SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Director Jon Watts Explains How Peter Parker Was Added To IRON MAN 2

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Director Jon Watts Explains How Peter Parker Was Added To IRON MAN 2

A very clever retcon has seen Peter Parker's first MCU appearance traced all the way back to Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts reveals here how that Easter Egg came to pass...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 28, 2017 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Homecoming
Source: Uproxx
We recently learned that the young boy saved by Iron Man at the Stark Expo in the Armoured Avenger's 2010 sequel was in fact, Peter Parker. Tom Holland made the cameo official and now Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts has shed some light on the thought process that went into that. 

The filmmaker was the one who actually came up with the idea and even found a way to link Adrian Toomes to The Avengers by taking a line mentioning "damage control" and introducing that group.

"I was watching all these other movies and being like, ‘What if that little kid at the Stark Expo was Peter Parker? In the Iron Man mask.' Like, he’d be about the right age for that. And he loves Tony Stark. ‘Oh, what about after the Avengers battle, who would clean that stuff up?’ Because they mention damage control at one point in the movie. So it’s this thing where, because it’s not completely figured out, that you can just go back and basically write fan fiction for those movies, then the fan fiction becomes reality."
 
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was the one who approved this change and Watts went on to explain who was wearing the Iron Man mask and was cast as the young Peter Parker. "I remember watching that with [Marvel Studios head] Kevin Feige and everyone and being like, ‘Does the math work on that?’ He was like, ‘It might, maybe.’ Then I found out that was Jon Favreau’s kid."

What do you think about Spidey's Iron Man 2 cameo? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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Dajugrnot
Dajugrnot - 6/28/2017, 2:45 AM
That kid was not peter from the start!?! Kinda lame now.I'm not nearly as excited about the idea of that kid being peter as I was 10 minutes ago when I thought it was the plan all along. I'm still excited for the movie anyways
dracula
dracula - 6/28/2017, 3:05 AM
@Dajugrnot - Well what do you expect they hadn't made the deal at the time. Wonder if they will mention it in homecoming, or if it will just be part of peter's backstory, that is just there for the fans.
Dajugrnot
Dajugrnot - 6/28/2017, 3:13 AM
@dracula - I knew the deal wasn't done, but it being peter was presented like It was the plan all along. I fell kinda mislead that's all. Like there was a master plan.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 6/28/2017, 3:16 AM
@Dajugrnot - I don't think the goal was to mislead us as if this was the plan. They were announcing it as a retcon. It is now a fact of the MCU that Peter Parker was that kid. We don't get to be wowed by their planning, but we do get to smile at that inside knowledge whenever we see that scene. And maybe in the next Spider-man film, they'll put that Stark Expo t-shirt in the background somewhere to really build that connection.
DerekLake
DerekLake - 6/28/2017, 5:13 AM
@Dajugrnot - You should realize that these things aren't as planned out as fans like to think.
Deonox
Deonox - 6/28/2017, 8:21 AM
@Dajugrnot - Lol Sure it's not as tied as neatly as we'd like but I think it's cool that Watts heard the fan theory and wanted to incorporate it. It also builds more lore into his character, and it's a cool nod to share if you ever rewatch Ironman 2
Dajugrnot
Dajugrnot - 6/28/2017, 10:23 AM
@Deonox - I think what takes me out of the movies sometimes especially with spidey is how he always has some special relationship or tie to the main villain or other characters that is really far fetched at times. Sometimes you can reach a little to far and take away the effect you want. And just randomly choosing that kid to be peter feels like a bit of a reach for me.
Dajugrnot
Dajugrnot - 6/28/2017, 12:05 PM
@DerekLake - I realize that things aren't always planned out as smoothly as they would like us to think, but when when marvel says they can "confirm" that the kid was peter Parker is very misleading. That's not a confirmation it's something made up after the fact kinda Like if completely forgot my wedding anniversary and played it off like I didn't and tmade plans on the fly.
Kr08
Kr08 - 6/28/2017, 2:45 AM
This reminds me of when James Mangold said that Logan's death was predetermined in the Wolverine with the whole "heart in your hand" thing.

It wasn't really planned out, but if it sounds plausible and doesn't mess up and only improves on the film, then sure, why not?
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/28/2017, 2:49 AM
Cool.

Also, is it me or is little kid Peter wearing VERY similar clothes to what he wears when he first pops up in Civil War?
Kyos
Kyos - 6/28/2017, 2:53 AM
I really like this! :)
IronMandarin
IronMandarin - 6/28/2017, 2:55 AM
Headcanon accepted.
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