WISHLIST: What YOU Want To See From Marvel's SPIDER-MAN
Since we asked you to tell us what you'd like to see when the Webhead finally makes his Marvel debut, we've found out a little more about the studio's plans for him. Do they gel with your hopes and expectations? Click on to find out...
As always, we had a lot of feedback from you guys, and a lot of differing opinions on what Marvel's best course of action is now that they have some some say in Spidey's cinematic future. One thing was unanimous though: No origin story! You all rightly feel that Peter Parker's journey to becoming Spider-Man has been done to death, and that however he is introduced into the MCU, it should be as an established superhero. Most of you also felt it should be an older take on the character, having left his school/college days behind him. Well, unfortunately it's been reported that Marvel are casting younger than ever for the role so it looks like that's out of the question.
In terms of which villains he should face-off against, there were a lot of votes for Kraven, Scorpion, a more faithful take on Venom, and Norman Osborn... again! Many of you feel after 2 big-screen incarnations, Spidey's #1 foe still hasn't been done justice to. There were a few suggestions for Tom Cruise to play him, which is actually pretty inspired.
Storyline wise there weren't many specific comic arcs brought up (a few mentions of Kraven's Last Hunt), but most seem to feel an introduction in Captain America: Civil War is the way to go, establishing the character for the future Avengers movies. We know the secret identity thing won't be a factor, so a lot of you would like to see The Avengers recruit Spidey after hearing about his heroic exploits. Whatever route they take here, as long as we get to see Hulk VS. Spider-Man I think we'll be happy enough.
Though Drew Goddard is rumoured to be the frontrunner to direct, you guys feel either Brad Bird or Matthew Vaughn would do the best job there.
Now onto casting. First of all, the vast majority want Peter Parker back in the Spidery suit. There were some calls for Miles Morales, but most seem to feel that character would be better served being in introduced later on; perhaps taking over the mantle from Parker after he's killed/retires. Logan Lerman, Anton Yelchin, Taron Egerton and Dylan O'Brien's names were mentioned, along with The Flash's Grant Gustin -- but just as many actually want to see Andrew Garfield stay in the role. Spider-Gwen also got some love!
So there you have it. Next time we'll be asking you what you want to see from Warner Bros.' Justice league movie, so get your thinking capes on.
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