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why. Spider-Man was such
a revelation when he was
introduced into the comics in the
60s because no one had ever
thought to show the perspective
on this crazy universe that they
built. And they made him such
a believable, realistic, funny
character that I wanted to just
sort of go back to his roots in
that way. It’s a homecoming
for Spider-Man because he’s
back in the universe where he
belongs and
between what sort of assis-
tance Tony was going to be
able to provide versus what
Peter would be able to create
himself?
Watts: That’s a great question
and we have some fun with that
in the movie, because Tony’s
really smart and built this amaz-
ing suit but Peter’s really smart
too.
Q: Looking at what has be-
come an expansive legacy of
different stories, what are you
looking to accomplish with
this Spider-Man tale that will
take them on a maybe slightly
different journey than they’ve
gone on in the past?
Watts: I think everyone loves
Spider-Man and I just want
this movie to remind them
I just wanted
to show that and to
remind people why
Spider-Man is the
best
superhero of all
time. He’s the best. I
think you look at that
mask and you can
imagine yourself in
there.
INTERVIEWED BY TODD GILCHRIST