As if “Spider-Man: No Way Home” didn’t have enough epic reveals [spoiler alert]: Marisa Tomei said she campaigned to have her character be a lesbian in the franchise’s final installment. The 57-year-old Oscar winner dropped the bombshell in a Dec. 19 interview with the Geeks of Color.
“There was a moment, where I felt that May — maybe she should just be with a woman because Ben is gone,” claimed Tomei, who plays Peter Parker’s Aunt May Parker in the critically acclaimed superhero flick.
She was referring to her character’s deceased husband, Ben Parker, who is infamously murdered by a burglar in the comic books and films.If that wasn’t juicy enough, the “My Cousin Vinny” star even proposed that her on-screen lady lover be none other than Sony producer Amy Pascal.
A lesbian in a movie? What a novel idea!
“I was like, ‘No one even has to know, Amy. I’ll just be in a scene and you’ll be over there. And I’ll just be like, “Hey!” It’ll just be a subtle thing.'”
Unfortunately, her idea for a cinematic coming-out party was shut down by film execs.
“No one went for it at the time,” lamented the “The Big Short” actress.
My guess is that she simply wanted to make her character more important and establish her LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ bona fides. On
the other hand, maybe she wanted an excuse for an on screen romp with a
friend.
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