When it comes to pulling Spider-Man from the pages of the comics, whether it be for a movie or video game, one of the trickiest aspects is his web-slinging.
Many jokes have been made over the years of Spider-Man swinging from webs seemingly attached to clouds. The movies have got very good at keeping Spidey’s web-slinging as realistic as possible, but even Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man had some ridiculous web-slinging moments (remember the cranes conveniently lining up for Spider-Man to swing from?).
So how is Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts handling Spider-Man’s web-slinging? In an interview with Den of Geek, the director reveals his approach:
“Yeah, I wanted it to always be shot as if it were real, you know? If you actually had a Spider-Man who could do all of this stuff, you know, you would shoot it with actual equipment… So, it’s really cool to do that [the swoopy camera]. I always call it the Peter Jackson camera moves, where the camera is going like ten thousand miles. But I didn’t want to do that for this, because I wanted to keep it all as grounded as possible. So, whether it was shooting with a drone camera or a helicopter or a cable-cam, or even just handheld, up on a roof chasing after him, I wanted it to feel like we were there with him, and everything was something you could actually film.”
Watts’ approach to web-slinging seems to further illustrate the director’s (and Marvel’s) desire to make this a smaller, more character-driven film.
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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Tom Holland and Marisa Tomei reprising their roles from Captain America: Civil War as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Aunt May, alongside Marvel veterans Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Chris Evans as Captain America. New additions to the cast include Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Michael Barbieri, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress, Kenneth Choi, Angourie Rice, Michael Chernus, Michael Mando, Logan Marshall-Green and Jennifer Connelly.
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Originally published July 5, 2017. Updated December 16, 2019.
