Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Actor Addresses Peter Parker's Face Change Controversy

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Yuri Lowenthal, the voice and motion capture artist behind Spider-Man, weighs in on the divisive facial change in the game series.

By David Wolinsky on

Yuri Lowenthal, the star of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, has voiced his fatigue regarding the frequent discussions about changing Peter Parker's facial appearance in the game. Lowenthal shared his thoughts with ComicBook.com, ahead of the eagerly awaited release of Spider-Man 2.

Marvel's Spider-Man, developed by Insomniac Games and released in 2018, garnered enough popularity to lead to Insomniac's official acquisition by Sony. It even inspired the character's appearance in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Controversy erupted with the release of the remastered version of the original game for PlayStation 5 in 2020, which featured a significant alteration to Peter Parker's facial model. Insomniac clarified that the change was aimed at improving the alignment of facial animations with Yuri Lowenthal's performance. However, some fans, who had preferred actor John Bubniak's previous, more mature appearance, criticized the adjustment. They argued that it appeared to be an attempt to replicate the younger Spider-Man portrayed by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe--a choice they felt was mismatched with the seasoned web-slinger established in the first game.

«The performance was the same for me,» Lowenthal said. «I got over it as soon as they said, 'Hey, we wanna make this