'Spider-Man: No Way Home' to release in India a day ahead of US, on Dec 16

There's good news for Spider-Man fans in India, your wait to watch the film just got a little shorter! 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' will now release on Thursday, December 16 in cinemas in India, a day earlier than originally announced.

Sony Pictures Entertainment India revealed the new release date but provided no reason as to why the release was pushed up.

Actor Tom Holland returns as the titular superhero in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', alongside Zendaya as his girlfriend MJ, Benedict Cumberbatch returns as Doctor Strange who's the new mentor to Peter Parker.

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Jacob Batalon reprises his role as Parker's best friend Ned Leeds, Jon Favreau as Stark Industries security chief Happy Hogan, Marisa Tomei as Parker's aunt May Parker, J.B. Smoove as Parker's teacher Julius Dell, and Benedict Wong as Strange's fellow wizard friend Wong.

The new Spider-Man movie will feature a bunch of returning villains from old Spider-Man movies, including Jamie Foxx as Electro (from The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus (from Spider-Man 2), Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin (from Spider-Man), Thomas Haden Church as Sandman (from Spider-Man 3), and Rhys Ifans as Lizard (from The Amazing Spider-Man).

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is out December 16 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.