“Spider-Man: Homecoming” didn’t go into the classic origin involving Uncle Ben, but it was very much a coming of age story. Given that Tom Holland is the third Spider-Man audience have seen on the big screen in the last 10 years, Marvel decided to skip the origin, but Uncle Ben was referenced in the film.
In the movie there’s a scene where Peter Parker is talking to Ned Leeds and he mentions Aunt May and “all that she’s gone through” which was meant to be a subtle reference to Ben. “Homecoming” writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley recently spoke to EW about the film, and they confirmed that there were more Uncle Ben references in the film originally, but they didn’t want to focus too much on his death.
“We did talk about there being a scene where [May] references him directly,” Daley says. “It was when [Peter] was getting ready for homecoming and the wardrobe she was giving Peter was all Uncle Ben’s clothes. It was a nice moment, but we also knew that it veered away from his arc. If you’re going to talk about someone’s death, you don’t want it to be a throwaway.”
Now that Spider-Man is a fully established character in the MCU, perhaps we’ll meet Uncle Ben in the sequel through a flashback sequence. Marvel has yet to reveal any details in regards to whether or not they have plans to use the character at some point, but fans have been dream casting Tobey Maguire in the role.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” is in theaters now.
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.
