Spiderman: Far From Home has revealed its’ villains and they are quite impressive. They feel a bit out of place though.
Spiderman faces the Elementals and has a curious ally in the form of Mysterio in Spiderman:Far From Home.
Spiderman faces the Elementals
The most surprising part is not that The Elementals are the enemies but that Mysterio is actually an ally. In the comics, Mysterio is in the top six of of rogues for Spiderman. The original Mysterio is named Quentin Beck and made his first appearance in The Amazing Spiderman #13 back in 1964. Mysterio was created by none other than Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
The Elementals are immortal beings that consists Hydron, Magnum, Hellfire and Zephyr. In the order mentioned above they control: water, earth, fire and wind. What makes me feel that they are a bit out of place is that they have never really been part of the Spiderman Rogues Gallery.
Jake Gyllenhaal talks Spiderman: Far From Home’s Mysterio
Said Jake Gyllenhaal who plays Mysterio:”There are these threats to the world, the Elementals, elemental creatures. And Mysterio is someone who knows about them and wants to make sure that the world is safe from them.”
“And Nick Fury asks him to come on and help because he’s the only one who really understands them. And then he teams up with friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and unfortunately has to make him become more than a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.”
What is so strange about Mysterio being an ally is that he is totally not an ally in the comics. So they made a huge switch with that. I don’t know how other fans reacted but I actually kind of like it. Because, we have seen so many of his villains already. And if you want to know how evil Mysterio is then you can just read the comics. There are some very good stories like the first appearance but also when Mysterio uses Virtual Reality to make Spiderman believe he is in an alternate world.
But even though Mysterio is an ally now, things can always change. What if Mysterio gets defeated or what if their alliance shows some cracks during the fight? Mysterio can always turn on Spiderman. You never know!
What are your thoughts about the upcoming Spiderman movie? Does it feel out of place to you too with the Elementals being the main villains? And what do you make of Spiderman teaming up with Mysterio? Do you think they will turn on each other or do you think they will remain allies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Drop us a line in the comments!
