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Spider-Man Writers Explain How No Way Home Ended Peter Parker's Story in a Trilogy


There is little doubt that Spider-Man: No Way Home didn't have the happiest of endings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, the writers behind the sequel say that the film was written to end that way in order to perfectly round out Peter Parker's story in the movie trilogy.

In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker decided to ask Doctor Strange to make everyone forget who he is. The Sorcerer Supreme's spell basically erased Peter from existence so even his closest friends had no idea who he is.

It's a strange conclusion for the character but No Way Home writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers told The Wrap that it made sense for Peter's story to end that way. McKenna is quick to point out that the collaboration between Marvel and Sony was something to consider.

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"I think we're always trying to tell an organic story with Tom Holland's Peter Parker, knowing that we can't be reliant on anything else other than he's got to go his own way at the end of this movie, each movie, and not be reliant on something that we … God knows, I think it's been incredible, we've been a part of this collaboration with Sony and Marvel Studios, and [Spider-Man producers] Amy [Pascal] and Kevin [Feige]," McKenna said. "I think we always know that it's total hubris to think, 'Oh, we're going to end with a certain cliffhanger that will require things that we can't depend on.'"

Interestingly, the writers made sure that the Spider-Man: Far From Home conclusion was "a satisfying story unto itself."

"If it ends here, great," McKenna said. "If this is the end of this, if this is all about, 'Oh, this was all ...' If you look backward and go, 'This was an origin story that took place over three stories to get this Peter Parker to this place where he's stripped-down, anonymous, has no billionaire benefactor, has been through the sacrifice of what it really means to have this power and what that responsibility that goes along with that is, and is now having to look for how to pay rent.' I think that would be really satisfying, I think that'd be really cool."

Luckily, we got a third film and it was even more satisfying than the previous two. Nevertheless, we are looking forward to seeing more of Tom Holland's Peter Parker in the MCU.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is still screening in theaters.

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