Spider-Man: No Way Home's extended cut, originally dubbed "The More Fun Stuff Version," swings into theaters tonight, but is it worth watching?
When news broke that a lengthier cut of the movie would return to theaters, there was a lot of excitement among fans. That was dulled somewhat by the realisation that Sony Pictures had deliberately withheld the threequel's deleted scenes from the Blu-ray, and the studio hasn't really been hyping Spider-Man: No Way Home's re-release anywhere near as much as expected.
Could this be why?
A breakdown of the additional scenes has been revealed on Reddit and they sound...well, like the sort of throwaway moments you'd usually find on a Blu-ray.
The movie reportedly opens with Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield greeting fans by Zoom, but the first major deleted scene comes when Harry Holland's cameo as a bicycle thief is restored. Spider-Man catches him before a Mysterio supporter douses the web-slinger in green paint, believing him to be in cahoots with the crook.
There are more high school scenes, including Peter being pressured into climbing the gym wall by Mr. Wilson. A tonne of interview footage with Betty Brant speaking to various teachers and students is also included, though we've actually seen most of that footage in the Daily Bugle TikTok account launched to promote Spider-Man: No Way Home last December.
The villains travelling to Happy's apartment in the elevator together - already revealed in promos - is there, as is a new scene with Matt Murdock defending Happy Hogan when he's being interrogated by the Department of Damage Control. He sees what's happening in his apartment, to which Matt tells him to stop sweating (prompting Happy to wonder how he knows that).
There is a lengthier version of the scene with the three Peter Parker Variants talking, but we don't anticipate anything major such as Maguire's Spidey battling the Green Goblin. There's also a new moment between the MCU's Peter and MJ when she pleads with her boyfriend to get Doctor Strange to make the world forget her too.
Finally, the post-credits scene shows Betty hosting a news segment right before graduation. Peter is shown from behind in one photo, but his face is distorted in another, better explaining what that spell means for him in this world.
We're sure there are other moments and lines of dialogue that haven't been noticed yet, but these iare clearly just some deleted scenes spliced throughout and not a director's cut or one that's really added anything new to the movie we wouldn't have seen on the Blu-ray.
Are you still returning to theaters to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home this weekend?