Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing have produced three Spider-Man films in collaboration, all set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Besides, Tom Holland also appeared in three more films, making him a prominent member of Avengers (until Spider-Man: No Way Home). In his MCU journey, Spider-Man has taken a different route than the character’s previous iterations, during which many events surrounding his origins were portrayed differently.

This includes the iconic spider bite sequence, which gave Peter Parker his powers in the first place. In Spider-Man’s first appearance in Captain America: Civil War, we find that Peter has been active as Spider-Man in Queens for at least six months. There was no indication as to how he got his powers, probably because it was something that was well explored earlier.

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Recently, in an interview with Sean O’Connell (via ComicBook.com), writer of the book With Great Power, screenwriter Christopher Markus gave his take on Peter’s origins in the MCU. Markus, who penned Civil War with Stephen McFeely, said,

Markus was right to skip Peter’s origins and give him a different path and character arc. In No Way Home, Peter Parker eventually got his new origin, which is on par with his comic book story. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Stephen Strange casts a spell that makes everyone forget who Spider-Man’s true identity, including his friends, Happy Hogan and the rest of the Avengers.

I mean, God knows there would have to be something not unlike that, probably… But no, I wouldn’t say… I mean, I think he was bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. We never talked about that either, but I think that’s what happened.

We see him stitching his costume and shifting to a small one-room apartment, becoming the college-going, mysterious superhero, Spider-Man. It resembled how Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man grew in Sam Raimi’s trilogy. Interestingly, No Way Home canonized all previous Spider-Man films through a multiversal connection. How Tom Holland’s Spider-Man now fits in the MCU will shape up a new arc for him in the continuity.

Jon Watts Feels It Was ‘Nice’ to Skip Peter’s Past

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Jon Watts, director of MCU’s Spider-Man trilogy, also responded to skipping Peter’s spider bite for Tom Holland’s iteration. Watts exclaimed that exploring Spider-Man’s journey from a different perspective was ‘nice.’ He said,

Spider-Man: No Way Home has set Peter Parker on a unique path. Now that he is entering college, there are several means to introduce a new set of characters and supervillains for him to fend off. Moreover, with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars in development, he has a massive role in the impending battle against Kang the Conqueror and others.

It was just so nice to skip past it and just deal with more with the repercussions… and just explore it from the perspective of someone else finding out about it and having a lot of questions.

Sony has announced that a new Spider-Man trilogy will take place in Peter’s college years, and at least Spider-Man 4 may release before Phase Six of the MCU ends. Rumors are spreading out about the fourth installment. Hopefully, there will be an official announcement soon.