The next Spider-Man film may have a title that strongly ties it to Marvel's Cinematic Universe.

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Latino Review passed along a rumor that the title will be "Spider-Man: The New Avenger ." That would firmly plant the wallcrawler in the current Marvel movie continuity by stating upfront that he's part of the Avengers team. It would also echo the first Captain America's subtitle, The First Avenger.Marvel cinematic boss Kevin Feige has previously stressed that the reboot would forgo an origin story and focus on the character's high school years. It will still be co-produced by Sony, but Marvel is getting input into the process as part of the announced partnership to bring Spider-Man into the MCU fold.Drew Goddard, who had been slated to direct the Sinister Six movie, is rumored to write and direct this latest Spider-Man installment. We recently saw a reported shortlist of actors for the role, including Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars,Paper Towns), Asa Butterfield (Ender's Game, Hugo), Tom Holland (The Impossible), Timothee Chalamet (Homeland) and Liam James (The Way, Way Back).Whatever Spider-Man will be titled, it's coming on July 27, 2017. That will place it a year before the first installment of the two-part Avengers: Infinity War.

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