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Here's what the 'Spider-Man' end-credits mean for future Marvel movies

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"Spider-Man: Far From Home" is in theaters. And if you head out to see it, make sure you stay until the very end.

There are two must-watch end-credits scenes that will have fans talking long after the movie is over. The last one will change the way you see the entire movie.

If you left the theater early, or were confused at all, INSIDER has you covered.

The first end-credits scene

What happens

MJ and Peter Parker are officially a couple.

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The scene picks up right where the movie ended with MJ and Peter Parker across the street from Madison Square Garden in New York City after the two flew through the city skies.

"Are you OK?" asks Peter Parker.

"Yeah, I'm never doing that again," MJ tells Parker.

Peter's about to head off when a breaking news report comes on a screen on the side of Madison Square Garden. The newsman says he has "disturbing revelations" about last week's attack in London.

"An anonymous source provided this video," says the newsman. "It shows Quentin Beck aka Mysterio moments before his death."

The news stream then cuts to Mysterio looking right into the camera saying that he managed to send the Elementals back through an inter-dimensional rip in time and space, but he's not confident he's going to make it.

"Spider-Man attacked me for some reason," says Beck. "He has an army of weaponized drones. Stark technology. He said he's going to be the next Iron Man."

The video then cuts to footage of Spider-Man speaking with his Stark technology glasses, E.D.I.T.H.

"Are you sure you want to commence the drone attack? There will be significant casualties," says E.D.I.T.H. The Stark glasses stand for "Even Dead, I'm the hero."

Spider-Man is then heard saying he doesn't care.

"Execute them all," Spider-Man appears to say.

The newsman says the video was released on the "controversial news website" theDailyBugle.net.

J.K. Simmons then appears on screen reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson, the head of the fictional New York City tabloid.

"There you have it, folks. Conclusive proof that Spider-Man was responsible for the brutal murder of Mysterio, an inter-dimensional warrior who gave his life to protect our planet and who, will no doubt, go down in history as the greatest superhero of all time," says Jameson.

Jameson's not done yet. He then shows another clip of Mysterio.

"Spider-Man's real name is Peter Parker," he says.

Photos of Parker show up on the big screen. Parker, shocked, yells out, "What the —?"

The scene cuts to black.

The return of J. Jonah Jameson!

J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson in "Spider-Man."

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None other than J.K. Simmons, who played the same character in the original "Spider-Man" trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, appears at the film's end.

In the original trilogy, which ran from 2002 until 2007, Jameson plays a newspaperman who is constantly demanding photos of the webslinger. Jameson thinks Spider-Man is a menace and is set on exposing the vigilante in The Daily Bugle.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jameson has left the newspaper business behind and is running his own Daily Bugle website.

Jameson has aged accordingly since the last time we've seen him on screen; however, his appearance leaves a big question up in the air. Is this the same version of Jameson who we saw in the Tobey Maguire era of "Spider-Man" movies? Probably not.

If you're familiar with 2018's "Into the Spider-Verse," which introduced different versions of Peter Parker living in parallel dimensions, we're thinking this is simply a different version of Jameson suited for the MCU. We're here for it.

What this means for future "Spider-Man" movies: It's not looking great for Peter at the moment.

Peter's going to be panicking for a little.


Not only does Parker have to juggle a new relationship with his superhero responsibilities, but now he's probably going to be on the run, at least for a little now that his secret identity is out there.

Any new potential threats to Spidey will likely come after Aunt May, MJ, or anyone else close to Peter. While this may present immediate concern, it shouldn't be a danger to Parker forever.

We're not that concerned about Peter's identity being leaked to the world. Something tells us Parker's pals Pepper Potts and S.H.I.E.L.D. will be able to swoop in and fix this real quick. We'd be surprised if they're not able to show that the video footage from Jameson is fake news, at some point, and make it seem as if Peter isn't really Spidey. This is a minor hiccup for the young Spidey.

Unfortunately, Spidey's now on Jameson's radar and you better believe he's probably going to be asking for more photos of Parker and Spider-Man to get further proof that the two are one and the same.

The second end-credits scene

What happens

Nick Fury and Maria Hill go for another car ride similar to the end of "Avengers: Infinity War."

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We open up to Maria Hill and Nick Fury driving around in an Audi, a scene that's reminiscent to the end of "Infinity War."

As they're in the car, Hill shapeshifts back into the Skrull, Soren.

"You gotta tell him, Talos," Soren says.

Fury shapeshifts back into Soren's husband, Talos.

"It was fine," says Talos. "The little boy handled it. We helped."

"How was I supposed to know that the whole thing was fake? I mean that was all very convincing," he adds. "This is embarrassing for a shapeshifter."

Talos decides to call the real Nick Fury.

"Hey, I hope your mission is going well. We gave the glasses to Parker about a week ago, like you said," Talos tells Fury. "Shortly after that, everything kind of went off the rails, and so we need you to come back. Everyone kept asking where the Avengers are and I don't know what to say to that."

The scene cuts to the real Nick Fury who hangs up on Talos. He's on a beach with a drink in a coconut. Fury gets up and stretches to reveal that he's not really on a beach. He's on a ship with other Skrulls.

"Back to work," Fury claps. He walks further around the ship barefoot to show that he's in space.

The scene cuts to black.

Who are those green aliens?

Talos was introduced in "Captain Marvel."

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If you haven't seen "Captain Marvel," you may have been surprised by the reveal of the shapeshifters. Soren and Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) are two friendly skrulls who were first introduced in the March 2019 movie.

A general in the Skrull Empire, Talos' people were caught in a war with the Kree, who destroyed their home planet. Talos was reunited with his wife, Soren, and his child by the movie's end.

Where is Nick Fury and what is he up to?


Fury's been hanging out with the Skrulls since returning from Thanos' life-altering Snap in "Avengers: Infinity War." It looks like he's trying to relax a little bit more after initially vanishing for five years.

That doesn't mean Fury isn't still focused on work. We see him on some unidentified Skrull ship alongside a flurry of the green guys. Fury tells everyone to get back to work. What kind of work?

Our best guess is that Fury is probably off looking for more alien life to recruit more superheroes. He's the one who started the Avengers' initiative. Now that Captain America and Iron Man are toast, he may need some new heroes to fill their shoes. Space seems like a good place to search.

There's a little piece of evidence to support this. Captain Marvel tells Black Widow early in "Avengers: Endgame" that she can't be back on Earth because she's busy on other planets. Thanos' Snap affected life throughout the universe and Carol Danvers looked like she was checking in on a lot of different people. We wouldn't be surprised if Fury was going to meet Danvers on one of these planets that needed her help or if he's looking into beings on another one of the worlds.

What does this mean for the next phase of Marvel movies? Prepare to get more celestial

Peter Parker's been to space, but he may not be ready for what's next in the MCU.

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"Spider-Man: Far From Home" closes out the third phase of the MCU. After more than 20 movies, where are we heading next?

The sight of Fury in space has us thinking about the future lineup of Marvel movies and most of them are reportedly pretty cosmic. Of Disney's upcoming movie slate, there are eight untitled Marvel movies. Among the movies Marvel is currently working on are "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and "The Eternals," two movies which deal with space and cosmic beings.

While James Gunn is returning to direct the third "GOTG" movie, we're more interested in the latter film. Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige previously told TheWrap the film was in development. Ma Dong-seok ("Train to Busan"), Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones"), and Kumail Nanjiani ("Silicon Valley") are reportedly among the cast, with Angelina Jolie in talks to join. We could easily see Fury hearing about these characters and jetting off to find them.

Jack Kirby created the Eternals in 1976.


Perhaps the answer is simpler. The end of "Far From Home" could simply be teasing the next "Captain Marvel" and filling us in on what Carol Danvers has been up to since the '90s and since Fury vanished at the end of "Infinity War."

Hopefully, we'll only have to wait for San Diego Comic-Con in a few short weeks to potentially hear more about the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
