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Russos say making Spider-Man responsible for Uncle Ben's death would've been 'too intense'

comicsMay 6, 20262645

Anthony and Joe Russo said making Tom Holland's Spider-Man responsible for Uncle Ben's on-screen death would have made his MCU arc "too intense." They said the MCU kept Uncle Ben's origin off-screen and instead unfolded Peter Parker's coming-of-age across three Spider-Man films and three Avengers movies. That approach used Aunt May and Tony Stark as surrogate mentors rather than a guilt-driven Uncle Ben moment, reshaping how responsibility and consequence define Holland's Spider-Man.

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