SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Star Marisa Tomei Open To May Parker Return: "There Are More Avenues To Explore"

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Star Marisa Tomei Open To May Parker Return: "There Are More Avenues To Explore"

Marisa Tomei has said that she initially hoped to take May Parker in a slightly different direction in Sony's Spider-Man franchise, and has now expressed an interest in reprising the role. Spoilers ahead!

By MarkCassidy - Mar 20, 2022 04:03 PM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home

Marisa Tomei has previously said that she was pitched a slightly different arc for May Parker when she initially signed on to play the character in Captain America: Civil War, and the Academy Award-winner has now revealed that she'd be open to reprising the role at some point.

Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home follow.

Of course, Peter Parker's beloved Aunt was killed-off in No Way Home after an encounter with The Green Goblin, but the introduction of the Multiverse means Tomei could still play a May Variant.

“Oh yes, there is a Multiverse," responded Tomei when asked about May's demise and possible return by Jimmy Fallon. "That was part of the secrecy originally, now a lot of people know. But the thing was, if anyone asked me about it, I don’t understand the Multiverse myself. Our wonderful director, Jon, and I’m like ‘And so, where am I now? Ok, well, can you explain it to me one more time?’"

"I would love to come back and be a part of that," she continued. "There’s history there, too. May Parker hooks up with Ant-Man. Well, I mean, she’s a standalone character, of course, but there are more avenues to explore."

May was basically subbed-in for Peter Uncle Ben in the recent threequel, laying the "with great power comes great responsibility" speech on her nephew right before she passed. For this reason, bringing the character back in any capacity might not sit very well with fans. That said, Sony Pictures was reportedly considering an Aunt May solo movie at one point, so you never know!

Would you like to see Marisa Tomei return as May Parker? Check out the full interview in the video below.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/20/2022, 4:58 PM
They did her dirty
Makiveli21
Makiveli21 - 3/20/2022, 4:58 PM
No.
Unites
Unites - 3/20/2022, 4:59 PM
I feel like she was a bit underused. Great actress, should have had more screentime, especially in FFH.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 3/20/2022, 5:02 PM
*sigh*
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/20/2022, 5:02 PM
I think what they did with her was great and that there’s nothing more to add to it. Just my opinions
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 3/20/2022, 5:03 PM
Always down for more Tomei.
dracula
dracula - 3/20/2022, 5:03 PM
She is the hottest May, but no
Origame
Origame - 3/20/2022, 5:05 PM
As people are saying, she was underused in the role. All things considered being made the new uncle Ben was really the best they did with this character.

However, that trigger was pulled. And a multiversal return just comes with the problem of too much from the multiverse, something we're already starting to deal with.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/20/2022, 5:08 PM
She'll get her own movie knowing Sony.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 3/20/2022, 5:27 PM
@marvel72 - ssssssh

Don't give them any ideas.
Himura
Himura - 3/20/2022, 5:31 PM
@Feralwookiee - Pretty sure they already toyed around with this idea alerady
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 3/20/2022, 6:39 PM
@Himura - Probably. Sony will spin off ANYTHING.

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they had a spinoff starring Robbie Robertson's 3rd cousin.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 3/20/2022, 5:12 PM
No.
She should blame Jon Watts and Sony for completely wasting her talent for 4 and a half movies, reducing her to a literal MILF joke, but now she is dead, and her death actually meant something.

Also, Sony, no crazy ideas about giving her her own movie on your little horny shared universe

Forthas
Forthas - 3/20/2022, 5:13 PM
One of the things I did not like about the film was that they offed her for a cheap emotional hook. One of the reasons I think the film is good but not great.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 3/20/2022, 5:16 PM
Her last moments with Peter were actually really great.

I didn’t for the rest of her characterization but that scene was excellent.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/20/2022, 5:21 PM


Thought they dropped the ball with her in Homecoming and Far From Home, but she was pretty good in No Way Home.
Fogs
Fogs - 3/20/2022, 5:22 PM
She was a nice aunt May IMO. The part in Homecoming when she helped Peter with the dance was so good, relatable.

But no, her sendoff was perfect.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 3/20/2022, 6:02 PM
@Fogs - She taking Ben's role? fresh and interesting take, Peter Parker basically being raised by a single mom? GREAT take, but this also makes you realize they never explored the potential these concepts had.
She is a great actress, and we know these movies needed more personal and down to earth moments (like the one you just described), but they got Marisa Tomei, and reduced a potential great character to "look, she is hot, get is, is funny because she is Aunt May and she is hot, get it, why arent you laughing!?", and they played that joke (which only worked on Civil War, and it was because of the novelty, and RDJ) for four straight movies, and then they just fridged her.
Fogs
Fogs - 3/20/2022, 6:56 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - yeah, it was novel. And carried her character nicely to me. So what if she was pretty and it was treated lightly? I can't see the problem.

I'd rather have the classic origin? Sure. But she had a nice arc imo.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 3/20/2022, 11:23 PM
@Fogs - "yeah, it was novel. And carried her character nicely to me. So what if she was pretty and it was treated lightly? I can't see the problem."

These movies basically used her as mostly an object to exist and be lusted after, until they got to the point where they were gonna kill her off and then tried to make her into a character, to me. That's what I think is the problem. She didn't have much of what I see as a legit arc until the movie she died in.
Fogs
Fogs - 3/21/2022, 7:10 AM
@dagenspear - That's the beauty of opinions. In the end it came out alright to me. When she died I remembered her relationship with Peter in Homecoming. It was very touching and I wasn't alone given the audience reaction as I saw.

But hey, if you hate this character rendition... Good for you I guess.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 3/21/2022, 8:25 AM
@Fogs - I think, legitimately, her direct personal relationship with Peter in Homecoming was mostly only spent a couple scenes of time on, and, I think, out of those 2, one of them is in a montage.
Fogs
Fogs - 3/21/2022, 11:09 AM
@dagenspear - Thinking here about other side characters and if the screentime/scenes they had were much more than that.

Maybe Loki but he was also the villain so it's natural that build-up was needed.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 3/21/2022, 1:57 PM
@Fogs - Because that was the only thing they did with the character.

You cant have 4 movies with her just being a walking MILF joke.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/20/2022, 5:27 PM
I would love her to return in key flashbacks during Peter's growth as an adult. Maybe a flashback to Iron Man 2 the night Tony saved him or a flashback to when Ben died and so on. She is now too integral to Peter's character development to not be included in flashbacks
Thing94
Thing94 - 3/20/2022, 5:37 PM
Translation: I want another paycheck.
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