Find out some of the top trivia facts about the three versions of the hero in the movies
Spider-Man is a classic hero from the MCU universe who has captured the hearts of audiences and become a favorite of the film franchise. First to have three versions of the same character, the ‘Web Head’, as he is also known by fans, has starred in different stories throughout his eight films and, with them, a number of trivia about productions that you probably don’t like he knows .
So, check out 10 trivia facts about the feature films of one of Marvel’s biggest heroes. I wait!
1. Sony didn’t want Tobey Maguire to play the hero
At age 25, Tobey Maguire was relatively unknown in the film business, but his role in movie ‘Rules of Life’ definitely highlighted him for the role. Even so, he still wasn’t Sony’s favorite to play the hero, as the producer thought the actor didn’t match the lead.
2. The scene filmed at the Twin Towers was cut from the final cut
The first film adaptation of Spider-Man (2002) was released shortly after the attack on the Twin Towers, so one of the scenes in the film where the hero traps a helicopter in its giant web between the buildings of the World Trade Center it was excluded from the final edit.
3. First appearance of the Marvel logo in comics
The iconic Marvel logo, formed from comic book pages, first appeared in the film Spider-Man in 2002, and has since been the front cover of every film in the series.
4. Jake Gyllenhaal almost played the hero
In an interview with Yahoo in 2019, actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the villain ‘Mystério’ in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ revealed that he almost played the hero in 2004 when Tobey Maguire injured his back filming the movie ‘Seabiscuit: Soul of a Hero’. However, Tobey recovered and came to terms with producers, reprising the role.
5. Spider-Sense without CGI
In Spider-Man (2002), it took Tobey Maguire approximately 16 hours to shoot a 1-minute scene. That’s because when he does the iconic part where he saves Mary Jane from falling in the cafeteria, the actor carries all the food on a tray, all without CGI and with many hours of training.
6. Mechanical web shooters
In the second version of Spider-Man, played by Andrew Garfield, fans got acquainted with a different web-slinger than the one used by the hero in the first version. To justify the production of a new spider, Sony decided to take inspiration from the Ultimate Spider-Man comics. Therefore, the company decided to call Brian Michael Bendis, the author of the comic, to decide between organic and mechanical webs, the second option being the writer’s favorite.
7. Special soundtrack
Some of the compositions that viewers were able to hear after the movie ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ were produced by Hans Zimmer, a German composer well known in the film market, who also produced the soundtrack for the films of CC competitorsuch as: “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” and “Man of Steel”.
8. Young Aunt May’s First Day
Aunt May, played by Marisa Tomei, in the third generation of Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, is the younger version of the character. In both the comics and the previous two generations, she is usually played by an older woman. With that, Marvel has tried to bring more realism to the plot, since logically, if Peter is only 15, it would not make sense for his aunt to be half a century older than him.
9. Comic book reference
In one of the scenes of the first trailer of the film ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, Peter Parker’s passport can be seen. In the document, the public sees that the famous Spider-Man has a birthday on August 10, the same day that the Amazing Fantasy #15 comic was released, where the hero first appears, in 1962.
10. Highest grossing in Sony history
In 2021, the movie ‘Spider-Man: No Return Home’ won the highest grossing rating in Sony’s history. With $1.916 billion, the feature surpassed its predecessor ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ released in 2019 which grossed $1.132 billion.
Source: Terra
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