Overview

• At the Mediterrane Film Festival, Jon Watts revealed he scrapped his planned rooftop reveal after discovering Reddit fan art that mirrored his original script.
• The initial scene would have had Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield emerge on a rooftop through Doctor Strange’s portals following Aunt May’s death.
• Watts relocated the multiverse cameo to Ned’s grandmother’s house in Queens because no fan theory had envisioned that domestic setting.
• Pandemic-era restrictions and closed sets helped Marvel Studios keep Maguire and Garfield’s involvement under wraps until the film’s December 2021 premiere.
• George R.R. Martin’s warning against altering plots to outwit predictions has resurfaced in discussions about balancing audience expectations with filmmaker vision.