Concept Art For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Cut Scene Featuring Michael Keaton's Vulture
As you know, a lot of these big superhero movies go through a lot of different scripts and ideas before the final product ends up on the big screen. When it comes to Spider-Man: No Way Home, Michael Keaton’s Vulture was originally supposed to return for the story.
Vulture was set up to help Peter Parker with the villains who found themselves in the universe of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. Those villains included Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doc Ock (Alfred Molina), and Electro (Jamie Foxx). There was a point in the film where Spider-Man wrangles them up and takes them to Vulture.
This concept art from artist Phil Saunders shows us what that scene would’ve looked like. He also shared in a note:
"On any project of this complexity, the script will go through numerous changes as story direction adapts to the greater MCU plan and challenges such as actor availability. An early version of Spiderman: Far From Home [sic] had Peter enlisting the aid of a former foe in rehabilitating the captured multiverse villains. Much fun would have been had watching him frog-march the multiversal miscreants across town with the help of Doc Ock's hacked tentacles. It was a great joy to try to capture the diverse attitudes of these incredible actors."
It looks like this would have made for a fun scene! I loved the film that Spider-Man: No Way Home ended up being, but it’s always interesting and fun to get a glimpse of what could have been, had the story gone in a different direction. Check out the art below!