Pictures created the holograms used by Mysterio when he first explains the Elementals to Spider-Man, which include simulations of black-holes and elements researched from real-world history and mythology. The company aimed for the holograms to have a similar quality to the ones that they had created forCaptain Marvel.[108] Mysterio was designed by Ryan Meinerding, Marvel Studios' head of visual development, to look like a combination of different Marvel heroes such asThor andDoctor Strange. His fishbowl helmet is retained from the comics. Sirrs described the character as a "larger-than-life showman at heart" and almost a superhero version ofLiberace.[106] The digital model for Mysterio was created by Scanline.[110]
The Elementals consisted of animated figures, often driven by slowed-down motion-capture performances, with environmental effects layered on top. Scanline created Earth and Water, Luma created Fire, and Imageworks created the final amalgamation of the four creatures,[106] referred to as the Super Uber Elemental (SUE).[110] For the Fire Elemental, Luma created different looks and actions for the character to show Watts and Sirrs potential designs and movements for the character. This included a progression where the creature goes from being upright and humanoid to bigger and more hunched over as it consumes metal throughout the sequence. Watts responded positively to movements that looked more creature-like.[111] The final battle was created by Imageworks, and consists of over 300 visual effects shots. In addition to creating the SUE—which required extensive effect simulations for the different combined elements such as "water tentacles", rocks, lava, and lightning—the company had to create a digital model of theTower Bridge for the fight to take place around. The company attempted to fully render only small sections of the bridge where needed, but ultimately required around 80% of the bridge to be fully detailed due to how much of it is seen throughout the fight. They made use of Image Engine's Stark jet model and Scanline's Mysterio asset for the fight, and created the drone models and new Spider-Man suit that were used by the other vendors. They started with a single drone design that featured missiles, cannons, and Gatling guns, but this became repetitive during the battle and so flamethrower and sonic blaster drones were added. Additionally, the sky and environment needed to be digitally replaced in most of the sequence.[110]
Framestore handled the "Illusion Battle" sequence in which Mysterio traps Spider-Man within a series of elaborate fear-based illusions. Based on early prototypes of the sequence from Framestore, Marvel decided to extend it to around 150 shots. It was heavily pre-visualized to define which background plates and motion-capture performances would be required; Framestore visual effects supervisor Alexis Wajsbrot compared the motion-capture process for the sequence toautomated dialogue replacement, where each short section of the performance was captured individually. The company used existing digital assets from other vendors, including for the different Spider-Man suits, combined with new models such as those for statues of fallen heroes or a "Zombie Iron Man".[112][108] The effect of green smoke that is throughout the sequence was created usingHoudini. Framestore took inspiration from the title sequences of theJames Bond films, especially that ofSpectre (2015) for the graveyard portion of the battle.[112] For the transition between the real world and the illusions, Framestore had to match a similar transition from the B.A.R.F. scene inCivil War which Wajsbrot described as a time-consuming process for each environment in which it was required.[112][108] Sirrs compared the sequence to an elaborate Broadway production with an unlimited budget, and named several other visual influences including theLooney Tunes shortDuck Amuck (1953),Paprika (2006),A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and the "Pink Elephants on Parade" scene fromDumbo (1941).[106]
Due to Parker dying at the end ofInfinity War and not being resurrected untilEndgame,[118][119][49] Germain Lussier ofio9 noted in May 2018 that Sony would either have to begin marketing this film only two months before its release or spoil the fact that Parker is resurrected for general audiences that may not realize that this would happen inEndgame. Lussier suggested the latter approach be taken, while a representative of Sony said the studio would be working with Marvel to "figure out the Spider-Man strategy".[118] Holland and Gyllenhaal debuted the first trailer forFar From Home at Sony'sCCXP Brazil panel on December 8, 2018. The footage does not acknowledge the events ofInfinity War orEndgame, with Steven Weintraub ofCollider describing it as a continuation of "theSpider-Man universe" only.[120] Holland debuted the trailer publicly on hisInstagram account on January 15, 2019.[121] A slightly different "international version" was also released.[122] Several news outlets commented on Parker's appearance in the trailer following the events ofInfinity War,[122][123][124] with Zack Straf ofIndieWire pointing out that while the trailer reveals Parker's return, it does not explain how.[123]
Adam Chitwood ofCollider described the trailer as "cute and fun" just likeHomecoming, and approved of the vacation storyline, the addition of Fury, and Mysterio's short appearance. He did think the film looked "the tiniest bit less special" when compared to the acclaimed animated filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.[95] A teaser poster was released with the trailer showing Spider-Man's mask covered in travel stickers. Chitwood said the poster was "really fun, leaning into the whole 'summer vacation' vibe" while potentially hinting at the film's locations with the stickers.[125] Graeme McMillian ofThe Hollywood Reporter felt the trailer presented the threat of the Elementals so audiences would be "thrown off the scent" of Mysterio being the villain.[126] McMillian's colleague Richard Newby felt the "main takeaway from the trailer is thatSpider-Man: Far From Home is deftly blending old and new school elements of the Spider-Man mythos, for a result that feels surprisingly fresh". Newby was also excited about the inclusion of Fury.[127]Forbes's Scott Mendelson felt the trailer showed "the sheer confidence" of Sony in its Spider-Man films, especially after the successes ofHomecoming,Venom (2018), andInto the Spider-Verse.[128] The trailer received 130 million views in 24 hours, surpassingHomecoming (116 million views) as the most viewed Sony Pictures trailer in that time period.[129]
On May 6, 2019, a second trailer for the film was released. The trailer featured an introduction from Holland warning viewers that it includes spoilers forAvengers: Endgame.[7] Watts, who knew the plots ofInfinity War andEndgame and worked with the Russo brothers on Spider-Man's appearances in those films, was relieved that the trailer's release allowed him to speak more openly aboutFar From Home.[7] The second trailer was viewed 135 million times in 24 hours, surpassing the firstFar From Home trailer as the most viewed Sony Pictures trailer in that time period.[130] Beginning the weekend after the trailer's release, screenings ofEndgame began with a message from Holland telling audiences to stay till the end of the credits, with the trailer played at the end of the film. Marvel previously added a trailer forThe Avengers (2012) to the end ofCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011).[131]United Airlines served as a promotional partner on the film, with one of theirBoeing 777 aircraft and several United employees appearing in the film.[78] As done with previous MCU films,Audi also sponsored the film, promoting several vehicles such as thee-tron SUV, while having some of their other vehicles appear in the film.[132] Partnering with several other companies, includingDr Pepper,Papa John's Pizza, andBurger King, the film had a total promotional marketing value of $288 million, the largest for a film ever.[133]
Ahead of the film's home media release, in September 2019, Sony released a "Night Monkey" trailer, featuring footage from the film of Spider-Man in his jokey alter-ego of the same name. Lussier said the trailer was clever, and "in terms of repurposing old footage in fun, funny new ways, you have to give Sony a tip of the cap for this."[134] Later in the month, Sony created a real version of the fictional TheDailyBugle.net website as part of aviral marketing campaign to promote the home media release of the film. Inspired by real-world "conspiracy-pushing" websites such as that of Alex Jones, the website features Simmons reprising his role as Jameson in a video where he speaks out against Spider-Man and in support of Mysterio, before adding "Thanks for watching. Don't forget to like and subscribe!"[135][136] The website includes testimonials from supposed victims of "the Blip", including one complaining that they disappeared in a dangerous situation and were seriously injured when they reappeared. This contradicts a statement by Feige saying that anyone in such a situation would have reappeared safely.[137] Several days after this was pointed out, the website was updated to say this story was faked for an insurance claim.[138]
Spider-Man: Far From Home had its world premiere at theTCL Chinese Theatre inHollywood, Los Angeles, on June 26, 2019.[139] The film was released on June 28, in China and Japan,[140] and in the United States on July 2,[96] in3D andIMAX.[87] In the United States, it opened in 4,634 theaters, which was second all-time behindAvengers: Endgame.[141] It was originally scheduled to be released on July 5.[69] The film was re-released onLabor Day weekend, beginning August 29, with four minutes of extra footage.[142]Spider-Man: Far From Home was the last film released in Phase Three of the MCU.[97]
In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration.Spider-Man: Far From Home was re-released on May 27, 2024.[143]
Spider-Man: Far From Home was released bySony Pictures Home Entertainment ondigital on September 17, 2019, and onUltra HD Blu-ray,Blu-ray, andDVD on October 1.[144] The home media release features a short film titledPeter's To-Do List, which uses scenes of Parker retrieving various items for his trip that were cut from the theatrical release of the film.[145] The short also includes footage featuringHemky Madera reprising hisHomecoming role as Mr. Delmar, the owner of a localbodega, which was all cut fromFar From Home.[79][145]
In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with Disney giving them access to their legacy content, including past Spider-Man films and Marvel content inSony's Spider-Man Universe, to stream onDisney+ andHulu and appear on Disney's linear television networks. Disney's access to Sony's titles would come following their availability onNetflix.Far From Home had previously been available onStarz andFX.[146][147] The film became available on Disney+ in the United States on November 3, 2023.[148]
Spider-Man: Far From Home grossed$391.3 million in the United States and Canada, and$741.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of$1.132 billion.[3] It was thefourth-highest-grossing film of 2019[149] and the24th-highest-grossing film of all time.[150] On August 18, 2019, the film surpassedSkyfall (2012) to becomeSony Pictures' highest-grossing film worldwide.[151][152]Far From Home was the firstSpider-Man film to gross over $1billion.[153]Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $339million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participation, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it seventh on their list of 2019's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".[154]
Three weeks before its domestic release, official industry tracking had the film grossing around $170 million over its six-day opening frame. Some had the film reaching as high as $200 million, while others were at a conservative $165 million; Sony was predicting a $154 million debut.[155][156] By the week of release industry estimates lowered to $140 million, with the studio expecting $120 million, due to the recent underperformance of other sequels.[157]Far From Home made a Tuesday-opening record $39.3 million, including an estimated $2.8–3 million from midnight previews at about 1,000 theaters.[141] It then made $27 million on its second day, the best-ever Wednesday gross for an MCU film, and $25.1 million onthe 4th of July, the second highest ever total for the holiday behindTransformers ($29 million in 2007).[158] In its opening weekend the film made $92.6 million,[159] and a total of $185.1 million over the six-day frame, topping the $180 million made bySpider-Man 2 over its six-day July4 opening in 2004; it was the number one film for the weekend.[160] In its second weekend, the film made $45.3 million, again topping the box office with a 51% decrease from the first week; lower thanHomecoming's 62% drop in its second box office weekend.[161]Far From Home grossed over $21 million in its third weekend but was dethroned by newcomerThe Lion King.[162] It completed its box office run as theseventh highest-grossing film of 2019 in this region.[163]
Far From Home was projected to gross around $350 million worldwide by the end of its first week of release, and about $500 million over its first 10 days.[164][157] In China and Japan, where it was released a week prior to its U.S. debut, the film was expected to gross around a combined $90 million in its opening weekend.[165] In China, where pre-sale tickets were less thanHomecoming's, the film made $35.5 million on its first day, including $3.4 million from midnight previews (the fourth-best of all time for a superhero film in the country).[166] It ended up slightly over-performing, debuting at $111 million including $98 million in China, the fourth-best-ever superhero opening in the country.[167]Far From Home ended up grossing $580.1 million worldwide over its first 10 days of release, including $238 million from international territories in its opening weekend. In China, the film had a 10-day total of $167.4 million, and its other biggest debuts were in South Korea ($33.8 million), the United Kingdom ($17.8 million), Mexico ($13.9 million) and Australia ($11.9 million).[168]
Thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 91%, with an average score of 7.4/10, based on 456 reviews. The website's critics' consensus reads, "A breezily unpredictable blend of teen romance and superhero action,Spider-Man: Far From Home stylishly sets the stage for the next era of the MCU."[169]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100 based on reviews from 55 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[170] Audiences polled byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to Fscale,[171] while those atPostTrak gave it a 76% "definite recommend".[141]
Owen Gleiberman ofVariety praised Holland's performance and wrote, "By the end, this Spider-Man really does find his tingle, yet coming afterInto the Spider-Verse, with its swirling psychedelic imagery and identity games and trap doors of perception,Spider-Man: Far From Home touches all the bases of a conventional Marvel movie. It doesn't take you out of this world. But it's good enough to summon the kick—or maybe just the illusion—of consequence."[172] Writing for theChicago Sun-Times,Richard Roeper gave the film 3out of 4stars, calling it "zesty, sweet and satisfying" and praised the performances of the cast.[173] Bernard Boo ofPopMatters praised the film, commenting, "Spider-Man: Far From Home is technically the final film in Phase [Three] of the MCU, and it's hard to think of a better way to send off the most successful run of one of the highest grossing franchises in history".[174]Alonso Duralde ofTheWrap said that the film feels like "a charming teen road-trip comedy that occasionally turns into a superhero movie", which he said was a compliment. He highlighted the cast, including the chemistry between Holland, Zendaya and Batalon, and said that Gyllenhaal "nails his character's earnestness but also clearly enjoys a few moments that let him channel every exasperated-sigh, I-just-want-to-get-this-right male diva director he's ever known."[175]
Writing forIndieWire, David Ehrlich gave the film a grade of "C" and, despite complimenting the cast, called the film an "unadventurous bit of superhero housekeeping that only exists to clean up the mess thatAvengers: Endgame left behind". He criticized the character development of Spider-Man, feeling that he does not change throughout the film beyond becoming more confident. He described the action as "plastic", and felt that the film did not give enough attention to its teen elements. Ehrlich said it might be enough to satisfy fans but called it a "failure when compared to the remarkable artistry ofInto the Spider-Verse or the rawpathos of Sam Raimi'sSpider-Man 2 (2004)".[176] John Anderson ofThe Wall Street Journal praised Holland and Zendaya's performances, but described the film as "a visually incoherent, effects-heavy superhero movie", and called the dialogue "dire".[177]
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