SPIDER-MAN Writers and Director Discuss Their Vision for Marvel's Reboot
Still curious about what we might get from this new vision of Spider-Man? Well, the writers and director of the film have spoken a little bit about their plans for the character and what the tone of the film will be like. This is the most interesting stuff that that they've had to say about the movie so far.
When talking to USA Today, writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein were asked about the film, and while they couldn’t go into the major details, they did talk about the tone of the story and Peter Parker. Goldstein said,
"The tone will be really grounded, about a real kid who gets these powers and what that means with a geeky, outcast kid and how he deals with them. You don't instantly become a superhero, it's a long journey. [Peter Parker] is spending a lot more time in high school. And so we have time to sort of develop the powers with him and experience the wish fulfillment. And also just the fact that it's really alienating to other people."
Daley confirmed that they are going to skip over the origin story, which I think a lot of fans are happy about. He also adds that they are going to avoid the emo dance.
"I don't think the origins story is gonna be in there, and also I think we're going to avoid the emo dance [from Spider-Man 3]... as much as I loved it."
Goldstein went on to explain that Peter Parker is not a popular kid in their story, and how having superpowers doesn't solve his problems:
“He's a little geeky, and he's self-conscious... as we were in high school, so we want to sort of tell that story, and the fact that getting powers and becoming Spider-Man doesn't solve your problems."
Daley added,
"Because he has to keep it a secret from everyone, so it just makes everything worse for him."
In a separate interview with The Daily Beast, director Jon Watts talked about why the whole John Hughes inspiration is a cool take on it:
"The thing that everyone keeps saying is that it’s sort of like the John Hughes version of Spider-Man, which I think is a really cool take on it. He’s in high school, and the questions that that raises I think we haven’t explored as much as we can. In the comics so much of it was about him juggling his high school life and trying to be a superhero. I think there’s a lot to do there."
He then briefly talked about collaborating with the writers of the film:
"We’re just getting started. It remains to be seen how we’re going to do that, but Marvel is a very collaborative place and it’s Marvel and Sony, which is an interesting dynamic."
So even though they have no idea how exactly the story is going to play out yet, they do know what they want to see in the film and from that character. It’s going to be so fun to watch this film project come together. There’s going to be a lot of stuff to report on between now and the release date of May 6th, 2016.
In the meantime, I’m really curious to see Tom Holland’s first outing as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War.