SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Concept Art Reveals An Alternate Death Scene For Peter Parker's Aunt May

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Concept Art Reveals An Alternate Death Scene For Peter Parker's Aunt May

Newly revealed Spider-Man: No Way Home concept art has revealed an alternate death scene for Aunt May in the Marvel Studios threequel as an emotional Peter Parker bids farewell to her in an ambulance...

By JoshWilding - Sep 13, 2023 01:09 PM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home blew us all away by pitting the three live-action Spider-Men against a sinister quintet of villains, but not even that overshadowed what proved to be one of the MCU's most emotional moments.

After being attacked by the Green Goblin, Aunt May died in Peter Parker's arms. As the Department of Damage Control closed in, the wall-crawler was forced to leave her behind while Happy Hogan bought the hero a few precious moments to escape. 

Now, a different spin on the scene has been revealed by Marvel Studios concept artist Phil Saunders. 

"[Spider-Man: No Way Home] has one of the most poignant moments in the [MCU], the death of [Peter Parker's] beloved Aunt May," he says in the Instagram post below. "In an earlier version of the script, this moment took place in an ambulance racing to the nearest hospital. I always like to capture the emotion of a scene in my keyframes, so this was a wonderful shot to be assigned."

May dying in the back of an ambulance would have still been incredibly emotional. However, her making that trip to the hospital could run the risk of lessening the shock factor, especially if you compare it to the suddenness of her demise in the final cut. Ultimately, there were probably better ways for the threequel to use the time this extended sequence needed. 

Saunders' work is fantastic, anyway, and we're hoping this leads to the artist sharing more pieces from the movie (this one, for example, wasn't included in Spider-Man: No Way Home's recently released "Art of" book). 

Take a closer look at this emotional sequence below.

In Spider-Man: No Way Home, for the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his superhero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk.

When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.

The movie stars Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, J. B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is now available to buy wherever movies are available. 

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OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 9/13/2023, 1:52 PM
Are you gonna make a article for every photo in that book?

JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/13/2023, 1:56 PM
@OptimusCrime - Tch, talking of books, not very good at reading are you? 😉

"Saunders' work is fantastic, anyway, and we're hoping this leads to the artist sharing more pieces from the movie (this one, for example, wasn't included in Spider-Man: No Way Home's recently released "Art of" book)."
OptimusCrime
OptimusCrime - 9/13/2023, 2:12 PM
@JoshWilding - what🤣 even people who have trouble reading can read a book. But im gonna be very honoust with you. I can read very well, but indeed didnt read the article since 90% of your articles are rather empty on actual news, hence why i skipped it.

Also cool to see you react at my comment yet you never/rarely react to the people who come around here more often and call you out on every article
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 9/13/2023, 1:55 PM
That was so unecessary, where am I going to get my dose of Marisa Tomei now?

Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/13/2023, 2:03 PM
It’s a little too similar to

SPOILERS



The 2018 Spider-Man game, the framing is extremely similar and I wonder if that’s why they chose not to do it
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/13/2023, 4:28 PM
@Ha1frican - was thinking the same thing. Guess they didn't want comparisons, especially given that the game's version had way more impact. Atleast for me, since we spent way more time with May in that
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/13/2023, 2:21 PM
It doesn’t fit movie he’s in there unmasked person in there knows who he is what’s point of spell
Skestra
Skestra - 9/13/2023, 2:41 PM
@dragon316 - Oh stewardess,I speak 'Dragon Jive'...

Person in there knew unmasked when Strange razed whole world earlier not plot hole love you Gamera
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/13/2023, 2:38 PM
Didn't care when she died.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/13/2023, 3:58 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - after hearing wHAT the actress wanted to do with the character I'm glad green goblin killed her.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 9/13/2023, 4:05 PM
@harryba11zack -

Same
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/13/2023, 4:30 PM
@harryba11zack - you mean May hooking up with Ant-Man?

Makes no sense, except for that they look much younger than they actually are
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