The big fight between Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) in Spider-Man: No Way Home was originally much longer.
In an interview with befores & afters, visual effects supervisor Kelly Port was asked about planning the bridge fight between Doc Ock and Spider-Man in No Way Home. Port explained VFX studio Digital Domain was responsible for the scene, which consisted of "a few hundred VFX shots." Speaking of the fight with Doc Ock specifically, Port said, "They just did such a great job. There’s so many cool iterations of that sequence that will never see the light of day. It was way longer. At one point in its longest iteration, it was 15 minutes long." Port also noted Digital Domain was also responsible for previsualization, which is essentially a way of rendering scenes in advance of filming for storyboarding purposes, for the movie as a whole.
Picking up immediately after the events of 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home, No Way Home sees Peter getting help from Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in re-hiding his secret identity after it was exposed by Quentin Beck/Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). However, the spell goes awry, and a number of villains from older Spider-Man franchises end up getting pulled into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Doc Ock, who Peter takes on while attempting to undo a college admissions rejection.
The version of Doc Ock appearing in No Way Home is played by Alfred Molina, who made his debut as the character in 2004's Spider-Man 2. Directed by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2 starred Tobey Maguire as the titular hero ans is generally considered one of the most beloved superhero films of all time.
No Way Home has proven a massive success for Marvel Studios and Sony. Currently, No Way Home holds a 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, which makes it the second-highest rated MCU film ever. Commercially, No Way Home has done exceedingly well. At the time of writing, No Way Home has earned more than $1.368 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films ever.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, No Way Home is in theaters now. It's not known at this time when Spider-Man will next appear in the MCU.
Source: befores & afters