Tom Holland, the star of Spider-Man: Far From Home, thinks that the late Tony Stark has become Peter’s new Uncle Ben figure.
Uncle Ben’s death is a sad an integral component of the classic Spider-Man story but with the recent passing of Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame – who is also a close friend of Peter – are there similarities in these stories?
Tom Holland certainly thinks so, telling Uproxx in a recent interview that he believes Tony plays a very similar role and has a similar impact on Peter’s life: “I think he probably was. I think he probably was, you know? I think he was very, very much took on the mantle as his father figure, and losing him is a huge blow to Peter Parker obviously. And that’s what’s so nice about Mysterio kind of flying in is that he can fill those shoes a little bit and be Peter Parker’s mentor and his big brother at the same time.”
SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★★ review of Spider-Man: Far From Home here
To see that relationship with Mysterio unfold on screen, make sure to see Far From Home when it arrives in cinemas next week.
Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter’s plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent!
Spider-Man: Far From Home will be released on July 2nd and features the return of Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Marisa Tomei (Aunt May), Zendaya (Michelle), Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds), Angourie Rice (Betty Brant), Tony Revolori (Flash Thompson), Martin Star (Mr. Harrington), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), with Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) as Mysterio and J.B. Smoove (Uncle Drew), Remy Hii (Crazy Rich Asians) and Numan Acar (Homeland) in undisclosed roles.
Originally published June 27, 2019. Updated June 28, 2019.
