Spider-Man’s Ned actor says a potential fourth movie "may not necessarily" involve his character

Ned Leeds in Spider-Man: No Way Home — (Image credit: Sony/Marvel)

Jacob Batalon, who played Peter Parker’s BFF Ned across three Spider-Man movies, has said that he has no idea if a fourth movie will happen – or if Ned will be in it.

In an interview with Collider, Batalon reflected on the soft-reboot ending to Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw the world forget about Peter Parker (and by definition Spider-Man’s secret identity) thanks to Doctor Strange’s second spell.

"To have it end the way it did, on such a cliffhanger, obviously, everyone wasn't expecting that," Batalon said. "I would say that it's such a poignant ending to our movies. It really puts an exclamation on the continuance of Spider-Man, but maybe not with us, and I think that's a great thing."

Batalon added that the cast – which included Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Zendaya as MJ – "may not necessarily be a part of" a potential cinematic future for Spidey.

At the very least, he hasn’t been told if Spider-Man 4 is in the works. He said: "I feel like actors are the last people to know. I think that people assume that actors are always hiding secrets. I promise you, we don't know anything. But again, if it's the right place, at the right time, with the right group of people that we've been with, I would say, why not? We're open to the idea, but we're not hoping for it."

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