1 movie in the country.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This movie sure is a lot of fun.JON WATTS:Good!
Thats what I really wanted most: to verify that people have fun at the movie.
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Its so nice now that its out I was so worried about accidentally spoiling something before.
If you are not from New York, you might not understand it.
You dont even know what a bodega cat is.
Its sort of the most straightforward Save the Cat Ive ever seen.Exactly.
I wanted to Save the Bodega Cat.
I thought that would be funny.
Its really nice to see Peter Parker in Queens where he belongs.That was really important to me: hesfromQueens!
All the other [Spider-Man] movies take place in, like, Times Square or the financial district.
Thats the tourist version of New York City.
Peter Parker was born and raised in Queens and I wanted to capture that as best as possible.
The Ramones [on the soundtrack] are from the exact same neighborhood as Peter Forest Hills.
And that bandlovedSpider-Man, they even covered the theme song in the 80s.
Whats also nice aboutHomecomingis that theres a cause and effect within the Marvel universe.
How have they been impacted?
Hes ground level, hes a regular guy.
That became the lens I was able to explore this crazy universe through.
Keeping Peter so young was clearly another lens.Yes!
Hed definitely be filming it on his phone!
He might not post it, but hed be filming it.
[Laughs] Its also a little bit of a nod for Peter being a photographer in the comics.
Thatisbeing a teenager everythingis an 11.
You havent learned how to differentiate yet.
Thats such a big part of growing up and I wanted to capture that feeling.
And I never really thought I would get it.
For the entire process, its been us together.
We got dropped into this big project together and we built the character.
What is it like to be brought into the Marvel inner sanctum.
Is there a room that reveals all the secrets to everything?Well, there is this scroll.
Its an actual scroll they unrolled for me.
Its the most amazing thing because it starts, no joke, at the beginning of time.
So it’s possible for you to see where all the events line up!
Like, oh thats when Captain America was born.
Its the MCU version of the history of time.
Its a very long scroll.
Longer than conference table.
Its a pretty amazing document.
I am amazed we got him.
I loved working with him.
The vulture is the first super villain Peter encounters in the comic.
I thought it would be nice to go back to the beginning and go back to those roots.
That was an early idea that really worked and felt very cool.
He has to be redeemable in some capacity in the end.
It was a fine line to walk.
It was a constant geeking out.
Rather than just attempt to hide that, Id go with it.
And Id follow that for opportunities as a fan as far as I would want to see.
Like, as a fan what would be the most surprising to happen?
