Spider-Man: No Way Home co-writers Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna opened up about how hard it was to write a major moment between Tom Holland's Spidey and his multiversal counterparts, played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.

Sommers and McKenna confessed to rewriting the scene where the three Spider-Men meet following the death of Aunt May "at least 10 times," in an interview with IGN.  Sommers explained that part of the challenge of scripting the scene was working out the headspace of the Garfield and Maguire incarnations of Spider-Man since they last appeared on the big screen. According to Sommers, this involved him and McKenna asking each other, "When [the Spider-Men] got pulled into this movie, what condition were they in? What were they doing? What was their mindset?"

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"The end of the last Amazing Spider-Man had this really nice speech from Gwen about staying hopeful and everything," continued Sommers. "And immediately it became interesting to us. Well, what if Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man, if his Peter Parker couldn't do it, he couldn't keep that hope. He was too hurt by what happened. And so, that led us to the attitude that we found for him... we also had to think long and hard about where Tobey's Spider-Man would be in. And that was a more difficult question 'cause more time has gone by."

McKenna went on to reveal that Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, producer Amy Pascal and stars Maguire and Garfield also had input into the version of the scene that ended up in the finished film. McKenna recalled, "It took a lot of work by everyone -- Kevin, Jon, Amy, all of us -- to really just work out all that. And then we brought in the actors and they then had all their own ideas. Making a movie like this is a big collaborative experience."

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The effort that went into this one scene appears to have paid off: Spider-Man: No Way Home recently overtook James Cameron's Avatar as the third-highest grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office. That said, the film still has a way to go to top Avatar's $2.8 billion haul at the international box office, having yet to reach the $2 billion milestone.

In addition to its stellar ticket sales, Spider-Man: No Way Home was the most well-reviewed movie of 2021, topping the year's list of 30 theatrical releases with its 93% "Fresh" rating. Despite its strong critical and commercial performance, Spider-Man: No Way Home wasn't nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, which some fans have perceived as a snub on the Academy's part.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is currently in cinemas. Rumor has it that the movie will land on digital platforms on March 22 but Disney has yet to confirm a solid release date.

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Source: IGN