Sony has pulled the ultimate trick on Marvel fans still holding out hope for The Amazing Spider-Man 3.
Alas, a threequel of the Peter Parker saga with Andrew Garfield as the titular web-slinging hero isn't currently in the works. Yet, Sony managed to troll Spidey lovers by teasing a big announcement was coming to their TikTok account.
"Standby for an important announcement," the text overlaying the first film's poster teased in the clip.
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Those who continued watching were sorely disappointed when the TikTok abruptly cut to Rick Astley's music video of hit song 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.
"It's been 36 years since Sony Music's Rick Astley released this iconic song," the text over the crooner's video read.
In a matter of seconds, Sony 'Rickrolled' Spider-Man fans with the oldest trick in the book. Though, in all fairness to the studio, the video's caption ("You know the rules") should have given it away.
Garfield debuted as the friendly neighbourhood superhero in 2012 when The Amazing Spider-Man hit cinemas to positive reviews.
Directed by Marc Webb of (500) Days of Summer fame, the film spawned a sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which made it to theatres in 2014.
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While a third movie was originally planned to continue Garfield's broody Peter's story following Gwen Stacy's (Emma Stone) tragic death, that never came into fruition.
Fans of the Amazing Spidey, however, got some consolation when Garfield appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside current Peter Parker, Tom Holland, and OG Spider-Man Tobey Maguire, who returned from Sam Raimi's trilogy.
Though Garfield and Maguire's cameos were possibly amongst the worst-kept secrets of the MCU, seeing the three Spider-Men teaming up on screen was one of 2021's cinematic highs.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is available to buy now on Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and other digital retailers.
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