Marvel Studios has its own way of doing things when it comes to introducing new characters in the MCU. Recently,Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel was introduced as a mutant as opposed to the character’s comic book Inhuman origins, Tony Stark in the MCU was the biological child of Howard and Maria Stark while in the comic he’s an adopted son. Thor, Hela, and Captain America have all also had their origin stories changed. Another such hero is Spider-Man. WhenTom Hollandwas introduced inCaptain America: Civil War,his iconic spider bite plot line was left on the sidelines, for fans to fill in the blanks. In an interview withSean O’Connellfor his new Spider-Man bookWith Great Power,Civil WarscribeChristopher MarkusandSpider-Manfranchise directorJon Wattsspoke about leaving the incident out.
The decision to leave out Peter’s spider bite origin in a fresh start for the character made sense as fans had seen bothTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield’s versions of the web-slinger go through the ordeal. So, when MCU Spider-Man was discovered by Tony Stark he already had his powers. Speaking about the origins of Peter’s powers Marcus revealed, “I mean, God knows there would have to be something not unlike that, probably… But no, I wouldn’t say… I mean, I think he was bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip.”. Further revealing, “We never talked about that either, but I think that’s what happened."
Though the origins of Peter’s powers were never addressed the character was well-received by fans, and it spun his own standalone franchise. Watt’s came on board and gave us three magnificent films that safely can be called the best out of all live-action Spider-Man movies. Speaking of the experience Watt’s said, “It was just so nice to skip past it and just deal with more with the repercussions… and just explore it from the perspective of someone else finding out about it and having a lot of questions.” However, comeSpider-Man: No Way Home, where the director brought the three generations of web-slingers together, the origins of Peter’s powers were indeed addressed in passing when he’s Facetiming with MJ. It was indeed a spider bite and everything else is left for the viewer’s imagination.
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After the events ofNo Way Home, the studio announced a newSpider-Manfranchise to give the friendly neighborhood vigilante a fresh start. The studio has also announcedSpider-Man: Freshman Year, an animated project, where fans will meet characters like Norman Osborn replacing Tony Stark’s plotline in the MCU. While the series isn’t a direct prequel toSpider-Man: Homecoming, instead it simplyexists in the same multiverse.
