No Way Home Writers Reveal Tobey Maguire's Script Requests
Spider-Man Writers on Tobey Maguire's Return
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Spider-Man: No Way Home screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers shared some of the processes behind developing the MCU's latest theatrical release. Specifically, they addressed how great it was to work with Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield to bring their characters into the MCU.
Sommers expressed how both actors had plenty of input on where their Spider-Men have gone since their solo movies, which helped the writing team bring them back the right way:
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"They had thoughts, and it was really interesting and helpful to see their thoughts. No one knows the character as well as — or gives as much thought to the character — as someone who has to then embody it and sell it. It’s always valuable to hear what the actor is thinking. It definitely shaped what we did."
McKenna followed up by praising the "great ideas" both actors had, which "elevated" what the team behind No Way Home was going for as their heroes "[helped Tom Holland's] Peter on his journey" to be the best Spider-Man possible:
"They had great ideas that really elevated everything we were going for and added layers and an arc and we really actually started honing into the idea that these two guys were really helping Tom’s Peter on his journey to becoming who he ends up becoming. There’s a crucial, moral moment that they help him get through in the climax of the movie. So much of that was brought by Tobey and Andrew’s ideas and shaping of what they thought their characters could bring to this story."
McKenna then moved to how he and the team brought Maguire and Garfield back into the fray while continuing each hero's individual stories at the same time. It was a difficult balance between making sure their journeys made sense, but not "spilling all the beans" and making it completely fan-service-dependent:
"We were like, 'We’ve got to make them each very specific.' As writers, we kept saying, 'Where are these characters in their lives when they come into the movie?' Where is Tobey? We’re not de-agifying him. He’s a guy who is 43, who is entering this movie... We wanted to be true to the characters in those movies. Really having conversations about specifying where they are, without giving away too much. Not coming in, spilling all the beans. 'Tobey’s Peter is running Peter Parker Industries!' You just wanted to have little hints of that without it being all this exposition as fan service."
The screenwriter specifically noted Maguire's input on his version of Spider-Man, saying that the actor requested "very minimal" backstory about where the hero has been since last appearing in 2007's Spider-Man 3:
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"Tobey wanted to be very minimal about how much you know. Very, very minimal... Tobey especially has come through that darkness."
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