New 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Clip Has Jake Gyllenhaal Explain The Multiverse

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If the new trailer for “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is to be believed, then Marvel Studios has finally introduced the concept of the multiverse. Of course, the idea of a multiverse was explored in “Avengers: Endgame,” but the Spidey sequel fully dives in, not only talking about it explicitly, but also introducing Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio, who claims to be from another universe.

And in a new clip from the film, we get to see Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, explain the idea of a multiverse to Peter Parker. And due to Parker’s wealth of scientific knowledge (he is a nerd, of course), the concept isn’t as Earth-shattering as it would likely be for most people.

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But the question remains — is there actually a multiverse in the MCU?

**Wild, but comics-based and educated, speculation below**

There are a couple of things about the clip (below) that should make comic book fans (like myself) take notice. First, Beck explains to Peter that he’s from Earth-833 and the current universe of the MCU is Earth-616. The latter ‘616’ moniker has long been the actual number associated with the current Marvel Universe, as it exists in the comics. (For those wondering, there are plenty of other Earths, as well.) ‘833’ is actually probably an Easter Egg for the comic book fans, as that’s the designation given to the earth that Spider-Man UK comes from. And considering the film takes place in Europe, it’s a fun wink to the fans that the filmmakers know some deep cut lore.

However, there’s one big, big, big thing that Marvel Studios, the actors, and the filmmakers are leaving out about “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” Namely, Quentin Beck is a liar. You see, Mysterio isn’t a good guy with fantastical powers in the Marvel Universe. In fact, he’s a villain that uses illusions and lies to help his case that he’s more powerful than he actually is. I mean, the guy wears a freaking fishbowl on his head, you have to know he’s not some great and powerful hero.

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But in an interview with Fandango, from the set of the film, producer Eric Hauserman Carroll desperately doesn’t want you to think about the likely heel turn and said, about Mysterio, “Similar to what we did with Mordo in ‘Doctor Strange,’ we wanted to give [Peter and Quentin] time to have a relationship so that when, if we get into doing something different with Mysterio, it really feels like a betrayal. Not unlike Chiwetel [Ejiofor], we’ve got this amazing actor, we really want to do something interesting with him, we think we have this fun new in for it and we’re hopefully setting the stage for something really spectacular and which feels really Spider-Man. Again, if we get to something else with this character, they’ve already got this really personal relationship.”

That’s Marvel Studios’ way of trying to deflect the obvious reveal that is coming — Quentin Beck is the big bad of the film. It’s so clearly obvious from the trailers and everything being said. And as a comic book fan, that’s a bit of a disappointment. Sure, these films are made for non-fans just as much, if not more, than they are for diehards, but hinging a big reveal on common knowledge to anyone that’s read a Mysterio comic book or seen him show up in a TV show is not a great idea.

Also, in that same interview with Fandango, the producer says that Mysterio’s outfit is influenced by Thor and Iron Man, leading the guess that Beck is some superhero-obsessed loser that creates an alternate reality excuse and fake powers all the more likely.

But hey, guess we’ll have to find out what happens when “Spider-Man: Far From Home” hits theaters on July 2.