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One Reddit User Forced ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to Change Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s Return; Director Saw Fan Art of His Original Idea: ‘Well, We Can’t Do That’

A user on Reddit correctly predicted how "Spider-Man: No Way Home" planned to bring back Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire.

“ Spider-Man: No Way Home ” director Jon Watts recently revealed to Collider that Reddit helped shape one of the blockbuster’s defining moments: The long-awaited returns of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Watts saw fan-created concept art on Reddit that aligned with his original idea of bringing the former Spider-Man actors back onscreen when Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is at his lowest following the death of Aunt May. Garfield added in a separate interview with Esquire: “For sure, I would 100% come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into.

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