(Around 1 hour 23 minutes) Kenneth Choi (Principal Morita) also played Howling Commando Jim Morita in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In the principal's office you can see photos implying that the principal is a relative of the Howling Commando and that he is his grandson.
In a 2013 interview, while promoting his upcoming film How I Live Now (2013), a reporter asked Tom Holland what kind of role he might want to try next. When Holland responded that a project full of action and humor would appeal to him, the reporter asked whether he would want to play a superhero. "Maybe Spider-Man, in ten years time," Holland replied. "The reboot of the reboot, if they do that."
Jennifer Connelly voices Karen, Spider-Man's computer. Her husband, Paul Bettany, had voiced Iron Man's computer J. A. R. V. I. S. She was also cast because of her role in Career Opportunities (1991), which John Hughes produced. "Homecoming" pays tribute to Hughes's high school films, and Connelly's casting was done as a tribute to his career. Connelly had also previously played the role of Elizabeth "Betty" Ross in Hulk (2003).
(Around 1 hour 11 minutes) Aaron Davis (Donald Glover) mentions that he has a nephew. In the comics, Aaron Davis is the Ultimate Marvel Universe version of The Prowler, and his nephew is the second Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales. Artist Sara Pichelli originally modeled Miles on Glover and President Barack Obama, and Glover voiced Miles in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012).
Even before Disney and Marvel Studios worked with Sony to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a popular fan theory about Iron Man 2 (2010) held that Peter Parker was the little boy in the Iron Man mask who stood up to a killer robot and was saved by Tony Stark. Tom Holland liked the idea so much that he asked Kevin Feige for permission to have it officially confirmed, and Feige agreed.
Spider-Man never punches any of the villains he fights. He uses his webs, blocks their punches in ways that cause his enemies to punch each other, and even kicks them, but he never punches.
The cast had to watch a John Hughes film marathon to prepare. Because this film is above all a coming-of-age story, Jon Watts turned to John Hughes, the master of such stories. "He gave us a lot of movies to watch," Tom Holland said in an interview with PopSugar UK. "God, there are so many movies, and we all sat at my house in Atlanta, all the cast, and watched them all in one day, and it was like a Domino day. It was amazing, The Breakfast Club (1985), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Pretty in Pink (1986), there were loads of them."
Before this film was released, there was a first look at a large number of excellent posters celebrating Spidey's first film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among them, the photo of the hero lying next to a body of water, wearing his high school academic decathlon jacket and headphones, stood out. Apparently even this pose was not designed by a marketer; it was a photo taken of Tom Holland while he was completely unaware. In an interview during a press conference in Mexico City, Holland explained that the poster was a photo taken while he was dozing on set. "That is actually me asleep," Holland said. "It's not part of the film, it's me sleeping between takes. We were shooting this scene and I was really tired that day, I was sleeping on the ground and the photographer took the photo. When they made this poster I said, 'What?! What's happening, guys?!'"
To prepare for the role of Peter Parker, Tom Holland spent several days attending classes at Bronx High School of Science in New York City. He used his acting coach's name as an alias.
(Around 1 hour 40 minutes) The scene in which Peter lifts the rubble pinning him down through sheer willpower is taken directly from The Amazing Spider-Man #33 (February 1966), one of the final Spider-Man issues drawn by Steve Ditko. The panels in this comic are considered by many to be among the most iconic panels in Spider-Man history.
Nick Fury was going to be Peter's mentor in the film, and Samuel L. Jackson was to reprise the role, but they chose Tony Stark instead. However, it was confirmed that Nick Fury would become the new mentor in the sequel Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).
(Around 1 hour 35 minutes) While Happy oversees the loading of the plane with items from the Avengers Tower, he refers to Thor's belt, but cannot pronounce its name: "Meg-… Meg-… Thor's magic belt!" The belt's real name is Megingjörð.
The first live-action "Spider-Man" film in which his suit has resizable lenses and gives his appearance more expression (in keeping with the comics).
(Around 2 hours) Happy says he has been carrying Tony's engagement ring with him since 2008. That was when the first Iron Man (2008) film came out, which was also the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Nineteen-year-old Tom Holland was the youngest actor to take on the role of Peter Parker. Tobey Maguire was 25 and Andrew Garfield was 26.
Peter's homemade Spider-Man costume closely resembles Ben Reilly's first Spider-Man costume in the comics: a red sleeveless hooded bodysuit with a belt and web-shooters on the outside of the costume.
According to Tom Holland, he accidentally punched Michael Keaton while filming a scene. Keaton responded by turning to Holland and saying, "I'm Batman."
Despite being the main villain, Vulture never deliberately tries to harm innocent people, only those who directly confront him. All dangers to people and damage to buildings stem from Spider-Man interfering with Vulture's plans to steal and/or sell weapons.
This trivial item contains spoilers about Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019): J. K. Simmons had previously stated that he wanted to return to the role of J. Jonah Jameson (a role he played in the Sam Raimi trilogy and also voiced in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)). However, when he was cast as Commissioner Gordon in Justice League (2017), all discussion of this came to an end. However, J. K. Simmons was later allowed to reprise his role in Spider-Man: Far from Home, the sequel to this film, in a small scene in the middle of the film.
The female news anchor on the school's news program is Betty Brant. In the comics, Betty is J. Jonah Jameson's secretary at the Daily Bugle (and Peter's first love). Elizabeth Banks portrayed her in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films.
(At about the 29th minute) Aunt May's car license plate is AMF-1562. AMF is Amazing Fantasy, the issue number is 15, and 62 is 1962, the year Spider-Man first appeared.
Pictures of Howard Stark, Abraham Erskine and Bruce Banner can be seen at Peter Parker's school.
(At about 17 minutes) According to James Gunn, Stan Lee's cameo in this film was filmed at the same time as his cameos in Doctor Strange (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and another title he did not specify (suggested to be Thor: Ragnarok (2017)). However, Gunn did not direct Lee's cameo here.
(At about 16 minutes) Peter is wearing boxer shorts while putting on the suit Stark gave him. However, Tom Holland said that due to the tightness of the suit, he wore a thong underneath.
In the Civil War comic book series, Tony Stark made Spider-Man a red and gold "Iron Spider" costume full of armor and gadgets. Initially, Spider-Man's costume in Captain America: Civil War (2016) was going to be red and gold, but Marvel said that Spider-Man should be red and blue in his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At the end of the film, Tony Stark offers Peter a place in the Avengers with a real red and gold Iron Spider costume, but he does not accept it (instead receiving it in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)).
In Spider-Man's previous Sony Pictures incarnations, it was observed that the character had very few of his comic book thought monologues, depriving him of his introspective nature because it was thought difficult to convey such speech convincingly in a film environment. The character of Karen, Tony Stark's digital assistant in Spider-Man's first costume, solves this problem by giving Peter someone to talk to while wearing the suit. Moreover, the suit's adjustable eye lenses help give Spider-Man's full face mask a level of expression that eliminates the need to constantly remove his mask in important scenes, thus restoring the character's visual universality.
(At about 5 minutes) The music playing over the Marvel Studios logo is an orchestral version of the classic Spider-Man (1967) television theme song written for the animated series in 1967 by Paul Francis Webster and Bob Harris. It is adapted here by composer Michael Giacchino.
In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Tom Holland confirmed that during filming he had difficulty saying Spider-Man without it sounding like a southern accent. As a result, he said the name had to be dubbed later.
Howard Stark (John Slattery) and Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) appear in a painted mural in the hallway of Peter's school.
This is the first Spider-Man film in which Spider-Man has his iconic web wings from the comics.
Michelle's literary tastes contain subtle references to the plot or to spiders. * (At the 26th minute) She is first seen reading W. Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage". The protagonist of this novel is an orphan living with his aunt and uncle. * (At about the 46th minute) She is later reading "Invitation To A Beheading" by Vladimir Nabokov. In this novel, a man sentenced to death waits in his cell to be executed with only a spider for company. * (At about the 59th minute) Finally, in the Washington Monument scene, she wears a Sylvia Plath t-shirt. Plath wrote a poem titled "Spider" and used spiders as imagery in her other poems.
(At around 2 hours) One of the drawings in the final title sequence reveals that Mr. Delmar's shop has been repaired and reopened.
Michael Keaton describes Adrian Toomes as a resentful character: "Some people see themselves as victims. He sees himself that way too. He probably has a strong argument that he never got a fair shake. A lot of 'Why not me?', 'Where's mine?'"
(Around 27 minutes) After showing a video in which Captain America encourages students, a gym teacher mentions that he is "probably a war criminal now" and refers to his situation at the end of Captain America: Civil War (2016), in which he and the other Avengers operating outside the Sokovia Accords are wanted by the government and in hiding. In the films shown in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America appears in his Avengers (2012) costume and mentions that he was frozen in ice, suggesting these were made shortly after Avengers (2012), the last time he wore that uniform, and making him easily recognizable as a potential positive role model.
In the comics, Flash Thompson was a large, athletic football player. This was updated to make him a rich, arrogant character to fit modern portrayals of a bully.
Vulture is the fourth member of the original Sinister Six gang to appear in a Spider-Man film. The members who have appeared previously are: Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man 2 (2004)), Sandman (Spider-Man 3 (2007)) and Electro (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)). So far, only Kraven the Hunter has not appeared in live action. In fact, Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Mysterio and Kraven were to appear in Sony's Amazing Spider-Man saga before it was cancelled. Mysterio made his first live-action appearance in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).
Vincent D'Onofrio had expressed interest in appearing as Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin, from the Daredevil (2015) series. Kingpin is a villain shared between Spider-Man's and Daredevil's rogues galleries and has appeared in many other Spider-Man media and in the "Punisher" comics.
(Around 57 minutes) One of the items Spider-Man finds in the Damage Control storage facility is the head of an Ultronbot from Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Despite prominent advertising, Gwyneth Paltrow appears in only a brief scene. This is her first appearance as Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man 3 (2013), after which her contract ended. Pepper's absence in Captain America: Civil War (2016) (and perhaps Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)) was explained by a temporary break in her relationship with Tony Stark.
Mark Hamill wanted to play the Vulture if Michael Keaton turned the role down.
(Around 23 minutes) The first solo Spider-Man film that does not mention or foreground Uncle Ben in any way. Peter Parker briefly refers to bad things that happened to Aunt May and could mean the loss of her husband, but does not go into detail. Later, May gets Peter a shirt and tie for the dance, possibly one that once belonged to Ben. Uncle Ben's absence may stem from respect for Cliff Robertson, who died in 2011.
While some fans complain about the high-tech Spider-Man suit, most of the gadgets were ideas that appeared at one point or another in the Spider-Man comics over the years.
(Around 2 hours) Kevin Feige said that the decision for Aunt May to discover Peter's secret as Spider-Man was inspired by a very important exchange between the two in Spider-Man 2 (2004), and that he thought it should be included. This film drew the most laughs in test screenings. It was based on J. Michael Straczynski's Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) No. 35. Director Jon Watts felt this scene was a tribute to the final scene of Iron Man (2008); by doing so, it allows them to do things in later films that have never been seen on screen before. When Marisa Tomei saw this line in the script, she too agreed to that moment and felt it allowed her character to develop in more areas in later installments rather than remaining in the background.
(Around 1 hour 55 minutes) It is revealed that the character "Michelle" also goes by the nickname "MJ." This is a tribute to Mary Jane Watson and a hint at a possible relationship in future films.
Although most of the film takes place in Queens, New York, a large part of the film was shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and additional footage was shot in Germany. Some of the film was nonetheless shot in the real New York City.
Director Jon Watts stated that Peter Parker would be around fifteen years old at the time the film was shot. Tom Holland was around nineteen to twenty years old during filming.
This is the first appearance of Cindy Moon (Tiffany Espensen), known in the comics as Silk, Spider-Man's female counterpart.
Michael Keaton said the only research he did for the role of Vulture was talking to the two daughters of a friend who knew the character from the comics.
(Around 1 hour 13 minutes) In the ferry scene, when Adrian Toomes meets Mac Gargan, you can easily see the scorpion tattoo on Gargan's neck (a concept originally derived from Ultimate Marvel). There is also the mid-credits scene (around 2 hours 5 minutes) in which Toomes talks with Gargan in prison and hints at his future as Scorpion. A prison guard also mentions that Toomes's family has come to visit, right after Toomes refuses to give up Spider-Man's identity. Previous portrayals of Scorpion often targeted the family members of individuals who knew about Spider-Man, especially J. Jonah Jameson. Mentioning Toomes's family within Gargan's hearing range may point to a possible hostage situation in the future.
The "Homecoming" part of the title is a nod to the character's inclusion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Tom Holland went to a screen test with Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. before getting the role. After Holland finally landed the part, Evans wrote on Twitter: "HUGE congrats to @TomHolland1996! Well deserved. We're lucky to have you."
Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark for the eighth time.
Before the Sony and Marvel Studios deal, Sony had planned a standalone cinematic universe built solely around Spider-Man characters, supported by two Amazing Spider-Man sequels, a Venom spin-off, and a Sinister Six film to be written and directed by Drew Goddard. Andrew Garfield was signed to appear in at least two of these productions. A claim about an untitled spin-off focusing on a female superhero presumed to be Black Cat was not confirmed as an officially announced pre-deal project and was disregarded.
Most of the scenes between Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. were improvised.
The film's July 28, 2017 premiere date had initially been given to Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and was later moved to the November 3, 2017 release slot previously held by Black Panther (2018), triggering further schedule changes for several other Marvel Studios productions.
Martin Starr plays one of Peter Parker's high school teachers in this film. He can be seen briefly in The Incredible Hulk (2008) and is listed in the credits as "Computer Nerd." Marvel and Disney generally do not recast the same actors in different Marvel Cinematic Universe roles, but they have broken this rule several times. However, Starr's role may be connected to the earlier minor background character; in that case, he was graduating in the previous film and had started teaching in this one.
Marisa Tomei said she was shocked when she learned that Aunt May is much older than her in the comics. However, her brother, a Marvel fan, explained to her that Aunt May is not Peter Parker's blood relative. This made her realize that Aunt May could be any adult age, depending on how old she and Uncle Ben were when they married.
The weekend before Tom Holland was announced as Spider-Man, he posted three videos on his Instagram account showing off his backflip skills. Many websites began pointing this out after the actor was cast and praised him for his spider-like abilities.
(At about 51 minutes) The Tinkerer makes all his weapons from materials collected by Damage Control, including the Shock Glove. In the scene outside the gas station, the Tinkerer reveals that the glove came from the Lagos cleanup. This references the opening of Captain America: Civil War (2016), in which Captain America fights Crossbones, so the Shocker glove is made from Crossbones's glove.
On April 21, 2016, it was made official that Robert Downey Jr. would reprise the role of Tony Stark. This also means that, for the first time, a superhero character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe would appear in a Spider-Man film.
In Marvel comics, Damage Control is a specialized repair and salvage company that deals with the damage caused by superheroes and supervillains, as well as the various items both groups leave behind. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Damage Control is a government agency with the same general purpose.
Before the Spider-Man deal, certain characters such as Georges Batroc, Christine Everhart, Ben Urich, Wilson Fisk, Mister Hyde and Frank Castle had already appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before the arrival of the web-slinger. In Ant-Man (2015), while Luis is recounting Falcon's search for Ant-Man, a woman mentioned "we got a guy who jumps, a guy who swings, and a guy who climb up the walls," the first reference to Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In classic Marvel comics, Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) is not Peter Parker's friend or classmate, but a reporter at the Daily Bugle. He is also based on Ganke Lee (a chubby Chinese schoolboy with computer skills from the Miles Morales Spider-Man comics who knows his friend's secret identity). Ned's LEGO collection in the film is also a nod to Ganke, since in the comics Ganke loves collecting LEGO.
John Leguizamo was in talks for the role of Adrian Toomes/The Vulture after Michael Keaton turned down the offer, but Leguizamo was dropped when Keaton changed his mind. Leguizamo explained: "I was used as a pawn to close Keaton but I should've said 'no' because we'd agreed to terms! I had a leg to sue on but I'm not a suer." Warner Bros. had previously done the same thing to Robin Williams to persuade Jack Nicholson to play the Joker opposite Keaton in Batman (1989). Williams refused to work with Warner for the next decade and turned down the role of the Riddler in Batman Forever (1995).
(At about 1 hour 21 minutes) When Tony Stark takes Peter's suit, he says, "if you're nothing without the suit, then you shouldn't have it." Tony learned this lesson in Iron Man 3 (2013), when he had to defeat the Mandarin without using his armor.
(At around 2 hours) Toward the end of the film, it is revealed that "Happy" Hogan was responsible for the engagement ring Tony Stark planned to use to propose to Pepper Potts. In the comics, Happy and Pepper began a relationship after leaving Tony.
(Around the 36th minute) During the first encounter, the Vulture briefly appears in front of the moon with his wings spread. This resembles the scene in Batman (1989) where the Batwing flies in front of the moon. In both cases, the person using "wing" technology is Michael Keaton.
Sony cancelled its plans for sequels to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) as well as the Sinister Six spin-off in favour of the deal that produced this film, but the studio continued developing spin-offs in this shared universe, including Venom (2018).
Gwyneth Paltrow thought she was shooting a scene for an Avengers film. A few years later she realised it was for this film.
Zendaya was initially cast to play Mary Jane Watson. However, the producers decided to distance themselves further from Spider-Man (2002) and created the original character Michelle Jones instead.
(Around 1 hour 4 minutes in) After Peter saves Liz from the falling elevator, he hangs upside down in front of her and Karen (the Suit Lady) suggests he kiss her. This is a clear nod to the classic "upside-down kiss" between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson in the original Spider-Man (2002).
This is the first Spider-Man film to reference various elements from the original comics regarding Spider-Man's web fluid for his web-shooters. The first nod is Spider-Man saying his web fluid only lasts two hours after being fired before dissolving, whereas in the comics he says it lasts one hour before dissolving. The second nod to the comics is the taser web, a reference to how Spider-Man at various points in the comics created different variations of the web fluid formula to create different web types to deal with situations where regular web fluid was not enough.
The founding year of Midtown School of Science and Technology, 1962, is a nod to Spider-Man's first comic book appearance in the August 1962 issue of Amazing Fantasy.
Despite never using two "Shocker" gauntlets at the same time or wearing the full suit, both versions of the character depicted are shown with sleeves made of the insulated yellow, quilt-like material that makes up the character's full suit in the comics.
Both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield openly stated their approval of Tom Holland taking on the role.
Spider-Man's "spider sense" is never mentioned or alluded to in any way, and nothing over the course of events shows that he has this ability. Even though he does in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Peter mentions that his senses are "dialed up to eleven". Later, Avengers: Infinity War (2018) officially confirmed that Peter has "spider sense".
Marisa Tomei's casting as Aunt May drew initial reactions online, as many people thought she was too young and glamorous for the role. Tomei flirted with the idea of being aged up for the role but decided to keep her own age.
(Around 35 minutes in) While Spider-Man is chasing Toomes's men in the white van, Spider-Man goes to a pool party where Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) is showing on a big-screen television, specifically the scene where Ferris runs home. This is a double homage: in this film Peter's running to catch the white van resembles the scene in "Ferris", while the other resembles the real-life scene where the cast was made to watch John Hughes films to grasp the essence of this film as a coming-of-age story. That is why Peter shouts "Good movie!", which Tom Holland watched and enjoyed.
(Around 1 hour 40 minutes in) The scene where Peter Parker looks at his reflection in a puddle and sees half of his face next to half of his mask recalls how "Spider Sense" is often visualised in the comics.
Matthew McConaughey expressed interest in the role of Spider-Man's arch-enemy, Norman Osborn, also known as the Green Goblin.
This is the first Spider-Man film in which the character's visual effects were not produced by another company tied to Sony, which holds the rights to Spider-Man. Industrial Light & Magic, which handles most of the visual effects for Marvel Cinematic Universe films, produced the visual effects.
This is the first live-action appearance of Mac Gargan, also known as Spider-Man's villain The Scorpion.
(Around 1 hour 50 minutes in) After the plane crashes on Coney Island, Peter sits on top of a roller coaster called the Cyclone. In Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), as the Howling Commandos are about to board a train, Bucky asks Steve whether this is payback for the time he made them ride the Cyclone.
(Around 1 hour 9 minutes in) The man Peter follows to get information about the Staten Island Ferry robbery has a profile that briefly lists one of his known aliases as "The Prowler", a reference to the Amazing Spider-Man villain of the same name.
According to what Kevin Feige said about the film, there are actually many similarities between this film and Ultimate Spider-Man (2012): the film is not an origin story, Peter is in high school, Peter wears the classic Spider-Man costume, the film features new villains, Peter has an intelligence that never stops as Spider-Man, Peter has strange interactions with other superheroes, Peter is a street-level hero and Peter tries to balance his double life.
Adrian Toomes is never referred to as "The Vulture". However, the term "Vulture guy" is used by other characters.
The plane near the end of the film is equipped with retro-reflective panels to reflect light and render it invisible. This is a nod to Iron Man 3 (2013), in which the boy tells Tony Stark he should make a suit with retro-reflective panels to "go into stealth mode."
This is the first Spider-Man film in which the Osborn family company, Oscorp, does not appear or play a significant role.
(Around the 2-hour mark) Near the end, while Peter is standing with Happy at Avengers Headquarters, he is wearing a black T-shirt printed with a popular "nerd" joke. The full joke goes: Two atoms walk into a bar. One says to the other, "I think I've lost an electron!" The other atom says, "Are you sure?" to which the first replies, "I'm positive!"
Alfred Molina stated that he wanted to reprise the role of Dr. Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, in another Spider-Man sequel. This was confirmed by the trailer for the third Spider-Man film (No Way Home), which was officially released on August 23, 2021.
(Around 26 minutes) When Ned asks Peter what he can do after learning he is Spider-Man, at one point they are shown a lesson that could count as a history class. In the background, you can hear their teacher discussing the Sokovia Accords, which were introduced in Captain America: Civil War (2016), the film in which Tom Holland's Spider-Man first appeared.
Marvel's original proposal was for Spider-Man to appear in many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films in exchange for Columbia and Sony (which held the rights to Spider-Man) receiving a share of the profits, but this offer was rejected by Sony. However, the commercial disappointment of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), partly because of poor decisions by Sony in general and by executive producer Matt Tolmach in particular (at one point during production, Andrew Garfield and Tolmach did not get along), pushed Sony to renegotiate the deal with Disney/Marvel and reboot the series. Under the deal, Marvel produced the film for Sony within the MCU; Sony retained full financial, distribution and creative control, and Disney received the merchandising rights and a small percentage of the gross box office revenue.
Tony Revolori received death threats for playing the bully Flash Thompson.
While Sony was in development on a fourth film in Sam Raimi's film series, John Malkovich had initially been cast as the Vulture opposite Tobey Maguire as the lead character, and Malkovich was preparing for the role. However, when Sony chose to reboot the series with Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield, the film was cancelled.
The Vulture is the first major villain in a Spider-Man film to become a supervillain of his own volition. Doc Ock, Sandman, Venom, The Lizard, Electro and both Green Goblins became villains as a result of experiments gone wrong or other accidents beyond their control. (Rhino, Shocker and The Tinkerer are minor villains in the films.)
(Around the 21st minute) While Spider-Man is observing the robbery of a Bank ATM. On the building wall behind him, the word "Bagley" is written in large spray-painted letters. This is a long-standing reference to Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man comic book artist Mark Bagley.
Speaking to The Daily Beast, Tom Holland says the new Spider-Man reboot will be the "biggest independent film ever." He said: "One of the special things about what we're going to try to do is that you're going to see the biggest independent film ever. It's not going to be something epic. It's a film about this kid and his life, surrounded by these incredible things. Peter Parker is a lot of people's favorite because everyone can relate to him, and we're going to try to make everyone relate to our Peter Parker, and John Hughes is a perfect example of what we're going to try. And do."
Marisa Tomei said of working on the Spider-Man films: "I think some of my favorite things were watching Tom and Zendaya grow, fall in love with each other… and seeing their extraordinary talents."
This version of Liz Allen is not the first version to be the daughter of a supervillain. In the Ultimate comic book run, Liz is initially portrayed as extremely intolerant of (even phobic toward) mutants, because she reflects her own fear that she might be one since she has a mutant uncle. After she begins to display mutant abilities, it is revealed that the uncle in question is actually her father, Fred Dukes AKA The Blob, a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. However, Liz goes on to join the X-Men as Firestar.
One of the most important factors in Tom Holland taking on the role of Spider-Man was his background in dance and gymnastics.
Since Iron Man 3 (2013), there has been a fan theory that Pepper Potts, whom Tony Stark loves, died during surgery and that he has been in denial ever since. The end of this film, in which the two are about to announce their engagement, confirms that this theory is false.
In this film, the Vulture salvages alien technology and reworks it for his own use. This scavenger nature is similar to how vultures actually live.
The fourth installment of the Third Phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
(Around 40 minutes in) At one point the Vulture mocks one of his associates for calling himself "the Shocker," saying, "what is this, pro wrestling?", a reference to the disastrously inept character "The Shockmaster," famous for passing through a wall and losing his mask during his first appearance in WCW (later becoming an internet meme).
The first Marvel Cinematic Universe film distributed by a company other than Disney since Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
Jon Favreau played "Happy" Hogan for the first time in a film that isn't Iron Man.
When Adrian Toomes wears the Vulture suit, he wears a dark leather bomber jacket with a fluffy white collar. This gives him the look of a real vulture, with the light-colored tufts of feathers at his neck.
(At around the 27th minute) While Peter and Ned overhear students discussing Spider-Man's identity, one of the students notes that Spider-Man might be "seriously burned" under the mask. This may be a reference to Deadpool, another Marvel hero who wears a costume very similar to Spider-Man's and has a horrific scar under his mask. Deadpool and Spider-Man often team up in the comics.
There are several similarities between the villain Adrian Toomes and the villain Norman Osborn in Spider-Man (2002): -Each is the father of one of Peter Parker's classmates (here Liz, in the previous film Harry Osborn). - Both initially take their motivation to become villains from being forced out of government contracts. -Each discovers Spider-Man's true identity by talking to Peter Parker and catching him in a lie (Liz tells her father that Peter abandoned them in Washington, D.C.; Norman notices the scratches on Peter's arm at dinner). -Both use their gliders in a sneak attack aimed at killing Spider-Man. Both fail.
The film's working title was Summer of George, a reference to the eighth-season finale of Seinfeld (1989). Co-producer Eric Hauserman Carroll stated that the code name was chosen because, during production, crew members watched reruns of the series on a local Los Angeles TV channel on weekdays and discussed them with each other the next day. As a result, the sequel's working title is Fall of George. George Costanza's falling in love with Marisa Tomei (Aunt May), who guest-starred in one episode, is also a fitting choice.
Two characters who bear the title of the supervillain "The Shocker" appear in this film: the original Shocker, Herman Schultz, and Jackson W. Brice, who was Shocker in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008). (Because Brice was a former cowboy who could use a rope, he was actually known as Montana in the comics).
Kevin Feige stated that Spidey's new themes would be based on the classic version of the costume (think of Spider-Man as drawn by Steve Ditko).
This is the first Spider-Man film to feature the villain "The Vulture." John Malkovich was planned to play the Vulture in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4, but the film was never made. In the DVD commentary for Spider-Man 3 (2007), Thomas Haden Church revealed that they had discussed Ralph Fiennes and Sir Ben Kingsley playing the Vulture in the sequel.
It is the second reboot of the Spider-Man film series and the sixteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
(At around 1 hour 4 minutes) As Spider-Man falls down the elevator shaft, a few notes of the "Spidey falling" background music from Spider-Man (1967) can be heard.
Director Jon Watts watched Buster Keaton's silent films to portray the scenes in Spider-Man's mask and used Keaton's similarly expressionless but emotional "stone face" as inspiration.
(At around 1 hour 10 minutes) When Spider-Man goes to confront Aaron Davis in the garage (where Aaron touches his hand to the trunk), the license plate is UCSM01. This may refer to Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Miles Morales's first appearance as Spider-Man in the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Donald Glover, who plays Davis, was said to be set to play Morales in a future Spider-Man film.
When the film was announced, many actors were said to be interested in taking over the role from Andrew Garfield. Dylan O'Brien and Logan Lerman were the frontrunners, but Daniel Radcliffe, Freddie Highmore, Alfred Enoch, Donald Glover, Josh Hutcherson and Grant Gustin were also mentioned. Freddie Highmore admitted he would "love to be considered."
Under the Sony and Disney deal, while Kevin Feige served as producer on the Sony film, Marvel and Disney received only about 5% of the first-dollar gross and all sales revenue; Kevin Feige did not receive a separate fee as an executive producer credit on the production.
The producers stated that this film was inspired by John Hughes's 1980s comedies about teenagers and high school. One of John Hughes's films, Weird Science (1985), features a young Robert Downey Jr., who plays Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Michael Keaton plays the character The Vulture, a man in a bird costume. Coincidentally, Keaton starred in the Best Picture-winning Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and that character was inspired by Keaton's Batman, which he played in 1989 and 1992.
It was sent to theaters under the name "Scavenger."
This is Jennifer Connelly's third comic book film, after Hulk (2003) and The Rocketeer (1991) (also directed by Joe Johnston, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)).
This is composer Michael Giacchino's second comic book film, after Doctor Strange (2016).
Peter Parker interacts with Mr. Delmar's cat Murphy several times in the film, initially petting it and later rescuing it after the deli is destroyed. Tom Holland is allergic to cats in real life.
The concept of Spider-Man being able to change the settings of his web-shooters with voice commands in the film was adapted from the comics, first seen in the first issue of the fourth volume of the "Amazing Spider-Man" series, released at the end of 2015.
While the film was still in development as the third film in the Amazing Spider-Man series, Andrew Garfield discussed the possibility of Peter Parker passing the mantle to Miles Morales and said: "Miles Morales was a huge moment in this character's comic book life, and I do believe we can do it. It's something I'm really interested in figuring out; an effective way of coexisting or passing the torch. I don't have an answer, but I think it's a really important move. I think it's a really beautiful and important move. I want to somehow merge the two ends. I don't know what that means in terms of the amount of Spider-Man films I've made. But I do know that I don't want to be a Spider-Man at forty, specifically."
This is the first solo Spider-Man film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it is not the first adaptation of the character to interact with another character originating entirely from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Agent Phil Coulson, portrayed by Clark Gregg and featured in multiple films from Phase I of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also appeared in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) and in various video game adaptations of Marvel properties that also include Spider-Man. Gregg reprised his role in the animated series and voiced the character in many video games.
It is Disney Channel star Zendaya's first feature film role.
Before this was greenlit, Sony considered approaching Sam Raimi to direct a new film trilogy.
This is the second time Robert Downey Jr. has made a prestigious appearance in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film without taking a high fee.
On June 24, 2015, Kevin Feige confirmed that Spider-Man would appear in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and also announced that Marvel Cinematic Universe characters would appear in Spider-Man's solo film. However, he did not go into much detail about the new information.
The film did not start with an origin story; it began with Peter Parker having been Spider-Man for a long time.
Peter uses a frame from his video at the beginning of the film as the photo for Happy in his contacts.
Michael Keaton left Cars 3 (2017) to take a role in this film.
Asa Butterfield, Nat Wolff, Liam James, Timothée Chalamet and Tom Holland were on the shortlist for the highly anticipated casting of Peter Parker.
(At about 1 hour 45 minutes) While Adrian Toomes is on Tony Stark's plane, the Iron Man Mark 42 suit (from Iron Man 3 (2013)) can be seen briefly in the background.
During a live interview, Tom Holland accidentally spoiled the first fight between Spider-Man and the Vulture, and Vulture threw him into the water.
When Adrian Toomes (Vulture) realizes Peter is Spider-Man, the traffic light they are waiting at turns green, indicating that Toomes has been exposed.
Tony creates mini thrusters that remotely propel the ferry after he had to manually redirect a nuclear missile in The Avengers (2012).
In The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Andrew Garfield is seen wearing a Ramones shirt. In this film, the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop" is prominently featured. The Ramones covered the original Spider-Man theme song as a hidden bonus track on their album "¡Adios Amigos!". "Adios" was their last album, and their hidden bonus track "Spider-Man" was the last song on their final original album.
It is the first Spider-Man film to feature The Shocker (Herman Schultz), The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) and The Tinkerer (Phineas Mason). The Vulture is the main villain, and The Shocker and The Tinkerer serve as his henchmen.
It is the fourth highest-grossing Spider-Man film worldwide, after Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Every live-action Spider-Man film released so far since 2010 has come out ten years after the three Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire films. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was released ten years after Spider-Man (2002); The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) after Spider-Man 2 (2004); and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) after Spider-Man 3 (2007).
(At about 1 hour 26 minutes) The man in the video Peter watches to learn how to tie a tie is named "Dean Crimson" because Nitin Nohria, who plays him, is the dean of Harvard Business School, and Harvard's nickname is "Crimson".
Producer Amy Pascal admitted she did not know who Zendaya was when she auditioned for the role of MJ, saying "we found out [afterwards] she was a totally famous person, and felt really stupid."
The century-old Spider-Man rhetoric "With great power, comes great responsibility," is never spoken aloud. It is alluded to several times, including in the Staten Island ferry scene and when Tony takes back the tech suit.
Michael Giacchino composed an orchestral version of the Spider-Man (1967) theme. This was the fifth time the theme was heard in a Spider-Man production.
(At about the 27th minute) When Liz and the other girls are talking in the gym and the subject of Spider-Man comes up, Betty mentions "could be almost thirty under that mask". This may be a nod to the previous two Spider-Man film actors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who were in their mid-to-late twenties when making their own Spider-Man films.
(Around 1 hour 35 minutes) When Peter steals Flash's car to chase the Vulture, the car's license plate reads "FLASHDRV".
Although this film is the first in which Spider-Man and his world become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, well before Peter's first appearance in Captain America: Civil War (2016), numerous Spider-Man characters already existed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk in Marvel's Daredevil (2015) (Fisk is a villain to both Spider-Man and Daredevil). Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ben Urich in Daredevil (2015) (in the comics Ben Urich is a Daily Bugle reporter. However, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he is a New York Bulletin reporter). Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart in Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Captain America: Civil War (2016).
In the book "The Art of Spider-Man: Homecoming", concept artist Josh Nizzi reveals that in the early drafts of the script, the Vulture would have had prior ties to the Falcon and would have shared some of the same design elements and a more military look. The wings and gear would have looked like a cobbled-together, bulkier version of Falcon's technology. In the end, however, this idea was abandoned and not used.
Although Marvel confirmed that the film would not be an origin story, it was said that Steve Buscemi would play Uncle Ben.
An AT-AT walker model from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) can be seen on the desk in Peter Parker's room. In Captain America: Civil War (2016), Peter suggested to Luke Skywalker this maneuver of toppling the "walking thingy" as a way to bring down Giant-Man.
One of the Winter Soldier's code words was "Homecoming" in Captain America: Civil War (2016). However, the producers of Civil War later said in an interview that this was merely a coincidence.
Michael Keaton and Tyne Daly were the only cast members alive when Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. were born a few years shy of that, in 1964 and 1965 respectively.
The huge backlash to the rumor that Peter Parker might be played by a Black actor caused debates among comics fandoms. Dan Slott, who was writing The Amazing Spider-Man at the time, said: "Some of the comments, the rigidness, the rationalizations, and in some cases the outright anger from some people that Spider-Man HAS to 'be white' scares me."
The film was shot in Atlanta in June 2016, a month after Captain America: Civil War (2016) was released.
(Around the 37th minute) While Tony Stark sarcastically comments on his detective work, he calls Peter Parker "Crockett". This is a reference to Miami Vice (1984), but since Peter calls films like Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) "really old", it is no surprise that he does not get the 1980s reference.
(Around 59 minutes) At one point, in a scene set in Washington, D.C., Spider-Man is shown running beside the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, where Captain America and Falcon first met in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
The sequel to this film was not going to be titled "Spider-Man: Homecoming 2" or with a "2" in the title. Internally, Disney's Marvel Studios and Sony were referring to it as "Spider-Man: Homecoming 2", but the final title would not be that. Marvel chief Kevin Feige and former Sony executive Amy Pascal, who produced the film for the studio, told Collider that the film's title would be "Spider-Man: Subtitle" without a "2". Feige and Pascal also told Collider that they planned to begin production in April or May 2018. After Avengers: Infinity War (2018) was released, Tom Holland "accidentally" revealed that the next Spider-Man film would be titled "Spider-Man: Far From Home".
Michael Keaton was considered to play J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man (2002), and Jennifer Connelly was considered to play Mary Jane in Cannon Films' Spider-Man film, which was cancelled in the late 1980s.
Hannibal Buress paid around 500 dollars for someone to attend the premiere in his place. The impostor, Joe Carroll, did not look much like Buress but still fooled the attendees. He gave interviews, took selfies with fans, and when he arrived on the red carpet it was announced that he was Buress.
(Around 12 minutes) When Flash Thompson is the first to answer a question in class but gets it wrong, the teacher responds: "See Flash? Being the fastest isn't always the best." This is probably a joke about the DC comics character "The Flash", known as the fastest man alive in the DC world.
Depending on whether Tom Holland wore an acrobatics harness, it took him between 25 and 45 minutes to put on the Spider-Man suit.
Donald Glover is the third Community (2009) actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Danny Pudi and Jim Rash had small roles in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016) respectively. Martin Starr had also previously played Professor Cligoris in Community (2009), and here he plays the teacher Mr. Harrington.
When Spider-Man confronts the robbers at the ATM entrance, there is a poster behind him that reads: "Identity theft? We've got you covered." The robbers hide themselves by wearing Avengers masks.
Sir Gary Oldman was considered for the role of the Vulture. The role went to Michael Keaton. Both actors appeared in the Batman series, as James Gordon and Batman respectively.
On June 23, 2015, Marvel Studios officially announced that Tom Holland would play Spider-Man and that Jon Watts would direct the film.
(At about 1 hour 26 minutes) As Peter picks up Liz for their date, The Beat's "Save it for Later" plays. One of the lines in the lyrics is "Sooner or later, you'll hit the deck and get found out…". This precisely foretells what will happen to Peter Parker; Adrian Toomes realizes soon after the two fight on the ferry's deck that Peter is Spider-Man.
Asa Butterfield was considered for the role of Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), but he was thought to be too tall for the role.
The 16th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Michael Keaton withdrew from talks to play the Vulture due to a scheduling conflict with The Founder (2016). When that film was also delayed, he began negotiations again.
This trivia item contains spoilers for all previous Spider-Man films: This is the only Spider-Man film without any cemetery scene. All five previous installments had cemetery scenes for some main characters: 1) Spider-Man (2002) - Norman Osborn; 2) Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Uncle Ben Parker; 3) Spider-Man 3 (2007) - Harry Osborn; 4) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - Captain Stacy; 5) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - Gwen Stacy.
Before Jon Watts's final selection, directors discussed helming the film: Jonathan Levine, Theodore Melfi, Jason Moore, Jared Hess, and John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Melfi dropped out of the running to direct Hidden Figures (2016). Daley and Goldstein were later chosen to write the film.
(At about 12 minutes) While Peter is in class watching the YouTube video titled Amazing Man-Spider Saves Bus Full of Kids, you can see the video's URL in his browser's address bar. If someone types this address in real life, the official trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming will come up.
To prepare for his role, Tom Holland attended classes for a few days at Bronx High School of Science in New York City. In an interview, he said that at one point a few students introduced themselves to him and perceived him as a new student. Tom said he was doing research for the role of Spider-Man in an upcoming film. According to Tom, the students looked at each other and laughed at him, unconvinced. Tom said that for the rest of his time there, they treated him like the weird new kid who thought he was Spider-Man and avoided him.
Peter Parker and the Ramones are all from Forest Hills, Queens, New York. The Ramones' song "Blitzkrieg Bop" features prominently twice in the soundtrack.
(At about 9 minutes) At the beginning of the film, while Peter (Tom Holland) is in the limousine with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Peter is wearing a shirt that reads "The physics is theoretical. The fun is real!" This is a quote from The Big Bang Theory (2007), a show about incredibly intelligent people with very poor social skills, much like Peter.
Michael Keaton is the fourth actor to cross over from the Batman series and appear in Spider-Man (or vice versa). Cliff Robertson appeared in Batman (1966) and also played Uncle Ben. J. K. Simmons played J. Jonah Jameson and currently plays Commissioner Gordon in Justice League (2017). David Dastmalchian also appeared in The Dark Knight (2008) and Ant-Man (2015).
The main villain in each first Spider-Man film of the different series (Tobey Maguire's, Andrew Garfield's and Tom Holland's) has a green costume or suit or green skin color (Green Goblin, Lizard, Vulture).
The name "Brian Pichelli" mentioned is a combination of the names of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli. Both received a special thanks in the end credits.
The first Spider-Man film in which Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard does not appear or is not mentioned.
The film's cast includes four Oscar winners: Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr.; and two Oscar nominees: Michael Keaton. With three, this film holds the record for the most Oscar winners in an MCU film.
Although Chris Hemsworth was not in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Tom Holland appeared alongside him in In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Mark Ruffalo is the only original Avenger Holland has not appeared in a film with (before Avengers: Infinity War (2018)).
All five boroughs of New York City are shown or mentioned during the film.
In 2024, all live-action Spider-Man films were re-released in Spain by Sony in a cycle dedicated to Stan Lee: * Spider-Man (2002): August 2. * Spider-Man 2 (2004): August 9. * Spider-Man 3 (2007): August 16. * The Amazing Spider-Man (2012): September 6. * The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014): September 13. * Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): September 27. * Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019): October 11. * Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): October 18.
It takes place two months after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016).
(At about 1 hour 35 minutes) While Flash Thompson takes his date to the Homecoming dance, he says (in other words) "knows fresh branzino, and that was not fresh." In The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), when Gwen Stacy invites Peter Parker to meet her family, her family is preparing branzino for dinner.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, during Cinema Con, Kevin Feige officially announced the name of this film.
Amy Hill, who plays the Decathlon Moderator, played a significant role as FBI agent and Kingpin's henchwoman Susan Choi in a two-part episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994).
This is the first Spider-Man film in which the actor playing Spider-Man (in this case Tom Holland) is shorter than the actor playing his love interest (in this case Laura Harrier). Holland is 5' 7" and Harrier is 5' 9". This continues in later films where Peter and MJ are a couple; Zendaya is 5' 10". Tobey Maguire is 5' 8", Kirsten Dunst 5' 5". Andrew Garfield is 5' 10" and Emma Stone is 5' 6".
Before Spider-Man received this premiere date, July 7, 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) (May 5, 2017) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (November 3, 2017).
Marisa Tomei was 52 years old when this film was released, making her the youngest actress to play Aunt May. Rosemary Harris was 74 when Spider-Man (2002) was released, and Sally Field was 65 when The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was released.
Before Tom Holland was announced, the original preference to portray Spider-Man was Asa Butterfield, because Marvel had loved him since the first day they announced the shortlist of the top 5 actors to play Spider-Man; these were himself and Holland, Nat Wolff, Timothée Chalamet and Liam James.
(Around 35 minutes) While showing the Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) scene, during the white van chase scene, you see the scene where Ferris Bueller runs home (the return home), but the song you hear is not the actual song in that scene, not a tabla-driven ska-inspired song, but Yello's "Oh Yeah", the song everyone remembers from the film and used in the Ferrari "borrowing" scene, or the "Live a little" scene.
(Around 1 hour 4 minutes) The scene at the end of the Washington Monument rescue pays homage to previous Spider-Man films, especially their love storylines. When Peter saves Liz just before the elevator falls, she slips from his hand; this is similar to The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), in which Spider-Man, then portrayed by Andrew Garfield, lets his love Gwen Stacey fall in the same way during his battle with the Green Goblin. Later, after Peter gets Liz safely out of the elevator, he looks at Liz while hanging upside down. His artificial intelligence. Karen tells him to kiss her; this is a direct homage to the iconic scene in Spider-Man (2002) where Peter, portrayed by Tobey Maguire, kisses Mary Jane Watson while hanging upside down.
(Around 46 minutes) On the way to Washington, D.C., there is a road sign at the lights that reads "Triskelion" (Peter and Ned have a brief conversation about it in a deleted scene). Shortly afterwards, one of the bad guys says they "are still cleaning up that Triskelion mess". The Triskelion refers to the building where S.H.I.E.L.D. was based before and during the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and where three ships called Heli-Carriers were ultimately shot down. Like "The Incident" (the climax of The Avengers (2012)), this too requires a serious cleanup. Coincidentally, the flag of the Isle of Man, where Tom Holland's father comes from, features a triskelion.
Tom Holland can be seen alongside two other Marvel Cinematic Universe stars in 2015 films: Chris Hemsworth (Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) stars with Tom in In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) stars with Tom in Pilgrimage (2017).
Michael Keaton and Marisa Tomei worked together in The Paper (1994) alongside Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) star Glenn Close.
Tunde Adebimpe originally auditioned for the role of The Tinkerer, but ultimately took on the role of chemistry teacher Mr. Cobbwell. In addition, Tunde, who is also the lead singer of the indie rock band TV on the Radio, had previously worked with director Jon Watts on the music video for the band's second LP (and first for a major label), Radio: Wolf Like Me (2006).
The first Spider-Man film to be released in cinemas without a video game tie-in.
Although the Vulture costume is detailed, it does not appear to support the wearer's legs. They couldn't even stand to wear it, and if they attempted to land on the ground they would be instantly crushed by it.
Joseph Quinn auditioned to play Spider-Man. He took on the role of the Human Torch in Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
After playing Scarecrow in the Dark Knight trilogy (adaptations of DC Comics material), Cillian Murphy expressed interest in playing a villain role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly in this Spider-Man film. He also starred alongside Tom Holland in In the Heart of the Sea (2015), so they would already know each other if such a thing happened. In the end, Murphy was not cast.
The sixth highest-grossing film of 2017.
Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei appeared together in Chaplin (1992), Only You (1994) and Captain America: Civil War (2016). Both appeared only briefly.
This is the first Spider-Man film with subtitles.
Michael Keaton, who plays Adrien Toomes (The Vulture) in this film, had previously appeared in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), which also starred Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Emma Stone played Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), while Edward Norton had previously played Bruce Banner (The Incredible Hulk) in The Incredible Hulk (2008), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Near the very end of the film there is a scene featuring Tony Stark, Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan. These three characters are the ones who launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 with Iron Man (2008).
Toomes's short speech, in which he says "We build their roads and we fight all their wars and everything, but they don't care about us.", was clearly inspired by Sarah Palin's speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention; she says: "They are the ones who do some of the hardest work in America, who grow our food, run our factories and fight our wars."
"The Art of Spider-Man: Homecoming" includes a concept drawing depicting War Machine and Vision helping Iron Man and Spider-Man after the ferry disaster, as well as a Quinjet flying nearby.
The first Spider-Man film not to feature Gwen Stacy since Spider-Man 2 (2004).
The film was distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Numerous pieces of Sony technology can be seen in the film, such as the televisions showing the news in the Thai restaurant and Captain America's fitness challenge during Peter and Ned's physical education class.
The underlying theme throughout the film is the lack of respect and attention from the adults in Peter's life. Peter is repeatedly dismissed by Happy Hogan on the grounds that he is a nuisance. Although Tony believes Peter has potential, he rejects everything Peter says, at one point even using the phrase "below [my] pay grade" when Peter asks for help, and even when he listens he cannot communicate. The names "Training Wheels Protocol" and "Baby Monitor Protocol" are reflections of this as well. Even some of Peter's teachers seem indifferent to the students' welfare; for example, when the shop teacher responds to a loud noise (in-universe) with a written sentence without even raising his head. This may be (whether intentionally or not) a reflection of the generational conflicts currently occurring in society (especially between Baby Boomers and Generation X and Millennials and Generation Z). In particular, the tendency of older generations to dismiss and disregard the ideas and values of younger generations as insignificant and unimportant because they are not yet mature.
Michael Keaton and Marisa Tomei appeared in The Paper (1994). That film was written by David Koepp, who is also the writer of Spider-Man (2002), and directed by Ron Howard, whose daughter Bryce Dallas Howard appeared in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Matt Lintz auditioned to play Spider-Man. He took on the role of Bruno Carrelli in Ms. Marvel (2022).
John Francis Daley and Martin Starr played best friends in Freaks and Geeks (1999); that film also featured Linda Cardellini, who plays Clint Barton's wife Laura in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Hawkeye (2021).
While Peter is in science class, the teacher mentions Niels Bohr, the founder of quantum physics, in a reference to Ant-Man.
Theodore Melfi was in the running to direct but withdrew his name from consideration instead to direct Hidden Figures (2016).
(At around the 11th minute) Ned wears a T-shirt with a wasp on the chest, foreshadowing the MCU's future film Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
The second Spider-Man film not to show its title at the beginning, and the first Spider-Man film whose title appears on a colorful background with no visible web or spider symbol.
(After about 1 hour 12 minutes) One of the advertisements on the walls inside the Staten Island Ferry belongs to Synchrony Bank, the company that produces the Marvel Credit Card.
Kirk R. Thatcher's role as "Punk on Street" may be a tribute to the "Punk on Bus" role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
This is the first Spider-Man-centered film worked on by the special effects company Industrial Light & Magic. The previous films featuring only the character were not handled by the company, which later took on the special effects of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, or at least the majority of them. The company is a division of Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of Disney along with Marvel.
(At around 27 minutes) While Peter (Tom Holland), Ned (Jacob Batalon) and the others are in physical education class, Peter's crush Liz (Laura Harrier) talks about Spider-Man with her group of friends. When asked whether Spider-Man is "hot", one of the girls replies "He could be thirty under there". Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films featured actors older than their high school counterparts. Although the age gap is not as severe, the same argument can be made for Andrew Garfield and Marc Webb's Amazing Spider-Man films. This gives reason to believe that the line is a jab at the earlier films, because this film actually cast high school with age-appropriate actors and actresses.
This film continues the tradition of every MCU film's cast including one or more Oscar winners (except for Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), which had none). In this case they are Marisa Tomei, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Connelly (the voice of Karen/Suit Lady). At the time of its release, Spider-Man: Homecoming had the most Oscar winners of any MCU film.
Casting director Sarah Finn revealed that Lewis Pullman auditioned for Ned Leeds. He ultimately took on the role of Robert Reynolds/Sentry in Thunderbolts* (2025).
Chandler Riggs auditioned to play Spider-Man.
Jake Schreier was considered to direct. He went on to direct Thunderbolts* (2025).
Miles Mussenden, who plays the Park Ranger in this film, took on two more roles in the MCU, making him one of the few actors to have played three different roles in the MCU. He had previously played Guard 3 in Luke Cage (2016) and later took on the recurring role of Otis Johnson, Tyrone Johnson's father, in Cloak & Dagger (2018).
The exterior of Peter Parker High School is Franklin K. Lane High School, located on the border of Brooklyn and Queens. The New York Daily News front-page headline of March 8, 2004, labeled FKLHS "City's Worst School." Some notable alumni include: Red Holzman (NBA), Richie Havens (singer-songwriter, guitarist), DJ Spinderella (of Salt-N-Pepa (2021)) and John Gotti.
Jane Levy and Kaya Scodelario were considered for the roles of Peter's love interest.
This is the first film in Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have more than an hour of footage specially formatted for IMAX.
Not counting made-for-TV productions, this is the first live-action Spider-Man film that does not show Peter Parker crying (something the character has been quite prone to doing in the comics for some time).
Marisa Tomei had previously appeared alongside Rosemary Harris, who played Aunt May Parker in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007).
Many actors were discussed online for the role of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in this film. The list, some of which were rumors, some discussed, and some real, includes: Logan Lerman, Dylan O'Brien, Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Freddie Highmore, Grant Gustin, Donald Glover, Zac Efron, Zayn Malik, Drake Bell, Nolan Gould, Mateus Ward, Vincent Martella, Nick Robinson, Sam Strike, Nat Wolff, Liam James, William Brent, Asa Butterfield, Timothée Chalamet, Daniel Radcliffe, Jack O'Connell, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, Eddie Redmayne, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Matt Lintz, Judah Lewis, Charlie Plummer, Charlie Rowe, Tanner Buchanan Ivan Escott and of course Tom Holland.
Michael Keaton and Jon Favreau appeared in Tim Burton's and Joel Schumacher's Batman films, Keaton in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), and Favreau in Batman Forever (1995). Tommy Lee Jones also appeared in both Batman Forever (1995) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), appearing in both universes. However, none of them share screen time in either universe.
This film is Bokeem Woodbine's second Marvel production. He had appeared twice as Steppin' Razor in Blade: The Series (2006).
Garcelle Beauvais, who plays The Vulture's wife, once played the long-time love interest (and eventual wife) of Jamie Foxx, the villain of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), on The Jamie Foxx Show (1996). Bokeem Woodbine, who plays The Vulture's accomplice, also appeared alongside Foxx in Ray (2004) as a member of his band.
(At around the 27th minute) In the film, Ned asks Peter if he can be "the guy in the chair." This may be a subtle reference to Ant-Man (2015), the first MCU film to mention Spider-Man. Hank Pym had a chair and monitors from which he could watch and guide Scott Lang and assist him remotely on missions.
The first trailer received 116 million online views in its first 24 hours. This made it the fourth trailer to receive over 100 million views in that time frame, after Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Fifty Shades of Darkness (2017) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
In an interview shortly after Amazing Spider-Man 3 was shelved, Shailene Woodley said she wanted to play Mary Jane Watson in this film.
It is the first Spider-Man film since Spider-Man 3 (2007) to gross over 100 million dollars domestically in its opening weekend.
Norman Reedus's son Mingus Reedus was offered an audition to play Spider-Man, but he turned it down.
Drew Goddard was on the list of candidates to direct the film. After departing as showrunner of Daredevil (2015), Goddard was hired to write and direct Sinister Six for the Amazing Spider-Man series, but that film was ultimately cancelled.
The film made the shortlist for the Best Visual Effects Oscar but was not nominated.
Coinciding with the film's release, Marvel published the third Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus in 2017.
Tyne Daly is listed in the main credits even though she appears in only one scene.
The animated series Spider-Man (2017) was produced to coincide with the release of this film. It premiered one month after the film's release.
Marisa Tomei appeared alongside Alfred Molina in The Perez Family (1995) and Love Is Strange (2014). Molina had previously played Dr. Otto Octavious (Dr. Octopus) in Spider-Man 2 (2004). Michael Keaton worked with Chris O'Donnell, who played Dick Grayson (Robin) in Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997), in The Company (2007).
The number 37 appears frequently in the film. Examples include: one of the fire trucks outside the Washington Monument. The amount of time Karen (the AI of Peter's suit) says has passed until Peter is trapped in Damage Control.
This Spider-Man film shares the title "Homecoming" with season 3, episode 8 of the classic TV series The Incredible Hulk (1977), about a Marvel superhero.
Bokeem Woodbine and Logan Marshall-Green appeared together in Devil (2010).
Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Keaton appeared in Game 6 (2005).
Katherine McNamara wanted to play Mary Jane Watson, who was suggested by YouTuber Amazing Spider Man.
Disney, which owns Marvel, and Columbia had previously collaborated on the first Silly Symphonies cartoons.
Maxim Knight was considered for the role of Peter Parker.
With this film, the Spider-Man series' global box office revenue surpassed 4 billion dollars.
It is the first MCU film Avi Arad has produced since The Incredible Hulk (2008).