When Marvel Studios cast Marisa Tomei as May Parker in Captain America: Civil War, it's fair to say fans were surprised by the direction they were taking Spider-Man's Aunt in. Considerably younger than her comic book counterpart, this May has also been far more active in Peter's life as a superhero after discovering his secret identity in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Talking to Collider about her role in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tomei praised director Jon Watts and how he's guided her through the craziness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"I love him, I trust him so much as a director, and he’s so brilliant and so fun to be around," the actress enthused. "So, with each installment, I get to know him a little better, and we get to even explore more ideas, ideas that we had from the beginning that might happen later, we can pick up threads together since we’ve had these three films together."
When the site asked about how Aunt May's arc was first pitched when she was cast in 2015, Tomei admitted that things haven't panned out exactly the way she expected. "Well, yeah. I mean, it’s not exactly what I was told from the beginning, but it’s turned out okay," she said, adding the following when asked if she knew about plans to explore the Multiverse. "No, that stuff is so top secret, I’m not told about that stuff until it has to be revealed to me."
It's a shame Tomei didn't elaborate on what the original plan for May was in the MCU, though playing Spider-Man's aunt certainly hasn't been a thankless role. While we would have liked to see a little more of her, May has been a pivotal part of her nephew's journey, and that should continue in No Way Home (we're also hoping to find out whether she patched things up with Happy Hogan).
Spider-Man: No Way Home arrives in U.S. on December 17 and in the UK on December 15.
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