History Trivia / SpiderManHomecoming

*** Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz also screen-tested for the part of Spider-Man. Lintz would later play Bruno Carrelli in ''Ms. Marvel]]''.

** The Ferry Rescue scene was almost much different. While a production picture showed Spidey saving someone while Iron Man, War Machine and Vision helped out, rumor claims that originally the Vulture would have been fully responsible for the Ferry's destruction and Peter would have come out of the incident more popular than Tony. The rumor said that [[ExecutiveMeddling Avi Arid forced them to change it]].

** [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]] was the runner-up for the role of [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] before Creator/TomHolland was cast.
*** Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz also screen-tested for the part of Spider-Man. Lintz would later go on to portray Bruno Carrelli in ''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]''.
*** Creator/TimotheeChalamet, Creator/ChandlerRiggs, Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/KJApa, and Creator/TonyRevolori auditioned for Spider-Man as well before the casting of Holland. Revolori would eventually go on to play Flash Thompson in the film.
** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MichaelShannon, and Creator/WoodyHarrelson were considered for Adrian Toomes before the casting of Creator/MichaelKeaton. Harrelson would later go on to portray [[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} Cletus Kasady]] in ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' and ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage''.
** Creator/JonathanLevine, [[Film/HiddenFigures Theodore Melfi]], [[Film/PitchPerfect Jason Moore]], [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Jared Hess]], and [[Film/{{Vacation}} John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein]] were considered to direct the movie before [[Film/CopCar Jon Watts]] was hired. Daley and Goldstein would eventually go on to write the screenplay for the film.

*** Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz were also in the running for the part of Spider-Man. Lintz would later go on to portray Bruno Carrelli in ''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]''.
*** Creator/TimotheeChalamet, [[Series/TheWalkingDead Chandler Riggs]], Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/KJApa, and Creator/TonyRevolori auditioned for Spider-Man as well before the casting of Holland. Revolori would eventually go on to play Flash Thompson in the film.
** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MichaelShannon, and Creator/WoodyHarrelson were considered for Adrian Toomes before the casting of Creator/MichaelKeaton. Harrelson would later go on to portray [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} Cletus Kasady]] in ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}''.]]

** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MichaelShannon, and Creator/WoodyHarrelson were considered for Adrian Toomes/The Vulture.
** Creator/JonathanLevine, [[Film/HiddenFigures Theodore Melfi]], [[Film/PitchPerfect Jason Moore]], [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Jared Hess]], and [[Film/{{Vacation}} John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein]] were considered to direct the movie before Jon Watts was hired. Daley and Goldstein were eventually hired to write the screenplay for the film.

* [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]] was the runner-up for the role of [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] before Creator/TomHolland was cast.
* Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz were also in the running for the part of Spider-Man. Lintz would later go on to portray Bruno Carrelli in ''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]''.
* Creator/TimotheeChalamet, [[Series/TheWalkingDead Chandler Riggs]], Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/KJApa, and Creator/TonyRevolori auditioned for Spider-Man as well before the casting of Holland. Revolori would eventually go on to play Flash Thompson in the film.

** [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]] was the runner-up for Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
*** Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz were also in the running.
*** Creator/TimotheeChalamet, [[Series/TheWalkingDead Chandler Riggs]], Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/KJApa, and Creator/TonyRevolori auditioned for Spider-Man as well. Revolori would eventually be [[CastTheRunnerUp cast as Flash Thompson instead]].

** [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]] was the runner-up for Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz were also in the running.

** [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]] was the runner-up for the role of [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] before Creator/TomHolland was cast.
** Creator/AsaButterfield, [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], and Creator/MatthewLintz were also in the running for the part of Spider-Man. Lintz would later go on to portray Bruno Carrelli in ''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]''.
** Creator/TimotheeChalamet, [[Series/TheWalkingDead Chandler Riggs]], Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/KJApa, and Creator/TonyRevolori auditioned for Spider-Man as well before the casting of Holland. Revolori would eventually go on to play Flash Thompson in the film.
** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MichaelShannon, and Creator/WoodyHarrelson were considered for Adrian Toomes before the casting of Creator/MichaelKeaton. Harrelson would later go on to portray [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} Cletus Kasady]] in ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}''.]]
** Creator/JonathanLevine, [[Film/HiddenFigures Theodore Melfi]], [[Film/PitchPerfect Jason Moore]], [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Jared Hess]], and [[Film/{{Vacation}} John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein]] were considered to direct the movie before [[Film/CopCar Jon Watts]] was hired. Daley and Goldstein would eventually go on to write the screenplay for the film.
** Marvel originally considered integrating ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' into the setting, which would have meant that Creator/AndrewGarfield could have continued playing the character. The decision to reboot the franchise again had to do with [[TheOtherDarrin Sony looking to recast Garfield anyway]] due to behind-the-scenes drama that happened as a result of Garfield's CreatorBacklash to the company.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/MarvelCinematicUniverse Enough for its own page]]

* CastingGag: See RealLifeRelative. Creator/JenniferConnelly, who voices "Karen", the Spider-suit A.I., is married to Creator/PaulBettany, who used to voice J.A.R.V.I.S., the original Iron Man armor A.I.

* InspirationForTheWork:
** [[http://screenrant.com/spider-man-homecoming-vulture-parallel-villain/ Amy Pascal]], and the screenwriters admitted that they drew on Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{High and Low|1963}}'' for influences on how to re-imagine the Vulture, and Creator/KevinFeige actually saw the film for the first time during their collaboration:
--> '''Kevin Feige''': "I will tell you, I haven’t brought it up before, is we wanted a ground level villain. We wanted a villain to parallel Peter’s journey of what’s it like to be a normal person in this world. And an example that Amy [Pascal] used and it became a touch point ... was a film by Akira Kurosawa called ''High and Low'', which I hadn’t seen before. And that we watched a number of times. And other than just exposing me to a great movie I’d never seen, which I appreciated ... it was a great touch point of inspiration from Amy about somebody [[GrassIsGreener who looks up at a wealthy person]] almost in a tower every day in their life and feels the need to respond to that in a villainous way.”
** Jon Watts said that his main inspiration for his take on high school Peter was ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' by Bendis and ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane.''
** Feige cited the films of Creator/JohnHughes as a major influence.

* FanNickname:
** Iron Man's heavy involvement in the film and his WolverinePublicity in the promotional materials, especially after his prominence on the final poster, has caused some fans, both joking and serious, to call the movie ''Iron Man: Homecoming'', ''Spider-Man: Homecoming Starring Iron Man'', ''Iron Man 4'', or ''Iron Man 7''.[[note]]Counting the original Iron Man trilogy, the first two ''Avengers'' films, and ''Captain America: Civil War''.[[/note]]

** Detractors have called the MCU incarnation of Peter "Iron Boy", due to his supposed {{sidekick}} status.

** Extended footage of Peter Parker's blog during his trip to Berlin, including scenes of him bringing his homework to Berlin, discovering he has a television in his bathroom, and also one where he, as Spider-Man, goes to a Berlin nightclub and hangs out with the other party-goers, allowing a few of the girls an opportunity to be swung from his webs. He also inadvertently ends up saving the chancellor and is dubbed as "Der Erstaunliche Klebrige Junge" by the German media.

** Fans correctly guessed that Kenneth Choi would be playing an IdenticalGrandson to Jim Morita in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' shortly after he was cast in the film, rather than a new, unrelated character.

* ActingInTheDark: Creator/GwynethPaltrow thought she was shooting a scene for an Avengers movie. She didn't realize it was for Spider-Man until years later[[note]]She wasn't being intentionally kept in the dark. She just honestly thought she was shooting a scene for a different project[[/note]].

** Fans correctly guessed that Kenneth Choi would be playing an IdenticalGrandson to Jim Morita in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' shortly after he was cast in the film.

** Fans correctly guessed that Kenneth Choi would be playing an IndenticalGrandson to Jim Morita in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' shortly after he was cast in the film.

* FanNickname: Iron Man's heavy involvement in the film and his WolverinePublicity in the promotional materials, especially after his prominence on the final poster, has caused some fans, both joking and serious, to call the movie ''Iron Man: Homecoming'', ''Spider-Man: Homecoming Starring Iron Man'', ''Iron Man 4'', or ''Iron Man 7''.[[note]]Counting the original Iron Man trilogy, the first two ''Avengers'' films, and ''Captain America: Civil War''.[[/note]]

** Likewise, the first [[TheStinger stinger]] ([[TrollingCreator not that the second one matters]]) strongly implies [[spoiler:the formation of the the Script/SinisterSix]], the supposed third entry of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.

** The post-credits [[TheStinger Stinger]] is [[spoiler:a cheesy informercial from Captain America about the virtues of patience. It's a deliberate troll job on people who were expecting a tease for a future movie.]]

* MythologyGag: During the weapons deal with Aaron Davis, Brice mentions special climbing gear, which piques Davis's interest, a reference to the equipment the original Prowler used.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/AsaButterfield was [[Creator/MarvelStudios Marvel]] '''and''' [[Creator/ColumbiaPictures Sony's]] first choice for the role of [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]], but lost out on it because he thought he couldn't keep Marvel's secrets -- which is HilariousInHindsight as Creator/TomHolland has said himself Marvel has stopped telling him secrets since he's revealed a bunch in interviews.
*** The casting for Peter Parker came down to Creator/TomHolland and [[Series/RedBandSociety Charlie Rowe]]. While Rowe was Creator/KevinFeige's personal choice for the part, Sony had creative control over the film and with their choice being Holland, he was cast instead. However, Creator/TheRussoBrothers also preferred Holland when it came to casting the character for ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', meaning that this wasn't actually a case of ExecutiveMeddling.
*** [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], Creator/MatthewLintz, Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/TimotheeChalamet, [[Series/TheWalkingDead Chandler Riggs]], and Creator/KJApa screen-tested for Peter Parker as well before the casting of Holland.
** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MichaelShannon, and Creator/WoodyHarrelson were considered for the role of Adrian Toomes before the casting of Creator/MichaelKeaton. Harrelson would later go on to portray [[spoiler:[[Comicbook/{{Carnage}} Cletus Kasady]] in ''Film/Venom2018''.]]
** [[Film/WarmBodies Jonathan Levine]], [[Film/HiddenFigures Theodore Melfi]], [[Film/PitchPerfect Jason Moore]], [[Film/NapoleonDynamite Jared Hess]], and [[Film/{{Vacation}} John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein]] were considered to direct the movie before [[Film/CopCar Jon Watts]] was hired. Daley and Goldstein would eventually go on to write the screenplay for the film.
** Marvel originally considered integrating ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' into the setting, which would have meant that Creator/AndrewGarfield could have continued playing the character. The decision to reboot the franchise again had to do with [[TheOtherDarrin Sony looking to recast Garfield anyway]] due to behind-the-scenes drama that happened as a result of Garfield's CreatorBacklash to the company.
** The idea of having Spider-Man in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse goes all the way back to its conception stages, as there had been two attempts at making the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' a part of the universe. One of the drafts for ''Film/IronMan1'' mentioned that Tony Stark had some degree of involvement in the creation of [[Film/SpiderMan2 Otto Octavius' robotic tentacles]], and Creator/TobeyMaguire was planned to cameo as Peter Parker in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''. Due to Marvel Studios and Sony being unable to come to an agreement at the time, both attempts fell.
** Jon Watts originally wanted ComicBook/NickFury to be the MCU character who would mentor Peter, which would have made it similar to the Ultimate comics, but the execs suggested Iron Man instead since the characters already knew each other in ''Civil War''.
** According to the writers, Vulture was originally going to be Peter's teacher, before they decided to have him away from the school.
** The [[spoiler:Pepper Potts]] cameo nearly didn't happen, but was added during reshoots.
** A piece of concept art was released shortly after the film depicting Vision helping pull cars out of the water during the ferry scene.
** One possible MCU Spider-Man costume would have been based off of the one used during ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan''.
** [[spoiler:The original ending was going to have Peter reveal himself as Spider-Man in front of the press conference, in a recreation of the famous Civil War moment where he unmasks himself.]]
** At one point, Comicbook/WarMachine and Comicbook/TheVision were planned to cameo during the [[spoiler: Ferry rescue scene]].
** The screenwriters [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/why-spider-man-far-home-nixed-a-donald-glover-cameo-1223627 described]] a scene they had penned that did not make the final cut of the movie which would have implied that Michelle has a difficult home life. Peter and May would have offered to give her a ride home after family does not show up to bring her home in the aftermath of the Washington Monument incident.

*** [[Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld Charlie Plummer]], [[Film/TheBabysitter Judah Lewis]], Creator/MatthewLintz, Creator/NatWolff, [[Series/DeadlyClass Liam James]], Creator/TimotheeChalamet, Creator/ChandlerRiggs, and Creator/KJApa screen-tested for Peter Parker as well before the casting of Holland.