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Spider-Man: No Way Home writer Erik Sommers reveals Aunt May’s death in the film was almost much different and was changed due to COVID-19.
Aunt May Parker’s death scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home could have been much different.
In an interview with Gold Derby, Erik Sommers addressed how he and co-writer Chris McKenna approached Aunt May’s death. Due to the emotion of the scene and wanting to get the tone right, Sommers said Aunt May’s death was difficult to write. However, that trickiness was further complicated by COVID-19, which limited where the scene could happen.
“We had one idea that it was going to be inside an ambulance and we had a whole version that was constructed around that,” Sommers said, “but that was not practical for shooting during COVID. So then that’s the kind of thing that happened, so then we had to move the scene physically to another place while trying to keep all the other elements working and we had to make adjustments.” Sommers then added that, in the end, he was glad the scene turned out how it did and that it proved emotionally resonant for many viewers.
Set after the events of 2018’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, No Way Home sees Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) getting help from Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to re-hide his secret identity after it was exposed by Quentin Beck/Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). In the process, they accidentally bring a number of past Spider-Man villains to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe).
During the film, Peter attempts to help cure those villains from other universes and thus save them from dying once they’re sent back home. However, while working on cures at Happy Hogan’s apartment, Green Goblin turns on Peter. This eventually results in May’s death. Before she passes, she delivers Uncle Ben Parker’s classic Spider-Man line about great power and responsibility.
No Way Home has proven a massive commercial and critical success since releasing in December. At the box office, No Way Home has earned more than $1.738 billion, making it one of the highest-grossing films ever. That success comes despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has . Critically, No Way Home earned a 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, resulting in Marvel Studios and Sony campaigning for the movie to receive a Best Picture nomination at the upcoming Academy Awards. At this time, it’s not clear when Spider-Man will next appear in the MCU, though Sony and Disney are actively working on the character’s future.
Directed by Jon Watts, No Way Home is in theaters now. The film’s release date on streaming and home media has not yet been announced as of writing.
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