Spider-Man: No Way Home was the most successful MCU picture since Avengers: Endgame, grossing almost $2 billion at the global box office. Computer-generated imagery, or CGI for short, is a key technological component shared by both of those films, as well as many others in today’s time. It enables filmmakers to go deeply into their individual sandboxes and push above the boundaries of traditional filmmaking. For example, it would be impossible for Tom Holland to swing around New York City without putting himself in danger, thus CGI comes in in here.
Many people think of CGI in a Spider-Man movie when they think of large action set pieces, web-slinging, or even Electro’s lightning. The Spider-Man outfit, on the other hand, is something that most fans probably haven’t thought to be computer-generated.
While the majority of the audience likely believes they are witnessing a fitted outfit for the basic red and black Upgraded Spider-Man suit, others, like as the Integrated Suit that Peter wears for most of No Way Home, are created using CGI.
How CGI Spider-Man Suits Are Created
Befores & Afters magazine just shared a breakdown video of how Tom Holland’s Integrated Suit from Spider-Man: No Way Home was created using CGI. 
During shooting, Holland wore his standard red and white Spider-Man outfit known as the Upgraded Suit, which was subsequently transformed into a “photo-reeled, digital hybrid Spider-Man suit” in post-production. 
Holland’s body had to be cut out in post-production so the CGI interactive costume could be put over him.
The whole overview of how a totally CGI costume for Spider-Man: No Way Home was created may be seen below.
CGI is often a controversial topic among moviegoers, with much disagreement about how good or horrible it is. Spider-Man: No Way Home has garnered a great amount of internet criticism for having CGI that many believe is subpar. However, as this video demonstrates, the VFX teams are capable of some rather astounding feats. Most folks probably had no clue it wasn’t a genuine outfit while they were viewing No Way Home at their individual cinemas.
It is important to remember that technology is always developing. Computer-generated imagery in 2022 is much more sophisticated than it was in 2002, and it will only improve over time. For example, The Mandalorian employs a very new filming technique called as The Volume. It is a large technology that enables filmmakers to create environments that are virtually realistic by reducing the amount of green screens.
The Volume is apparently being used in upcoming MCU films such as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Even if it eliminates ambient CGI, it wouldn’t assist with anything like a Spider-Man costume.
CGI will, in the end, have a role in MCU films for many years to come. It is conceivable that sophisticated technology will replace it at some point, but for the time being, VFX teams are working as hard as they can to get a product to the big screen that appears as realistic as possible.
