Spider-Man finally entered the MCU in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War.” Since movie fans were already very familiar with Peter Parker’s origin story thanks to Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy and “The Amazing Spider-Man” films, going back to the beginning to tell another version would feel like a waste of time. The MCU made the clever decision to introduce Tom Holland’s Peter Parker after he had already become the iconic web-slinger. Not only had Peter been saving people for a while, but he was familiar with what was going on in the universe.
Although 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” didn’t go back to the character’s origin story, it did bring Peter back to high school. After helping Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) face off against Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Peter struggles to readjust to a world of homework, bullies, and school dances. While “Spider-Man: Homecoming” is very much a superhero adventure, it feels like a coming-of-age comedy similar to the work of John Hughes in the 1980s.
To prepare, Holland went undercover as a high school student at the Bronx High School of Science in New York City. Holland enrolled in many of the same math and science classes that Peter took in the film. Since Holland attended the school before the release of “Civil War,” he was able to hide his identity for a few days.
