Jacob Batalon Discusses His MCU Future Following the Events of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
With Tom Holland openly talking about Spider-Man 4, it looks like the web-slinger’s story will continue in the MCU.
Perhaps the bigger question facing the franchise is which characters will join Peter Parker in his next adventure.
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Following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, no one remembers who Peter Parker is, including his best friend Ned and his girlfriend MJ. In the film’s final scene, Peter even decides against reintroducing himself to them.
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With the relationships that were so central in the first three Spider-Man films now broken, it looks like Peter Parker will go it alone. So, what will happen to Ned and MJ?
Jacob Batalon Discusses Ned’s Future
In a recent interview with Comicbook.com, Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned Leeds in the MCU, revealed that he has not been told what the future holds for his character.
“I honestly don’t know. I don’t know what any future holds for any of them in that world,” Batalon said
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“I just feel like if things happen, they happen. I hope so. I definitely hope so. It’s sad that he has no friends anymore.”
Will Ned Become the Hobgoblin?
Since at least 2016, Batalon has spread the rumor that Ned will eventually become the MCU’s version of the Hobgoblin.
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While he has subsequently apologized for the misinformation, perhaps the conclusion of No Way Home will open the door for Ned’s villainous turn?
“Who knows?” Batalon said. “Maybe. Hopefully.”
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With Spider-Man 4 still early in development, it is unlikely that Batalon knows what the future holds for his character. Hopefully, however, we will see Ned and MJ continue their story, even if they are no longer Spider-Man’s sidekicks.