The big draw for Spider-Man: Homecoming is that it’s the first solo Spidey movie to see Peter Parker exist in a world with other Marvel heroes. The best way of demonstrating that is to feature arguably the McU’s most popular character, Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, in a prominent role as Spider-Man’s superhero mentor. It seems like the sort of key idea that would have always been there, especially as Tony and Peter’s relationship was set up in Captain America: Civil War. As it turns out, though, a different McU hero was originally set to star in Iron Man’s place.
Speaking to Io9, Homecoming director Jon Watts revealed that Nick Fury was his first pick for Peter’s mentor in the movie. The site notes that while Tony was the “obvious choice,” Watts told them that he had “created images of Fury as Spidey...
Speaking to Io9, Homecoming director Jon Watts revealed that Nick Fury was his first pick for Peter’s mentor in the movie. The site notes that while Tony was the “obvious choice,” Watts told them that he had “created images of Fury as Spidey...
- 6/29/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
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