NWH Nearly Showed How Strange's Spell Affected Non-MCU Peter Parkers
Spider-Man: No Way Home writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers reveal they were originally going to show how Doctor Strange's spell affected the non-MCU Peter Parkers. The 27th film of the MCU and the fourth of Phase Four, No Way Home has been a global phenomenon ever since the first trailer was released back in August 2021. The latest Spidey outing has now topped Avatar at the US box office to cement its place as the third highest-grossing domestic movie of all time — an incredible achievement for something that has only been released for two months, not to mention accomplishing it during a pandemic.
The film saw the return of Spider-Man favorites from both the MCU and non-MCU franchises. No Way Home's promotional campaign had fans excited about the potential return of Peter Parker actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, since the trailers showed some of their villains, including Green Goblin and Electro, arriving in the MCU after Strange's original spell malfunctioned. The fans were right in their suspicions, and after the emotional scene of Aunt May's death, audiences around the world were gifted with the return of Maguire and Garfield as their versions of Spider-Man.
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In an interview with Digital Spy, Sommers shares that he and McKenna were initially going to address the after-effects of Doctor Strange's spell on the non-MCU Peter Parkers. The film's ending saw MCU Peter Parker sacrificing his identity to the whole world in order to stop the other universe's villains from coming into the MCU world. Both McKenna and Sommers wanted to explore the effects this had on Maguire's and Garfield's versions, but they ultimately decided it would be
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