Peter Parker is a
fictional character
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portrayed by
Tom Holland
Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, three Saturn Awards, a Guinness World Record and an appearance on the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 Europe list. Some publications h ...
in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU)
media franchise
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–based on the
Marvel Comics
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character
of the same name—also known by his alias, Spider-Man. Parker is initially depicted as a student at the
Midtown School of Science and Technology
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who later received spider-like and superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider, becoming Spider-Man. Parker is eventually recruited by
Tony Stark
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charac ...
, who mentors him and recruits him into the
Avengers during the battle against
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warl ...
. Following
the Blip
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, Parker briefly encounters and fights the manipulative
Mysterio
Mysterio (Quentin Beck) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #13 (June 1964). He is primarily depicted a ...
while on a school trip across Europe; Mysterio frames Parker for his murder and reveals his identity to the world, prompting Parker to seek
Stephen Strange's help months later to reverse this. Strange's spell causes the
multiverse
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to fracture, but it is eventually resolved by casting a new spell that permanently erases the world's shared knowledge of his civilian persona, including his relationships with his loved ones, friends, and other superhero allies.
Holland's version of the character is the successor to both the
Peter Parker
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
played by
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Hom ...
in
Sam Raimi
Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1990 superhero film ''Darkman'' ...
's
''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the
Peter Parker
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
played by
Andrew Garfield
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in
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' duology (2012–2014), both of whom reprise their roles and appear in ''
Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021) as
supporting character
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s to Holland's Parker. To distinguish himself from the other versions, he is referred to by the other Parkers as "Peter-One".
Parker is a central character in the MCU's "
Infinity Saga", appearing in six MCU films . A
fourth ''Spider-Man'' film is in development, with Holland expected to reprise his role which is expected to start a new trilogy of films. Alternate versions of Parker appear in the
Disney+
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animated series ''
What If...?'' (2021—present) and ''
Spider-Man: Freshman Year'' (2024), the former in which he is voiced by Hudson Thames. Holland has received praise and several accolades for his portrayal of Spider-Man.
Fictional character biography
Early life
Peter Parker was born on August 10, 2001, in
Forest Hills, Queens
Forest Hills is a mostly residential neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is adjacent to Corona to the north, Rego Park and Glendale to the west, Forest Park to the south, Kew Gardens to the southeas ...
, and is primarily raised by his
uncle Ben and
Aunt May
Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Making her first full appeara ...
.
While attending high school at the
Midtown School of Science and Technology
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in 2015, Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him superhuman abilities. He becomes the superhero Spider-Man by using his powers for good, and maintains a secret identity so his enemies can not attack his friends and family. At Midtown School, Parker is smart but is frequently bullied by
Flash Thompson. He also befriends
Ned Leeds
Edward "Ned" Leeds is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A supporting character in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man, he has been a reporter for the ''Daily Bugle'', and the abusive husban ...
, who becomes his best friend by 2016. During this time as Spider-Man, he constructs a homemade
Spider-Man suit
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, designing it as a red and blue hoodie also equipped with his
web-shooters
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
.
Avengers Civil War and facing the Vulture
In 2016, Parker is living with May in
Queens, New York
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when he meets
Tony Stark
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charac ...
at his apartment, who reveals that he knows Parker is Spider-Man; Stark recruits him to join his conflict with
Steve Rogers and sends Parker to Germany, where the latter is given a new Spider-Man suit designed by him and is brought to the
Leipzig/Halle airport
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It is Germany's 14th largest airport by passengers and ...
to aid Stark and his
Avengers faction against Rogers' team. Parker is a fan of Rogers despite them being on opposing sides, Rogers respecting Parker's bravery; They briefly exchange where in New York they are from upon fighting. After incapacitating
Bucky Barnes
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby a ...
and
Sam Wilson, and battling a giant
Scott Lang
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Byrne, Scott Lang first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #181 (March 1979) and in ''Mar ...
, Parker is sent back to Queens.
Two months later, Parker continues to balance his life as a high school student and Spider-Man, but eagerly awaits his next mission from Stark and continuously texts Stark's driver and bodyguard
Happy Hogan. Returning home from operating as Spider-Man, Ned accidentally learns Parker's secret identity. Parker leaves a school party hosted by his crush, senior student
Liz
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People
* Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pu ...
, to stop a drug deal by
Jackson Brice and
Herman Schultz, who planned to sell
Chitauri
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weapons to
Aaron Davis. Parker follows Brice and Schultz before being caught by their boss
Adrian Toomes
The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Toomes is an Invention, inventive, but maniacal genius who designed a special suit that allows him to fly at vast speeds. After turning to ...
, who drops Parker to a nearby lake. Stark remotely saves Parker using one of his
Iron Man armors, and warns Parker of further involvement with Toomes. On an academic decathlon trip to
Washington, D.C., Parker and Ned disable the tracker on Parker's suit, and Parker later captures Toomes' new buyer
Mac Gargan
MacDonald "Mac" Gargan is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in ''The ...
aboard the
Staten Island Ferry
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after returning to New York. Toomes escapes and a malfunctioning weapon tears the ferry in half, which Parker attempts to briefly fix it before Stark arrives and saves the passengers. Stark confiscates Parker's suit as punishment for his recklessness, and Liz accepts to be Parker's
homecoming
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date.
Later, while on the way to pick Liz for the homecoming dance, Parker discovers Toomes is Liz's father and Toomes also deduces Parker is Spider-Man. Despite Toomes warning him not to interfere with his business, Parker abandons Liz to stop Toomes from stealing a
Damage Control
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Examples are:
* rupture of a pipe or hull especially below the waterline and
* damage from grounding (runn ...
(DODC) cargo plane that is shipping equipment from
Avengers Tower using his homemade suit. When Toomes' Vulture suit is damaged, Parker saves his life, but leaves him in a web for the DODC and Hogan to arrest. The next day at school, Liz is angry at Parker for abandoning her before tearfully informing him that she and her mother will be moving away since Toomes is imprisoned. Hogan brings Parker to
Avengers Compound
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, where Stark congratulates him on defeating Toomes and offers him a place in the Avengers, showcasing the newly-developed
Iron Spider armor with it. Parker rejects and prefers to stay as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in Queens, and while wearing his Spider-Man suit, he is caught by May.
Infinity War and resurrection
In 2018, while headed on field trip, Parker sees the
Q-Ship
Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open f ...
above New York City and asks Ned to cover for him as he leaves the school bus. As Spider-Man, he helps Stark fight
Cull Obsidian and follows
Ebony Maw
Ebony Maw is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos.
The character has made several appearances in media, such as a ...
—who had captured
Stephen Strange–to his spaceship. This prompts Stark to fly into space and rescue Parker, sending the Iron Spider armor to Parker. He and Stark rescue Strange and kill Maw, and Stark officially declares Parker an Avenger. The spaceship lands on the planet
Titan
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* Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn
* Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology
Titan or Titans may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities
Fictional locations
* Titan in fiction, fictiona ...
, where Parker, Stark, and Strange are confronted by some members of the
Guardians of the Galaxy
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* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
, before they realize that they are both on the same side: stopping
Thanos
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. Thanos eventually arrives and Parker helps subdue him along with Strange, Stark,
Peter Quill,
Drax, and
Mantis
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. However, Quill attacks Thanos, making Parker lose his grip on removing the
Infinity Gauntlet. Parker rescues an unconscious Mantis, Quill, Drax, and
Nebula
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after Thanos throws Titan's moon at them. Thanos leaves and is successful in disintegrating half of all life, including Parker, in
the Blip
The Blip (also known as the Decimation and the Snap) is a major fictional event depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise in which half of all living things in the universe, chosen at random, were exterminated by Thanos (Marvel ...
.
In 2023, Parker is restored to life by
Bruce Banner and is brought via a portal to the destroyed
Avengers Compound
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to assist the Avengers in defeating an
alternate 2014 Thanos. Parker reunites with Stark, who later sacrifices his life to save the universe; Parker attends his funeral and returns to high school, reuniting with Ned.
School vacation and encountering Mysterio
Eight months later in mid-2024, Parker still reeling from Stark's death decides to take a break from vigilantism and goes on a school trip to Europe with Ned and other classmates, where he plans to reveal his romantic feelings towards his classmate
MJ. In Venice, Parker and his classmates are attacked by a water monster but are saved by
Quentin Beck. Parker is approached by
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, he first appeared in '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos' ...
, whose calls he had been fielding and who appoints Beck as his teammate in battling further element-based monsters (the "Elementals") throughout Europe. Fury gives Parker "
E.D.I.T.H.", an artificial intelligence created by Stark to give to Parker. After defeating the Fire Elemental in Prague, Parker feels he "isn't ready to be the next Iron Man" and gives E.D.I.T.H. to Beck, who unbeknownst to Parker is a former disgruntled employee of Stark's.
Parker goes on a walk with MJ, and reveals his attraction to her and accidentally his identity as Spider-Man. The pair discover Beck used holographic projectors to visually create the Elementals, and Parker goes to Berlin to warn Fury about Beck's deception. Beck catches wind of this and traps Parker in multiple illusions, and while impersonating Fury, tricks the latter into telling the names of the students that know his fraudulence. Parker is hit by a train and left for dead in the Netherlands, but calls Hogan and creates a new suit for himself using Stark's technology as he enters London to stop Beck, who has created an amalgamated Elemental using
Stark Industries
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drones. Ned and MJ evacuate the students and fight with Hogan while Parker destroys those drones and approaches Beck. Beck attempts to kill Parker using the drones, but Parker manages to get a drone to shoot him, Beck beginning to bleed. Parker gets E.D.I.T.H. back, as Beck seemingly dies, and disables the drones; Parker and his classmates return to New York City, with he and MJ planning a date the following week.
Exposed secret identity and multiversal crisis
After swinging through the city, Parker and MJ witness a broadcast from
J. Jonah Jameson
John Jonah Jameson Jr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and he ...
of ''
TheDailyBugle.net
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'' showing an edited video of Beck incriminating Parker for the London attack and revealing his identity as Spider-Man, much to the latter's shock. Parker, MJ, Ned, and May are interrogated by Damage Control, and the murder charges are dropped with lawyer
Matt Murdock
Daredevil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first a ...
's help, but Parker's friends still grapple with negative publicity from Jameson and Beck supporters. Parker and May then move into Happy Hogan's apartment for their safety. After his, Ned, and MJ's applications to
MIT
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are rejected in light of the controversy, Parker goes to the
New York Sanctum
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to ask Stephen Strange for help; Strange, despite
Wong
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Name
* Wong (surname), a Chinese surname
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* Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island
* Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
* Wong Chuk Hang Road, a majo ...
's warnings, attempts to cast a spell that would make everyone forget Parker is Spider-Man, though Parker repeatedly tampers with it. He tries to convince an MIT administrator to reconsider his and his friends' applications before being attacked by
Otto Octavius, who rips Parker's nanotechnology from his Iron Spider suit, which bonds with his mechanical tentacles and allows Parker to disable them. As the
Green Goblin arrives and attacks, Strange teleports Parker and Octavius to the Sanctum, where he explains that before he could contain the tampered spell, it summoned people from alternate universes who know Spider-Man's identity and which allowed the
multiverse
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to be broken open. Strange orders Parker, MJ, and Ned to find and capture multiversal visitors; they locate and retrieve
Max Dillon and
Flint Marko
The Sandman (William Baker, a.k.a. Flint Marko) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A Shapeshifting, shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he start ...
, and later, Parker retrieves
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July ...
from a
F.E.A.S.T.
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building and discovers that the latter, Dillon, and Octavius were pulled from their universes just before their deaths. He refuses to send the villains home to their deadly fates in their original realities and traps Strange in the
Mirror Dimension
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, stealing the spell, takes the villains to Hogan's apartment, and cures Octavius.
The Goblin persona takes control of Osborn, convinces the uncured villains to betray Parker, and a fight ensues which culminates with Goblin fatally injuring May before escaping. Before she dies, May tells Parker that "
with great power, there must also come great responsibility
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". After May's death, A bereaved Parker, whose guilt was accentuated by Jameson's gaslighting reporting, is ready to give up and send the villains to die; he is comforted by his friends and meets two alternate versions of himself that are later nicknamed "
Peter-Two" and "
Peter-Three". The alternate Parkers share stories of losing loved ones and encourage Parker (later nicknamed "Peter-One") to fight in May's honor. They develop cures for the villains and lure the
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia altho ...
, Dillon, and Marko to the
Statue of Liberty
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, managing to cure them. The Goblin appears and unleashes the contained spell, and an enraged Peter-One tries to kill him before being stopped by Peter-Two. The former and Peter-Three inject the Goblin cure into him, restoring Osborn's sanity.
Peter-One realizes that the only way to protect the multiverse is to erase Peter Parker from everyone's memory and requests that Strange do so, while promising MJ and Ned that he will find them again. The spell is cast and everyone returns to their respective universes, with him saying goodbye to his alternate versions. A few weeks later, Parker visits MJ and Ned to reintroduce himself, but decides against it, not wanting to endanger them. While mourning at May's grave, he has a conversation with Hogan and is inspired to carry on; Parker, having dropped out of school, starts studying to get his
GED and makes a new suit to resume his super-heroics as Spider-Man, who is now re-considered as a hero, although a now unaware Jameson continues his smear campaign against him.
Alternate versions
''What If...?''
An
alternate version of Peter Parker appears in the animated series ''What If...?'', in which he is voiced by Hudson Thames.
Zombie outbreak
In an alternate 2018, Parker (marketed as Zombie Hunter Spider-Man
) is among the survivors of a quantum virus outbreak which transforms the infected into zombies, and joins the other survivors in search of a cure at
Camp Lehigh
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. After a fight with a zombified
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in '' The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...
, he escapes with
T'Challa
Black Panther is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #52 ...
and
Scott Lang
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Byrne, Scott Lang first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #181 (March 1979) and in ''Mar ...
, taking the
Mind Stone to
Wakanda
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to put an end to the virus. Unbeknownst to the trio however, a zombified
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warl ...
has invaded Wakanda with his army.
''Spider-Man: No Way Home''
"Peter-Two"
Years following the events of ''
Spider-Man 3
''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. It is the final installment in Raimi's ...
'' (2007),
Peter Parker
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's (portrayed by
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Hom ...
) relationship with
Mary Jane "MJ" Watson had become complicated but eventually worked out. Due to Strange's malfunctioned spell, Parker is brought into the MCU and subsequently begins searching for that universe's Parker. After meeting an alternate version of himself and comforting "Peter-One"s loss of his aunt, the Spider-Men work together to cure the supervillains and Parker subsequently reunites with Octavius. Parker saves "Peter-One" from killing Green Goblin out of anger, having previously reminded him that revenge would not suffice May's death, but this leads to him being stabbed in the back and injured by Goblin. Parker says goodbye to his alternate versions and returns to his universe.
"Peter-Three"
Following the events of ''
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (internationally titled ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro'') is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film was directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi ...
'' (2014),
Peter Parker
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's (portrayed by
Andrew Garfield
Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. '' Tim ...
) failure to save
Gwen Stacy
Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man. A college student and the daughter of George Stacy and Helen Stacy, ...
caused him to become bitter and overly aggressive and vengeful towards criminals, devoting most of his time to being Spider-Man. After Strange's malfunctioned spell, Parker is brought into the MCU and subsequently begins searching for that universe's Parker. After meeting an alternate version of himself and comforting "Peter-One"'s loss of his aunt, the Spider-Men work to cure the villains, with "Peter-One" curing Curt Connors and Parker reconciling with Dillon, who had been cured by Otto Octavius. After Green Goblin destroys the contained spell, MJ falls from the scaffolding but is saved by Parker, bringing closure to his failure. Parker and "Peter-One" inject Osborn with a cure "Peter-Two" developed, restoring his sanity. Parker says goodbye to his alternate versions and returns to his universe as a happier man.
''Spider-Man: Freshman Year''
''Spider-Man: Freshman Year'' and its second season, subtitled ''Sophomore Year'', will explore an alternate Peter Parker's
origin story
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and early days using the Spider-Man persona as he is mentored by
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July ...
in his freshman and sophomore years of high school.
Concept and creation
Background and development
The
Marvel Comics
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character
Peter Parker / Spider-Man first appeared in the fifteenth and final issue of Marvel's
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically cate ...
comic book series ''
Amazing Fantasy
''Amazing Adult Fantasy'', retitled ''Amazing Fantasy'' in its final issue, is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000 ...
'', which was published in August 1962.
The issue was written by Marvel Comics editor and head writer
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
and drawn and penciled by artist
Steve Ditko
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; Lee wanted to create a character whom teens could identify with,
and was influenced by
pulp magazine
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crime fighter the
Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
. He also took inspiration from seeing a spider climb up a wall.
The character became popular during the 1960s, and was adapted into
various forms of media–including
five films by
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acq ...
from 2002 to 2014, starring
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Hom ...
in three films directed by
Sam Raimi
Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1990 superhero film ''Darkman'' ...
as
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
and
Andrew Garfield
Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. '' Tim ...
in two films directed by
Marc Webb
Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video director and filmmaker. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy '' 500 Days of Summer'', and went on to direct ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' ...
as
the character.
Following the November 2014
hacking of Sony Pictures' computers, emails between
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...
co-chairman
Amy Pascal
Amy Beth Pascal (born March 25, 1958) is an American film producer and business executive. She served as the Chairperson of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Co-Chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Televis ...
and president
Doug Belgrad were released stating that
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios produces the Ma ...
wanted to include Spider-Man (whose film rights are licensed to Sony) in their
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
(MCU) film ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), but talks between the studios concerning this were believed to have broken down.
However, in February 2015, the studios reached a licensing deal for the use of Spider-Man in an MCU film,
and reports indicated that the character would indeed appear in ''Civil War''.
According to the deal, Sony Pictures would continue to own, finance, distribute, and exercise final creative control over the ''Spider-Man'' films.
Marvel Studios president
Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige ( ; born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007. The films he has produced have a combine ...
stated in April 2015 that they decided to not retell the character's origins in ''Civil War'' since there had been two previous retellings with the Raimi and Webb films, so Marvel Studios was "going to take it for granted that people know that, and the specifics". Feige also stated that Marvel had been working to add Spider-Man to the MCU since at least October 2014.
The following June, Feige clarified that the initial Sony deal does not allow the character to appear in any of the
MCU television series, as it was "very specific... with a certain amount of back and forth allowed."
By August 2019, Marvel Studios and its parent company
The Walt Disney Studios had spent several months discussing expanding their deal with Sony. The existing deal had Marvel and Feige produce the Spider-Man films for Sony and receive 5% of their revenue. Sony wanted to expand the deal to include more films while keeping the same terms of the original agreement. Disney expressed concern with Feige's workload producing the MCU already and asked for a 25–50% stake in any future films Feige produced for Sony.
Unable to come to an agreement, Sony announced that it would be moving forward on the next Spider-Man film without Feige or Marvel's involvement.
The next month,
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...
chairman
Tony Vinciquerra confirmed the character would be integrated with Sony's own shared universe–
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the f ...
(SSU)–moving forward.
MCU Spider-Man actor
Tom Holland
Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, three Saturn Awards, a Guinness World Record and an appearance on the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 Europe list. Some publications h ...
personally spoke to
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
CEO
Bob Iger
Robert Allen Iger (; born February 10, 1951) is an American businessman who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. He previously served as the President of ABC Television between 1994 and 1995 and the President and Ch ...
and
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
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chairman
Tom Rothman
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,
partly making the companies return to negotiations.
In late September, Sony and Disney announced a new agreement that would allow Marvel Studios and Feige to produce another MCU Spider-Man film–''
Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021)–with
Amy Pascal
Amy Beth Pascal (born March 25, 1958) is an American film producer and business executive. She served as the Chairperson of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Co-Chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Televis ...
.
Disney was reportedly co-financing 25% of ''No Way Home'' in exchange for 25% of the film's profit, while retaining the character's merchandising rights.
The agreement also allowed Holland's Spider-Man to appear in a future Marvel Studios film as well as crossing over to the SSU,
with the latter interaction described as "a 'call and answer' between the two franchises as they acknowledge details between the two in what would loosely be described as a shared detailed universe."
Casting and appearances
Sony was reportedly looking for an actor younger than Andrew Garfield to play Spider-Man,
with
Logan Lerman
Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular role in the fantasy-adventure ''Percy Jackson'' films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series ''Jack & Bobb ...
and
Dylan O'Brien
Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was Stiles Stilinski on the MTV supernatural drama ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017), where he was a series regular during all six seasons. He achieved further pr ...
considered front-runners.
Later in April 2015,
Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for composing the music for '' The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television series he starred in with his younger bro ...
,
Asa Butterfield
Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield (; born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield on 1 April 1997) is an English actor. He has received nominations for three British Independent Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and three Young ...
, Tom Holland,
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Hal Chalamet (; ; born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards.
Chalamet began his career as a t ...
, and
Liam James
Liam James (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film ''2012'', young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series ''Psych'', and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's ''The Way, Way Back' ...
were under consideration by Sony and Marvel to play Spider-Man,
with Holland and Butterfield as the front-runners.
Butterfield, Holland,
Judah Lewis
Judah Lewis (born ) is an American actor. He is known for his main roles in the films '' The Babysitter'', its sequel '' The Babysitter: Killer Queen'', and ''Demolition''.
Life and career
Lewis is the son of Hara and Mark Lewis, who are actin ...
,
Matt Lintz
Matthew Lintz (born May 23, 2001) is an American actor known for playing Matty van Patten in ''Pixels'', Henry in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'' and Bruno in ''Ms. Marvel''.
Career
In 2018, Lintz played the older version of He ...
,
Charlie Plummer
Charlie Faulkner Plummer is an American actor. Plummer began his career as a child actor in short films before appearing on the television dramas ''Boardwalk Empire'' and ''Granite Flats.'' In 2019, he starred in the Hulu miniseries '' Looking fo ...
, and
Charlie Rowe
Charlie John Rowe (born 23 April 1996)CBS: Evening Standard: is an English film and television actor. His film roles include Young Tommy in '' Never Let Me Go'', James in ''The Boat That Rocked'', Billy Costa in ''The Golden Compass'', Peter ...
screen test
A screen test is a method of determining the suitability of an actor or actress for performing on film or in a particular role. The performer is generally given a scene, or selected lines and actions, and instructed to perform in front of a came ...
ed for the lead role against
Robert Downey Jr., who portrays
Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU, for "chemistry".
The six were chosen out of a search of over 1,500 actors to test in front of Feige, Pascal, and the
Russo brothers
Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for dir ...
—the directors of ''Captain America: Civil War''.
Feige and Pascal narrowed the actors considered to Holland and Rowe, with both screen testing with Downey again. Holland also tested with
Chris Evans, who portrays
Steve Rogers / Captain America in the MCU, and emerged as the favorite.
On June 23, Marvel and Sony officially announced that Holland would star as Spider-Man in the MCU in ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017).
The Russos "were pretty vocal" about whom they wanted for the role, pushing to cast an actor close to the age of Peter Parker to differentiate from the previous portrayals. They also praised Holland for having a dancing and gymnastics background.
A scene in ''
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to '' Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel ...
'' (2010) depicts a young boy in a child's Iron Man mask targeted by
Justin Hammer
Justin Hammer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a villainous entrepreneur, head of Hammer Industries and a frequent adversary of the superhero Iron Man. As he explai ...
's drones before being rescued by Stark; Max Favreau, the son of director
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as '' Rudy'' (1993), '' PCU'' (1994), '' Swingers'' (1996), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Deep Impact'' (1998) ...
, plays the boy.
In 2017, Watts said that he had suggested to Feige that they
retroactively establish this child to be the introduction of a young Parker to the MCU,
an idea that Holland supported;
however, this notion has yet to be confirmed in any MCU film or television series.
The first reference to Spider-Man within the MCU, following the deal with Sony, is at the end of ''
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...
'' (2015) according to its director
Peyton Reed
Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films '' Bring It On'', '' Down with Love'', '' The Break-Up'', and '' Yes Man'', as well as the superhero film ''Ant-Man'' and its sequel ...
.
The reference is made by a reporter to
Sam Wilson / Falcon, who is looking for
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...
. The reporter states, "Well, we got everything nowadays. We got a guy who jumps, we got a guy who swings, we got a guy who crawls up the walls, you gotta be more specific."
In February 2021, Holland said ''No Way Home'' was the final film under his contract but he hoped to continue playing Spider-Man in the future if asked.
That October, Holland said ''No Way Home'' was being treated as "the end of a franchise" that began with ''Homecoming'', with any additional solo films featuring the MCU Spider-Man characters to be different from the first trilogy of films and feature a tonal change.
By November, Holland was unsure if he should continue making Spider-Man films and felt he would have "done something wrong" if he was still portraying the character in his thirties. He expressed interest in a film focusing on the
Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is one o ...
version of Spider-Man instead. Despite this, Pascal hoped to continue working with Holland on future Spider-Man films.
Later in November, Pascal said there were plans for another trilogy of Spider-Man films starring Holland, with work on the first of those about to begin,
though Sony did not yet have official plans for further MCU Spider-Man films.
Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker in ''Captain America: Civil War'',
''Spider-Man: Homecoming'',
''
Avengers: Infinity War'',
''
Avengers: Endgame'',
''
Spider-Man: Far From Home'',
and ''Spider-Man: No Way Home''.
A
fourth MCU ''Spider-Man'' film is in development with Holland expected to reprise his role.
Hudson Thames voices the character in the ''What If..?'' episode "
What If... Zombies?!".
The Disney+ animated series ''Spider-Man: Freshman Year'' explores an alternate Peter Parker in the
MCU multiverse's
origin story
In entertainment, an origin story is an account or backstory revealing how a Character (arts), character or group of people become a protagonist or antagonist, and it adds to the overall interest and complexity of a narrative, often giving reason ...
and early days using the Spider-Man persona as he is mentored by
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July ...
.
Design
On the
Spider-Man suit
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
seen in ''Civil War'', Joe Russo described it as "a slightly more traditional, Steve Ditko influenced suit," and that ''Civil War'' would explore the way the suit operates, particularly the mechanical eyes.
This suit is primarily used during ''Homecoming'', and has more technical improvements than the previous suits, including the logo on the chest being a remote drone, an
AI system similar to Tony Stark's
J.A.R.V.I.S.
J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) is a fictional character voiced by Paul Bettany in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics characters Edwin Jarvis and H.O.M.E.R., respectively the house ...
, a holographic interface, a parachute, a tracking device for Stark to track Parker, a heater, an airbag, the ability to light up, and the ability to augment reality with the eyepieces. Stark also builds in a "training wheels" protocol, to initially limit Parker's access to all of its features. ''Homecoming'' co-producer
Eric Hauserman Carroll noted Marvel Studios went through the comics and "pull
dout all the sort of fun and wacky things the suit did" to include in the ''Homecoming'' suit.
Spider-Man's
web-shooters
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
have various settings, first teased at the end of ''Civil War'', which Carroll explained allowed him to "adjust the spray" to different settings like the spinning web, web ball, or ricochet web. He compared this to a
DSLR
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor.
The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a ...
camera.
In ''The Moviemaking Magic of Marvel Studios: Spider-Man'' (2021), Holland says that "what
eloves about the original web-shooters is they're as real as they could be," and compares them to Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man, saying that his web-shooters "
ever mademuch sense to
im"
Spider-Man's
Iron Spider armor, used by the character during the ''Civil War'' comic storyline, was also considered to appear in the ''Civil War'' film.
''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019) reuses two of Spider-Man's costumes from the previous films: his main costume from ''Captain America: Civil War'' and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', and the Iron Spider suit from ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''Avengers: Endgame''. It also introduces two new costumes: a black "stealth" costume given to Parker by
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, he first appeared in '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos' ...
, and a new, upgraded Spider-Man suit that Parker designs for himself at the end of the film.
Marvel Studios' head of visual development Ryan Meinerding explained that Watts had wanted to include a suit inspired by the
Spider-Man Noir
Spider-Man Noir (Peter Parker) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Part of the Marvel Noir universe (Earth-90214), this alternate version of Spider-Man is a noir-themed take on the character ...
version of the character, which led to the design of the more tactical stealth suit. He added that the suit represents Parker experimenting with being a new kind of superhero. Other tactical costumes from the comic books were looked at when developing this one, but Meinerding felt they looked less practical than the more straightforward Noir inspiration. The costume includes tactical goggles that can be flipped up. For Parker's new self-designed costume, Meinerding originally designed it with the idea that it would be made from Parker's webbing since that is the strongest material he has access to.
Practical versions of the costumes were created by Ironhead Studio, who previously worked on
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films. For ''Far From Home'', Ironhead developed a skull cap for the costumes that has built-in fans to prevent the goggles from steaming up. They also developed a magnetic bellows system for connecting the goggles to the mask, so they could be easily removed but not fall off during action sequences.
Spider-Man suits featured in ''
Spider-Man: Freshman Year'' (2024) include his homemade suit made from "gym pants, sneakers, goggles, a blue sweatshirt, red undershirt, knee pads, very clunky webshooters, and a red logo on the chest", a "beetle" costume, a yellow suit, a dark suit, a "classic 60s" red and blue suit, and a white and blue
Oscorp
Oscorp (sometimes stylized as OsCorp), also known as Oscorp Industries, is a fictional multibillion-dollar multinational corporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, predominantly in stories about Spider-Man. The compa ...
suit.
List of MCU Spider-Man suits
* The is a suit developed by Peter Parker during his early months as Spider-Man. It appears briefly in ''Captain America: Civil War'' and is used for the climax of ''Spider-Man: Homecoming''.
Trixter
Trixter is an American glam metal band from Paramus, New Jersey. The band achieved major success in the early 1990s with their top hit, "Give It To Me Good" reaching sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. The band disbanded for several y ...
applied a rigging, muscle and cloth system to
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is a Canadian visual effects and computer animation studio headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an additional office on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. SPI is a unit of Sony Pi ...
's homemade suit to "mimic the appearance of the rather loose training suit".
* The was a suit developed by Tony Stark for Parker, described as an upgrade to the Homemade one. It first appears as Parker's primary suit in ''Civil War'' and ''Homecoming'', Parker ceases to use it in ''Avengers: Infinity War'', and the suit is blown up in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home''. A variation of this suit appears in ''What If...?''
* The
Iron Spider armor, also known as Item A17, was a suit developed by Stark that was made out of
nanotechnology
Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal ...
. The
Department of Damage Control confiscate the charger in mid-2024, and
Otto Octavius absorbs its nanites for his tentacles later that year; he eventually returns it to Parker. The armor appears at the end of ''Homecoming'', is primarily used for ''Infinity War'' and ''Avengers: Endgame'', at the start of ''Far From Home'', and one time in ''Spider-Man: No Way Home''. For the suit's first appearance,
Framestore
Framestore is a British animation, visual effects company and creative studio based on Chancery Lane in London. Formed in 1986, it acquired (and subsequently merged with) the Computer Film Company in 1997. It works on feature films and telev ...
created models and textures in anticipation for future MCU projects, while Trixter created the "clean, high tech" vault that the suit appears in.
* The is a suit made by Fury for Parker. Parker becomes the vigilante Night-Monkey, a "European rip-off of Spider-Man", to conceal his identity using this suit. A
prison warden
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Name
In the United States and Canada, warden is the most common ...
steals the mask in Netherlands. It appears in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home''.
* The is a red-and-black Spider-Man suit created by Parker using the Stark Industries Fabricator. It also contains a white spider-emblem on the front and back. A burglar throws paint on the suit, which remains uncleanable until
May Parker
Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Making her first full appeara ...
(
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on '' The Cosby Show'' spin-off '' A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attentio ...
) cleans it months later. It forms into the Integrated Suit when Octavius returns his stolen nanites he stole from the Iron Spider armor. It appears in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' and ''No Way Home''.
* The is the Upgraded Suit inside-out. Parker uses this suit to defeat Electro in ''No Way Home''.
* The is the Upgraded Suit combined with the Iron Spider armor's nanites. It appears in ''No Way Home''.
* Parker makes a new suit for himself at the end of ''No Way Home'', inspired by the original red-and-blue suit of the early ''Spider-Man'' comics.
A similar suit appears in ''Freshman Year''.
Characterization
Parker is recruited by Stark in ''Civil War'' to help him arrest Rogers and his rogue Avengers. Feige said that Parker would be torn between superhero ideologies, saying, "Does he want to be like these other characters? Does he want nothing to do with these other characters? How does that impact his experience, being this grounded but super powerful hero? Those are all the things that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko played with in the first 10 years of his comics, and that now we can play with for the first time in a movie."
On aligning with Stark, Anthony Russo said that, despite entering the conflict after the two factions have formed and not having much political investment, Parker's choice comes from "a very personal relationship" he develops with Stark.
The Russos hoped "to take a very logical and realistic and naturalistic approach to the character" compared to the previous film portrayals. Anthony Russo added that the character's introduction had to fit "that specific tonal stylistic world" of the MCU, as well as the tone established by the directors in ''Winter Soldier'', saying, "It's a little more grounded and a little more hard-core contemporary." That was "coloring our choices a lot" with Parker.
Though the MCU films do not depict Parker's origin story,
Parker's
Uncle Ben, whose death was a significant event in both the comic books and previous film series, is indirectly referenced in ''Spider-Man: Homecoming''.
There was some discussion to include a direct reference to Ben when Peter is getting ready for his
homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia. ...
by the revelation that his wardrobe consisted of Ben's clothes, but the writers desisted because they felt that the moment veered away from Parker's character arc and made Ben's death feel like a "throwaway line".
The one exception is the animated ''What If...?'' episode "What If... Zombies?!", where an alternate version of Parker mentions everyone who has died in his life in the episode's timeline.
Another change is Parker's close paternal relationship with Stark. This was partially adapted from the limited series ''
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
'', its three-issue prelude on ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'' by
J. Michael Straczynski
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, and the
Ultimate Marvel
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comics where Stark and Parker share a trainer-trainee relationship.
Some critics disliked Parker's reliance on Stark, as opposed to previous cinematic portrayals of Spider-Man showing the character as more self-reliant; several of Parker's proper Spider-Man suits in the MCU are also designed by Stark, or built by Parker with Stark Industries technology, whereas in the comics Parker designed and constructed his first suit entirely by himself.
Parker's relationships with
Mary Jane "MJ" Watson or
Gwen Stacy
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do not exist in the MCU, instead he falls in love with
Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson (
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the ...
) a fellow school student after his previous crush, high school senior
Liz
Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.
People
* Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pu ...
, moves away. Although MJ is an original character,
''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' co-screenwriter
John Francis Daley
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stated that she was intended as a reinvention of Mary Jane and that the nickname was an homage to her.
Reception
For their reviews of ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', Sara Stewart of the ''
New York Post
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'' attributed much of the "heavy-lifting" to Holland's performance and the "perfectly cast"
Michael Keaton
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(
Vulture
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). She also noted Watts' focus on Parker's human side,
while Mike Ryan at ''
Uproxx
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'' felt it was the best ''Spider-Man'' film yet, with one of his specific praises being the younger and more optimistic portrayal of Parker.
Richard Roeper
Richard E. Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is an American columnist and film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times''. He co-hosted the television series '' At the Movies'' with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, serving as the late Gene Siskel's success ...
of the ''
Chicago Sun-Times
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'' praised its focus on the character's school life and called Holland "terrific and well-cast",
while
Owen Gleiberman
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of ''
Variety
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* Variety show, in theater and television
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* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' highlighted ''Homecoming''s focus on making Peter Parker a realistically youthful and grounded character. He found Holland to be likable in the role, but did criticize the vague take on Spider-Man's origin and powers, but "the flying action has a casual flip buoyancy, and the movie does get you rooting for Peter."
At ''
IndieWire
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'', David Ehrlich praised the elements of the film that leaned into the high school life of Parker,
while
Kenneth Turan of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' criticized the "juvenile" depiction of Parker and Watts' "unevenly orchestrated" direction.
Meanwhile, ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' John DeFore praised Holland's performance as "winning" despite the ''Homecoming'' script,
and
Mick LaSalle
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, writing for the ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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'', said the film did not explore the human side of Spider-Man enough and instead focused on action that is "not thrilling".
Robbie Collin
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Collin studied aesthetics and the philosophy of film at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He edited the university's student newspaper, '' The Saint''.
Collin has been the chief film critic at ''The D ...
of ''
The Telegraph
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'' criticized Watts' direction but was positive of Holland, Keaton, Tomei, and Zendaya.
For their reviews of ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'', Gleiberman again praised Holland's performance,
along with Roeper,
while
Alonso Duralde
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Personal life
Duralde was born in East Point, Georgia, the youngest of seven children born to Spanish immigrants. He attended Vanderbilt University and curre ...
of ''
TheWrap
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'' highlighted the cast, including the chemistry between Holland, Zendaya, and
Jacob Batalon (
Ned Leeds
Edward "Ned" Leeds is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A supporting character in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man, he has been a reporter for the ''Daily Bugle'', and the abusive husban ...
).
Ehrlich criticized the character development of Spider-Man in the film, feeling that he does not change throughout the film beyond becoming more confident.
John Anderson of ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'' also praised Holland and Zendaya's performances.
''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' features several characters from Sam Raimi's
''Spider-Man'' trilogy and Marc Webb's ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' duology, including past Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their respective Spider-Men.
The
multiverse
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aspect was widely praised by critics and audiences, and generated much speculation before the film's release. In their reviews, Don Kaye, writing for ''
Den of Geek
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'', praised the performances and chemistry of the cast, stating that "''No Way Home'' channels the entire spectrum of ''Spider-Man'' movies while setting the character on a course all his own at last",
while Pete Hammond of ''
Deadline Hollywood
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'' praised Watts's direction and wrote that Holland, Zendaya, and Batalon are "a priceless trio";
Jennifer Bisset of ''
CNET
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'' praised the performances, writing: "A Russo Brothers influence can almost be felt ushering Holland's third Spider-Man movie into new, weightier territory. If the character is to become the next Tony Stark, this is the way to etch a few more scars into a more interesting hero's facade";
DeFore felt that the inclusion of "multiversal mayhem" in ''No Way Home'' addressed the "Iron Man-ification" of MCU Spider-Man that made Holland-centric films "least fun";
Roeper again praised the performances of Holland and Zendaya, writing that while there is "nothing new or particularly memorable about the serviceable CGI and practical effects," he and the audience remain invested because Holland "remains the best of the cinematic Spider-Men".
Accolades
Holland has received numerous nominations and awards for his portrayal of Spider-Man.
In other media
Films
* At one point, the writers of the
Sony Pictures Animation
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film ''
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018) wished to include a
post-credits scene
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with cameos by Maguire, Garfield, and Holland, but this was cut as Sony felt such a moment at the time was too risky and would prove confusing.
Holland recalls his cameo was as a passerby at a train station who says, "Hey, kid!" to
Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is one o ...
.
* The MCU's Spider-Man has made an appearance and been referenced in the SSU, a standalone media franchise and shared universe connected to the MCU through the multiverse. The films in the SSU focus on supporting characters featured in ''Spider-Man'' comics, with a particular emphasis on his
rogues gallery.
** Holland had filmed a
cameo appearance
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as Peter Parker for ''
Venom
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'' (2018), prior to Marvel Studios asking Sony to exclude it.
** Holland makes a cameo appearance as Peter Parker in the
mid-credits scene
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of ''
Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' (2021), where it is revealed that J. Jonah Jameson's broadcast incriminating him as Mysterio's "murderer" was witnessed by a universe-displaced
Eddie Brock
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and his symbiote companion
Venom
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,
simultaneous with the events of ''No Way Home''.
** Spider-Man and the events of ''No Way Home'' are referenced and depicted in the
mid and post-credit scenes of ''
Morbius'' (2022), by the relevation of Adrian Toomes being transported from the MCU to the
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
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due to Strange's second spell. Assuming Spider-Man was responsible, he constructs a new Vulture suit and approaches Dr.
Michael Morbius in forming a team.
Comics
* An alternate Spider-Man wearing a version of the ''Homecoming'' Stark suit appears in the comics crossover event ''
Spider-Geddon
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'' (2018), implied to be the MCU version of Spider-Man.
* An alternate Spider-Man wearing a version of the ''Infinity War'' Iron Spider suit appears in the third volume of the second ''
Spider-Verse
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'' event (2019), alongside a version of the MCU Iron Man.
Video games
* All of the MCU Spider-Man suits, except the suit introduced at the end of ''No Way Home'', are available in the 2018 video game ''
Spider-Man
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'', initially developed by
Insomniac Games
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for
PlayStation 4
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.
The suits created for ''No Way Home'', the Integrated and Black/Gold Suits, are exclusive to the
PlayStation 5
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and
Microsoft Windows
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version of the game, ''
Spider-Man Remastered'' (2020).
The ''Homecoming'' suit is named the "Stark Suit" in-game,
while the Integrated Suit is named the "Hybrid Suit".
* Holland's Spider-Man and Zendaya's MJ, based on their appearances in ''No Way Home'', are purchasable outfits in ''
Fortnite
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''.
* The main suits from ''Homecoming'' and ''Far From Home'', as well as the MCU's version of the Iron Spider armor, are all featured as
downloadable content
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(DLC) costumes for Spider-Man in
Square Enix
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's ''
Avengers'' (2020) game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Additionally, Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in
''Web Slingers'': A Spider-Man Adventure, an interactive theme park screen ride at
Disney California Adventure
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's
Avengers Campus
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and
Walt Disney Studios Park.
See also
*
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
*
Spider-Man in film
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Nicholas Hammond ...
Notes
References
External links
Peter Parkeron the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
*
Zombie Outbreak Spider-Manon the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
*
Peter Parkeron
Marvel.com
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