SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Stars Tom Holland And Zendaya Address The Movie's Most Tragic Moment - SPOILERS

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Stars Tom Holland And Zendaya Address The Movie's Most Tragic Moment - SPOILERS

Spider-Man: No Way Home stars Tom Holland and Zendaya have weighed in on one of the film's hardest-hitting scenes, explaining the impact this had on the wall-crawler. Find the spoilery details here.

By JoshWilding - Jan 04, 2022 06:01 PM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home
Source: Marvel.com

Spider-Man: No Way Home's most tragic moment comes when Peter Parker's Aunt May dies at the hands of the Green Goblin. Tom Holland delivers an Oscar-worthy performance as he says goodbye to the woman who raised him, while Marisa Tomei is similarly excellent as Peter's moral compass.

Talking to Marvel.com, Holland spoke about how integral May Parker has become to Spider-Man's story. "The relationship between Peter and May throughout these films has been really integral to the heart and soul of the story. This scene kind of seemingly comes out of the blue, like no one expects this to happen. It's going to be really, really hard hitting for people [seeing the] movie."

Zendaya adds, "[May’s] a great role model. She's raised a lovely young man, and she's done it on her own. She doesn't get the credit she deserves. It's important to acknowledge May in the respect that everybody is like, ‘Oh, he always has to have a mentor,’ All these father figures and all this stuff. But May has raised him. Shoutout to May!"

While Holland acknowledged how hard it was to shoot those tragic scenes with Peter, the actor stressed that he wouldn't want to change a thing about this journey. 

"Honestly, being Spider-Man has changed my life. It's been incredible," he admitted. "The roller coaster from the moment I got on to the moment we've got off has just been absolutely amazing. This film really is a celebration of three generations of cinema. I was delighted to kind of be at the helm and be the captain of the ship, which was awesome. It's been incredible. It's honestly been the best thing that's ever happened to me."

This interview was obviously conducted prior to Spider-Man: No Way Home being released in theaters, so it will be interesting to hear from Holland as he looks back on shooting these scenes now fans have been able to watch the movie. Sony Pictures has already started a "For Your Consideration" awards campaign, and we'd bet on this moment, in particular, being used in future marketing.

Tomei has previously said there were once much different ideas for May in the trilogy, so hearing about those plans would be welcomed as well, especially if her death wasn't always on the cards.

Did you tear up watching Peter's emotional farewell to Aunt May?

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Fogs
Fogs - 1/4/2022, 6:09 PM
Liked May specially in Homecoming. She's so sweet with him.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/4/2022, 6:14 PM
@Fogs - people hate that she got Uncle Benned but I thought it worked
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/4/2022, 6:14 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - *people HERE
Fogs
Fogs - 1/4/2022, 9:12 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - I'd like a single scene with her sad and he saying something like "I miss him too". Would be enough to me. Didn't need to show his death AGAIN like bats' parents.
Fogs
Fogs - 1/4/2022, 9:13 PM
I'm ok with her demise btw. Had the same effect.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/4/2022, 9:14 PM
@Fogs - I can dig that, as for old dude dying again, Yeah me neither
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 1/4/2022, 6:15 PM
Didn't care when she died tbh.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 1/4/2022, 6:16 PM
...definitely had more of an action scene than the other Mays...

NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/4/2022, 6:20 PM
Felt very unnecessary to me tbh and just like outright fridging her because the movie needed to have more stakes. As the film progressed you could tell that the conclusion was going to be that Peter would end up being forgotten in some way once the spell was fixed along with reality and he'd have to start from zero, but getting rid of his last remaining guardian and relative to drive home more the point that he'd be literally all by himself and alone from now on?

Didn't feel right to me. Almost feels as if they played the 2018 game and realized that they wanted to do their own take of May's death in their film.

Gonna take a long time for me to get to a middle ground regarding this.
Origame
Origame - 1/4/2022, 6:20 PM
Yes, she had so much of a role in the other movies. Like when she...told Peter they couldn't afford another backpack? Or when she threw a banana at him? I mean a lot of people kept talking to Peter about how hot she is. Does that count?
Antitrollpatrol
Antitrollpatrol - 1/4/2022, 10:35 PM
@Origame - like when she danced with him to help him get ready for homecoming or when she worked with him on the fundraiser and how worried she was when he got home from Europe.
Sorry to say more examples. I totally see where people are coming from but personally I felt like she had a strong bond to him but her death hit me hard especially since I lost my mom in 2020.
Origame
Origame - 1/5/2022, 4:31 AM
@Antitrollpatrol - you mean that moment that was relegated to a montage of Peter getting ready for homecoming (mostly without her)? Also, the fundraiser was something she was doing, and Peter clearly felt uncomfortable helping with that since he struggles with public speaking (no support btw). And finally, why is it a good thing she isn't worried about him when he came back? He was in a terrorist attack. One that nearly killed him and his class. I'm sorry to hear about your mom, I really do. But have you thought your reaction is based on proper set up of a loving mother character and not you connecting her to your mother? This is a very common tactic in Hollywood where they make characters but fit one common trait the audience can relate to so they insert themselves or their loved ones there.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 1/4/2022, 6:36 PM
They took a lot from the insomniac game, and that was pretty awesome.

I also don’t know about anyone else but I do think MCU uncle Ben said the responsibility line as well. When May says it, Peters response is “I know” as if it was something she was reminding him of. Just a headcanon thing to consider for all the complainers if it makes anything better.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 1/4/2022, 7:00 PM
i like what they did in reference to peter's choice having some of the most harsh ramifications but don't think May should've been killed. Maybe Happy since he was replacing Tony in the mentor role with Peter.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 1/4/2022, 7:01 PM
i love this film btw way only second to JL for cbm movie in 2021 for me.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 1/4/2022, 7:19 PM
Honestly, for a somewhat underdevloped character, - she really was a caricature in Far from Home - the moment worked really well for me and it hit quite hard.
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 1/4/2022, 11:46 PM
First May died in the 2018 game, now this
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 1/5/2022, 2:29 AM
Maybe if they actually said that May raised him on her on, or that Ben died a different way, or earlier in this universe. But they spent the first two movies chasing the Stark/Avenger legacy that they never established this Spider-Man and his supporting characters' origins.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/5/2022, 3:49 AM
He did indeed have a lot of father figures, but right to give a shout out to May too. Think even with her limited time, she did well already in Civil War
ScRipt69
ScRipt69 - 1/5/2022, 4:18 AM
Spoilers - Did Maguire and Defoe even talk to each other? I can't remember them even interacting which is sad. May was rubbish, oh but she's so hot and dating Happy, so what, not a scratch on the original films Aunty May. Not everything has to be a joke Marvel.
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 1/5/2022, 1:35 PM
I must say that May is made of tougher stuff than I thought given what happened.

I'm not a fan of the MCU having to be taught how to be Spider-Man by Stark or the other versions of Spidey.

The moment that really got me in the feels was TASM's save. Which surprised me because I am not a fan of that version.

It was great having the correct version back.
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