INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Director Doesn't Think Peter Parker Needs Another Mentor In SPIDER-MAN 3

INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Director Doesn't Think Peter Parker Needs Another Mentor In SPIDER-MAN 3

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Peter Parker is big on father figures, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director Peter Ramsey makes a case for why the hero doesn't need another mentor in Spider-Man 3.

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By JoshWilding - Oct 13, 2020 05:10 AM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home

It made sense for Iron Man to play a role in Spider-Man: Homecoming, especially as Sony Pictures was looking to increase interest in the rebooted franchise and drive up the movie's box office takings.

In Spider-Man: Far From Home - which took place after the events of Avengers: Endgame and Tony Stark's death - Peter Parker found himself a new father figure in Quentin Beck, a decision which made sense considering the web-slinger was grieving and easily influenced by Mysterio.

It's been reported that in Spider-Man 3, the hero will find a new "mentor" in the form of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, a decision which has caused some fans to roll their eyes that Peter still isn't going to be standing on his own two feet. Those sentiments have now been shared by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director Peter Ramsey on Twitter. 

"I hope he's just a 'special guest star,'" the filmmaker said, referring to the Sorcerer Supreme. He'd later add that, "one of the things I always liked in the old comics was that he was a loner, grappling with things on his own, not beloved or accepted like the Avengers or the [Fantastic Four]."

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/13/2020, 5:06 AM
“Next thing you know he’ll have 5 mentors!”
“So what will Spiderverse 2 be about?”
“His 10 mentors”
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 10/13/2020, 6:52 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - Yes enough with the mentors, let him stand and endure on his own. (Yes he should be generally respected or whatever by avengers if they cross paths but no internship junk).

Give him a movie or two on his own, then as he is comfortable being on his own throw this buddy film his way...
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/13/2020, 7:05 AM
@TheGrayGhost - honestly I like how they handled Tony of homecoming. He helped with that cruise ship thingy, the buoy whatever it’s called
“Ferry”
Ya daddy! Anyway, Spidey did the rest on his own, and the encouraging and even discouraging from Tony, it made for a great relationship that truly had an impact in IW, EG, and FFH in a way that apparently I like more than most others on this site🤷🏾‍♂️So I’m not worried about how this will turn out.

On the flip side, he did help him with all that tech, he’s very Iron Man-ish, villain origins even, twice already. So I’m not saying there’s no reason for concern! I’m just not concerned. Who cares. Coronavirus has me the opposite of hyped which medically speaking, is hypo. I’m hypoed.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 10/13/2020, 8:06 AM
@TheWalkingCuban -
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 10/13/2020, 8:50 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - I didn't mind Stark in Homecoming either, but the mentor seeking behavior should stop there. If in Spidey 3 he's still looking to people as a mentor it's just going to look like daddy issues.

Regardless will be happy that the villain will no longer be tied to Stark.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/13/2020, 8:59 AM
@TheGrayGhost - now it’s Mephisto
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 10/13/2020, 9:18 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - Not opposed to that but a wasted opportunity to bring him to Spiderman so soon. Really has nothing to take from him the way he did in the comics.
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 10/13/2020, 5:12 AM
plantado
plantado - 10/13/2020, 5:12 AM
Who cares about his opinion on this ?
TheBigLebowski
TheBigLebowski - 10/13/2020, 5:13 AM
They really keep making all the wrong decisions with this iteration of Spider-Man, which is a real shame, since Homecoming showed a lot of promise.
I guess next we're in for an inferior, less visually exciting live-action version of Into Spiderverse.
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 10/13/2020, 5:15 AM
In a little way, I do hope Strange plays a part that’s not too prominent.

And I somewhat disagree that Spider-Man shouldn’t have a mentor or father figure....
RokoVII
RokoVII - 10/13/2020, 5:16 AM
Agreed
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 10/13/2020, 5:17 AM
"INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Director Doesn't Think Peter Parker Needs Another Mentor In SPIDER-MAN 3"
Origame
Origame - 10/13/2020, 5:24 AM
THANK YOU! It seems like this version of the character gravitates towards just all these superficial aspects of the character while ignoring who the character actually is. Yes, he started out as a teenager and his stories frequently have cameos from the wider Marvel universe. But for the most part his stories are very self contained. It's about him trying to both get the recognition of being a superhero while also being able to live a normal life. And no, he doesn't struggle with that because he can't live up to daddy Iron Man. He does because he makes honest mistakes that the media blows out of proportion to make him look bad. He struggles with normal life because being Spider-Man gets in the way and his disappearances causes his friends to think he just doesn't want to make time for them. The concept of looking up to previously established heroes is a Miles thing. Peter is extremely critical of the Avengers, and mostly ends up helping when goals intersect.
Amuro
Amuro - 10/13/2020, 5:36 AM
@Origame - Let's be honest: MCU Spider-man has far more in common with Miles Morales than with the Peter Parker from the comics.
Origame
Origame - 10/13/2020, 6:25 AM
@Amuro - That's why I don't get why people are looking forward to MCU Miles. He can't be at all like the comics without just being the same character as MCU Peter.
KWilly
KWilly - 10/13/2020, 5:29 AM
I loved Homecoming and FFH, and I do think Watts does a good job... But it's obvious this guy understands the character. Safe to say I'm more excited for Spider Verse 2 than MCU Spidey 3.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/13/2020, 6:11 AM
@KWilly - Spider-Verse is a great movie, without a doubt. But I honestly don't think the problems with Homecoming and Far From Home (and there are plenty) are related to what he's saying in this tweet.
KWilly
KWilly - 10/13/2020, 6:15 AM
@Spock0Clock - I know, I just wanted to state I'm not a MCU Spidey hater lol
Amuro
Amuro - 10/13/2020, 5:31 AM
I completely agree with Peter Ramsey on this one. The facts that Spider-man even needs a mentor (let alone three) rather than finding his way on his own and that he never had a Ben Parker to provide guidance have never really sit well with me.

I was more or less ok with Iron-Man on the first movie because it was one interesting way to introduce Spidey in the wider superhero universe and a different direction from what we're used to seeing about the character. The second one was really pushing it but at least he seemed to finally become his own hero at the end of the movie.

And now, we're talking about a third movie and yet again another mentor. I can't say I'm hyped. It feels like Peter has not evolved at all in three movies and still needs someone to "baby monitor" him.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/13/2020, 5:32 AM


I know some fans say it makes sense for a young kid to have a mentor but wasn't the thing that made the creation of Spider-Man such a big deal was because he was made during a time when kids were regulated to side kicks and he was a youngster taking on a world that was seen for grown ups?
Amuro
Amuro - 10/13/2020, 5:42 AM
@Highflyer - And making a lot of mistakes along the way that he had to learn from the hard way, being held accountable for every one of his actions while the media constantly bad-mouthed him, calling him a menace and all that.
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