Spider-Man: No Way Home saw the world forget that Peter Parker exists, leaving the wall-crawler in a very interesting place moving forward in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It feels like the stage has been set for an era where Spidey is perceived as a "menace" by the public and not someone to be trusted by his fellow heroes, echoing his decades-long status quo in the comic books.
Another indication that Marvel Studios is looking to embrace the source material is Spider-Man donning his classic red and blue costume from the comic books rather than a Stark Industries-build effort full of gadgets and enhancements. The new suit has been welcomed by fans, and Spider-Man: No Way Home's screenplay confirms where the MCU's Peter Parker got his inspiration for the outfit
"Spider-Man flips and rolls across a snowy roof in a BLUE AND RED SUIT (new for him, but reminiscent of suits he’s seen before)," it reads. "Spider-Man leaps and soars over the Rockefeller Christmas tree with a newfound sense of freedom. Liberated from having to juggle two lives. Peter Parker is no more, but Spider-Man lives on..."
We're not surprised that Spidey's meeting with his Variants from other worlds inspired his redesigned costume, but the last couple of lines in the script are equally as interesting.
It sounds like the webbed wonder could almost be glad to be free of his life as Peter Parker, while the declaration that "Peter Parker is no more" could be a good indication of where this story is heading in Spider-Man 4. After all, can he truly be Spider-Man without being Peter? We know that didn't go so well for the Amazing Spider-Man, so perhaps that's a lesson the MCU's wall-crawler still needs to learn.
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