A new Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline book has retconned a continuity error that arose in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The continuity error arises early in Spider-Man: Homecoming when, after an early flashback set in 2012, the film flashes forward to 2016 with a card that says “8 Years Later.” The book, Marvel Studios’ The Marvel Cinematic Universe – An Official Timeline, properly places the events of Homecoming in 2016 with the flashback taking place in 2012.
In the book, Loki’s Miss Minutes attempts to explain the discrepancy as being the result of a misplaced file.
“Redline alert! Hi again! Adrien Toomes says the Battle of New York was eight years ago, but that event was only four years prior. This one’s a real head scratcher for us—I reckon an analyst misplaced the case file” (via The Direct).
“Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May,” reads the movie’s synopsis. “Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.”
Marvel Studios‘ Spider-Man: Homecoming was originally released in theaters in 2017. It served as Tom Holland’s first solo Spider-Man film after he made his MCU debut in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War.