Spider-Man: No Way Home did quite a bit to set the MCU up for future projects, planting a whole bunch of seeds that’ll begin to grow in upcoming films and TV shows. And among the many things it laid the groundwork for is Disney Plus’ Secret Invasion.
The key moment comes when Peter’s accused of murdering Mysterio. While he tries to explain himself to the Department of Damage Control, he tells the officer to ask Nick Fury about it, only to find out that Fury has been “off-planet for the last year.”
It’s this small little nugget that helps put the pieces in place for Secret Invasion and you can continue reading below for a full rundown on why this tidbit that was dropped in Spider-Man: No Way Home is so important for what’s to come.
