According to the book MCU: The Reign Of Marvel Studios, the screenplay for Spider-Man: No Way Home was essentially never finished. Elements in the script were constantly changing, and some major characters were only added in the later stages of production.
Gwen Stacy In Spider-Man: No Way Home.
For example, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who reprise their roles as Spider-Man from previous movies, weren’t signed on to the project until two months into filming. This means that the writers had to scramble to rewrite the script to accommodate their unexpected additions.
Another major change was the removal of Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and Sally Field’s Aunt May. All three characters were included in various drafts of the screenplay, but they were ultimately cut from the final film.
It’s not entirely clear why these characters were cut, but it’s possible that the filmmakers felt that they were too many characters to juggle in a single film. It’s also possible that they wanted to focus on the relationship between the three Spider-Men, and adding additional characters would have distracted from that.
Despite the constant changes, the screenplay for Spider-Man: No Way Home turned out to be a great success. The film was a critical and commercial hit, and it’s now one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
So, what did we learn from all of this? It’s that even the biggest and most successful films can have their fair share of creative challenges. And sometimes, the best things happen when you’re willing to be flexible and adapt to change.
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