Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider - Man : No Way Homewriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers elucidate Uncle Ben ’s backstory in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The screenwriting pair have penned all three movies in the MCU’sSpider - Mantrilogy from 2017’sHomecomingtoNo Way base . The highly - anticipated Sony - Marvel collaboration debuted in theaters on December 17 , square Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man off against various villain from preceding franchise , include Doc Ock ( Alfred Molina ) , Green Goblin ( Willem Dafoe ) , and Electro ( Jamie Foxx ) .
Peter Parker ’s Uncle Ben has been a key figure in past origin history . Portrayed by Cliff Robertson in Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man(2002 ) , Ben is killed by a carjacker , who turns out to be the same stealer Peter ( Tobey Maguire ) permit to hightail it earlier in the picture , leaving him riddled with guilt feelings . Marc Webb’sAmazing Spider - Manintroduced an Uncle Ben played by Martin Sheen who suffered a similar luck , as he is shot and kill by a thief that Peter ( Andrew Garfield ) tolerate to escape from a convenience shop . Since the MCU famously omittedSpider - Man ’s origin tale , hearing have always inquire what roleUncle Ben might have play in Peter ’s lifeoffscreen .
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During an consultation withTHR , writer Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers finally take some meter to elucidate Uncle Ben ’s place in the MCU , cite muddiness from buff who ask why he has n’t look in theHomecomingtrilogy or has n’t even been mention by Peter or Aunt May ( Marisa Tomei ) . McKenna articulate they discussed a peck of unlike scenarios when write the playscript , though they eventually decided on May being Peter ’s wise man instead . Read what they had to say below :
Some multitude [ ask ] , " Oh , did Uncle Ben die ? Was he hangdog [ of Ben ’s demise ] ? Are we losing that dignity as part of that character ? " I think that ’s something we ’ve always discussed . " What is the mountain with his Uncle Ben ? Is it a total parity — is it one to one ? Is it perfectly the same way ? " We started guess , " Well maybe it ’s not . peradventure his wise man is May and she ’s instilled this thing in him . "
Holland ’s Peter has had a few unlike mentors in the MCU , starting with Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) inCaptain America : Civil WarandSpider - Man : Homecoming . After Iron Man ’s expiry inAvengers : Endgame , Peter copes with the sorrow of that red ink inFar From Home . Aunt May then seems to take over the role of Peter ’s wise man inNo Way Home , even get under one’s skin to deliver the iconic"With great power , comes groovy responsibility " lineimmediately before her death .
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Source : THR
