Tobey Maguire’s Secret Wars Comeback: Everything We Know About His Avengers Return

Quick temperature check on the Tobey Maguire rumor mill: he is not on the announced Avengers: Doomsday cast, and he is not confirmed for Avengers: Secret Wars. Still, the internet has decided he is swinging back in to help battle Robert Downey Jr.'s rumored Doctor Doom. Here is how we got here, what actually lines up, and where the wishful thinking starts.

Why fans think Tobey is back

Marvel has been leaning hard on legacy heroes lately, and for good reason. Tobey popping up in Spider-Man: No Way Home helped push that movie to $1.9 billion worldwide. Hugh Jackman coming back for Deadpool & Wolverine led to $1.338 billion and the title of highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. If you are Marvel and you are staring down the Multiverse Saga finale, you at least make the calls, right?

That is the thinking behind a flood of posts from fan accounts claiming Maguire will be one of the big guns in Doomsday, with more of him in Secret Wars. Toss in rumors of Jackman alongside him and the picture gets even bigger.

What the insiders are claiming

This started long before Doomsday was the title in the conversation. Back in 2023, when Marvel was still lining up The Kang Dynasty, chatter said Tobey's Spider-Man and Jackman's Wolverine would lead the TVA's multiversal army against Kang. Since then, the names and villains have shifted, but the gist has stuck: Tobey as a lead player in the endgame.

"Tobey Maguire will reportedly return as Spider-Man in Avengers: Doomsday."

That line has been echoed by multiple scoopers, including Daniel Richtman, with the add-on that if Doomsday flows directly into Secret Wars, expect Tobey there too. One of the same rumor accounts also claimed Tom Holland is not part of the Doomsday cast. Fans found that believable given the end of No Way Home wiped everyone's memory of Peter Parker, but reports conflict on whether Holland shows up in the Multiverse Saga movies at all.

The rumor trail at a glance

• 2023: Early multiverse chatter tied to The Kang Dynasty frames Tobey's Spidey and Jackman's Wolverine as the two leads of a TVA-backed army against Kang.
• 2025: Daniel Richtman says Tobey returns in Avengers: Doomsday and likely continues into Secret Wars.
• Also 2025: A separate scoop account says Holland is not in Doomsday; another claims all three Spider-Man actors reunite in Secret Wars.

The London sighting

A fan posted a photo with Tobey in London in September 2025. Doomsday has been filming there, so people connected the dots. To be clear: a photo with an actor in the right city is not confirmation of anything, but it definitely poured fuel on the speculation.

About that 'Brand New Day' thing

Early guesses had Tobey playing a major role in Tom Holland's next Spider-Man movie, sometimes referred to in rumors as 'Brand New Day.' Current updates say neither Maguire nor Andrew Garfield is returning alongside Holland in that project. As for a separate Tobey-led Spider-Man 4? That remains murky. The more consistent buzz puts his next appearance in Doomsday, not in a standalone.

Not everyone is thrilled

Plenty of fans love the idea of Raimi-era Spidey leading a multiversal charge. Others are wary. One possible Doomsday setup floating around has Earth's heroes taking a major L against Doctor Doom, setting up Secret Wars. In that scenario, Tobey's Spider-Man helps lead a cross-universe squad to save Earth-616.

Cool on paper, but there is a fair critique here: building your big finale around 2000s icons could sideline the current MCU roster. There are also practical snags. Tobey is in his 50s and already got a graceful encore in 2021. And Marvel does not fully control Spider-Man on film; Sony does. Betting the climax of your saga on a character you license is risky.

Where it stands and the dates you asked for

Right now, Tobey Maguire is not part of the announced Doomsday cast and is not confirmed for Secret Wars. The rumors are persistent, the circumstantial evidence is cute, and the box office case is obvious. But until Marvel or Maguire says it out loud, file this under: plausible, not proven.

Avengers: Doomsday hits U.S. theaters on December 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is dated for December 17, 2027.

Would you want Raimi's Spider-Man front and center against Doom, or should the current lineup carry the ball? Tell me where you land.