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No Way Home Director discusses therapy session held with the Spider - Men on set
Spider-Man: No Way Home is a pretty emotional film. And not just because it wraps up the Tom Holland-led Homecoming trilogy. What could have easily been an overwrought film with just too many villains instead ties together three generations of Spider-Man. In a way that mostly works.
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For fans of the Spider-Man films, seeing Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland talk Spidey sense on-screen is quite emotional. So imagine what it was like to have the only three actors who’ve ever donned the suit in live-action together on set.
In a new interview with Variety, Jon Watts talked about the “Spider-Man therapy session” he had with the cast.
He shared that prior to shooting their first scene together, he sat down with the trio of Spider-Mans, as well as Zendaya and Jacob Batalon. Sitting in a classic group therapy circle, they went through the script. And, of course, chatted about Spider-Man and their journeys with the character.
Watts went on to explain that each film in his Spider-Man trilogy features a dilemma encountered by Peter Parker that is directly related to what he’s dealing with while making the movie.
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“I’ve always taken my greatest fear and made that central to the thematics of the films,” he said. “‘Homecoming’ is about a kid who gets a huge opportunity and is so afraid he’ll miss his chance, that he creates a disaster.
That was my fear: ‘What if I screw the whole thing up?’ ‘Far From Home’ is about being afraid to make a second movie and screwing things up. Peter Parker is given a mission and he doesn’t want to take a risk.”