Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022) - full transcript

- You must be Peter.
- Yeah.

- Hi. How you doing?
- Dad, this is Peter.

You know who I am...

Your friendly neighborhood
Spider-Man.

I didn't believe it at first.

When they called initially,
I was like, "Finally."

The nerd in me,
the fanboy in me,

on so many levels, said yes.

To be here today with you two,
it's, like, mind-blowing.

- Peter.
- Yeah?

Oh, sorry, did you mean...



I don't remember
where the idea started,

but just talking through it,

it was like,
"That would be crazy.

That's impossible.
How do we do it?"

All right, let's get to work!

This character moves me

in a way that
very few things do.

To see this come together
was really moving to me.

Wow. This is going to be
deeply special for people,

and for me, as a fan,

and I just feel
incredibly grateful.

It's like nearly 20 years worth of
cinema coming together for one film.

To now sit back and watch that
is really amazing.

Hello.



Am I becoming an
elder statesman? Maybe I am.

It warranted
the biggest solo superhero movie

that's ever been made.

It's a continuum of Spider-Man.

All of these movies
are now part of the same thing.

- You're getting on my nerves.
- I have a knack for that.

Knock it off, man! No!

It's so layered.

It's so nostalgic
and opens up the multiverse

and allows for us to have...

I didn't catch it.

It's worthy of Spider-Man.

I want Spider-Man!

It was nice to be able to have
everything coalesce into,

at its essence,

this simple story of Spider-Man.

Whoo-hoo!

What up, web slingers?

This is my good friend
Martin Starr.

This is my good buddy
J.B. Smoove.

You want the first shift
or the second?

I could take either.

Give me the third shift.
I took an Ambien.

We welcome you to
All Roads Lead to No Way Home,

a look back at 20 years
of the Spider-Man movies.

Whoo!

- Nice knowing you, Spider-Man.
- Wait, excuse me?

The entire world's
about to forget

that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

Introduced by the great
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

in the pages of Amazing Fantasy,
number 15, way back in 1962,

Spider-Man wowed comic book readers
at the time and never looked back.

Whoo!

Spawning everything
from cartoons to Underoos...

I had a pair of Underoos...

To eight films and counting.

Here we go.

What just happened?

It all began with the
original Tobey Maguire trilogy

from the early 2000s,

which set a new standard for how
superhero movies should operate.

Those early
Tobey Maguire-Sam Raimi

Spidey films

were very influential on me
as a filmmaker.

Sam understood these movies
in a way that is very profound.

It's like a character study
within this superhero film.

Go get 'em, tiger.

And then came

the Andrew Garfield
Amazing Spider-Man reboot,

blending slick visual style
with more immersive action

while bringing some all-time
great Spider-Man bad guys

to the big screen
for the first time.

An amazing sequel would follow,

and then something
incredible happened.

I gotta go, I gotta go!

Spider-Man joined the highly
successful Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Hey, everyone.

To direct their new film,

series producers turned
to director Jon Watts,

whose series really gets back to
the character's high school roots,

injecting his stories
with youth, humor

and massive MCU-sized action.

It's great to just go back,

figuring out any other things
that we could connect,

'cause I just want it
to be a complete world,

so that in the end,
it does feel like one story.

I just love Spider-Man,
and I want to do it justice.

Now, Watts definitely
has the Midas touch.

Action!

Including
having the foresight to cast

two incredibly talented
supporting actors

who elevate
everything they touch.

Zendaya and Jacob.

That must be
who you're talking about.

Whoa, hey, look.
I appreciate you, bro.

I'm talking about us, Martin.
They're great.

What?
You and me!

- Oh, yeah, right.
- I mean, we're pretty great.

That is false.

What'd I tell you

about using the bell
for comedic purposes?

Mr. Harrington
and Mr. Dell do

a lot of the heavy lifting
in the recent films.

Mr. Dell and I
have it under control!

Oh, no, no!
Don't drag me into this, Roger!

I'm doing my best, Julius!

But this isn't just about us.

This is about getting
the folks at home up to speed

on the Spider-Man movie history.
Whoa.

You are absolutely right.
Thank you.

Because a hero's work
is never done!

That sounds familiar.

I believe there's a hero
in all of us.

Gives us strength.

Even though sometimes
we have to give up

the thing we want the most.

You have a gift.
You have power.

Are you going to step up or not?

I don't know if that's me.
I'm not Iron Man.

- I made a choice.
- It's my gift.

This is my path.

This is my chance
to prove myself.

- Who am I?
- Peter.

- Peter!
- Hello, Peter.

I'm just Peter Parker.

Spidey's suits change,

and evil villains come and go,

but there's always been
one constant anchoring

all the Spider-Man films,

-and that's the one and only Peter Parker.
- Heard of him.

People think
Spider-Man is a man,

that he's this grown superhero,

but he's really not.

He's a kid with
everyday kid problems.

What's up, guys?

Peter Parker is such
an international character

because I believe that there
is a Peter Parker in all of us.

They love me.

Peter Parker brings something
to everybody, doesn't he?

Yes!

I think
the essence of Peter Parker

is gonna be constant,

no matter how
the character is played.

That fundamental idea that, "With great
power comes great responsibility,"

and Peter's trying to use
it do the right thing.

I am the most famous person
in the entire world.

And I'm still broke.

Back in 2002,

Tobey Maguire became
the first actor

to bring Peter Parker to life
on the big screen.

I just was looking
at this character,

and Sam's vision
and then how I read the script

and what
I wanted to do with him,

and then sometimes
I'd put on tights

and get on wires and stuff.

Audiences were immediately drawn to
his likable, off-kilter delivery...

Okay.

And transformed physique.

It is a bit like
jumping out of a plane

and figuring out how the
chute works on your way down.

Whoo-hoo!

It's about finding the soul
of the character in a performer,

and that's what
Sam did with Tobey,

and that's what
we've strived to do

on all of our MCU films since.

And Tobey really showcased that.

He was embracing the core
of what the character was

from the comics.

I forgive you.

Five years later,

the baton was passed to
British actor Andrew Garfield,

who played Peter Parker
in two Amazing Spider-Man films.

A self-professed Spider-fan,

Garfield landed his dream gig.

I had to fight a lizard today,

but it was not
an ordinary lizard.

Did you know he even did yoga
and pilates to gain flexibility

when striking
those famous Spidey poses?

- Oh, yeah.
- The one where he puts his legs like this?

Or when he jumps from a
building and lands like this?

Don't pop your hip out.
We got a lot more to do here.

Well, I need
to be all limbered up

to properly introduce

the third and current
incarnation of Peter Parker.

- My man...
- Tom Holland!

An accomplished British actor

as well as an experienced dancer

capable of doing
many of his own stunts.

That was better.

Tom has taken the role of
Peter/Spidey and run with it,

redefining the character for
a whole new generation of fans.

What makes Tom
so good and genuine

is that he performs Spider-Man
with his whole body.

Yeah, man.

And under my expert
mentorship and tutelage,

Tom gives you
the total package...

Charisma, humor,
relatability, vulnerability,

those signature
sophomoric quips.

I'm starting to think
you're not the Avengers.

That's so good!

When they put all three of us
on camera for the first time

in our suits,

we all just burst out laughing.

Just kind of spontaneously,
all looking at each other

like, "This is so weird,
but I love it."

It was like
me and Tobey arrived,

and all of their arms
were just kind of open.

So we were just, like, enfolded
into the nucleus with them.

It's like Spider-Man heaven.

I felt really connected
and really appreciated.

There was a sense
of coming back to something,

and working with Andrew and Tom

was really dear to me.

The interaction and the respect

between Tobey Maguire and
Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland

is really something.

I think I can...

To see them in their suits
and to laugh and joke

and swap stories about their
experiences and my experiences,

that has been the highlight
of my Spider-Man career,

getting to share it
with those guys.

It resulted in this
very, very beautiful experience

where I got to have
a bit more closure on something

that means so much to me.

Are you okay?

I liked the idea
that they show up

helping Peter complete his arc
and to make the right decision

and maybe not make
the mistakes that they made.

But along the way, you know,

they get some closure as well

and some catharsis
on their story lines.

I love you guys.

Thank you.
Thank you.

All right, let's do this.
Let's go.

Pumpkin bomb.

I love me some Spider-Man,

but I freaking love
all the crazy villains.

You know what I mean?

The Green Goblin, Electro,

that disco-ball-headed guy
with the Mexican wrestling name.

- My name is Mysterio.
- Cool name.

They're super cool bad guys, no
doubt, but they are even cooler

thanks to the amazing actors
who played them.

I think the beauty
of these franchises

is that the fact that
you have such talented actors.

With all these guys,
you can't miss.

The Norman Osborn character
is sort of a tragic figure

and something
I could get behind.

It was fun to play that role.

You know, I'm something of
a scientist myself.

Octavius knows what I can do.

In a lesser environment,

us as villains,
we would just be functionaries.

We would just be there to,
you know, get the plot going.

But here, we've got real story lines.
They are real people.

In the first film, you had crazy-eyed
Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin...

wearing that emerald
nightmare right over there.

I love that outfit. I'll wear
it to a nightclub. Iconic.

You want to know the truth?

Nobody knows how uncomfortable
those costumes are.

We had the amazing performance
from Alfred Molina as Doc Ock.

It's been very nice to come back
to something that is familiar,

but, at the same time,
completely new.

Looks like we got competition.

There's some real depth to it,

and that's what
makes them interesting.

I'm sorry
what was your name again?

Dr. Otto Octavius.

No.

There's no way your name's
Dr. Otto Octavius.

Wait, seriously?

Cut.

We met Venom
for the first time. Ooh.

Thomas Haden Church
played a killer Sandman too,

looking like he came straight
out of the comic book.

Or the beach.

We were treated to Rhys Ifans
as the Lizard.

A quick cameo from Paul Giamatti
as the Rhino...

Jamie Fox as Electro.

You got a lot of
great minds here, man.

When you have that type of
dynamite, that type of TNT,

I mean, people are gonna
go along for the ride.

I think people
are gonna marvel...

Oh!
Man!

And poor Dane DeHaan
literally fell apart

to become the new Green Goblin.

But how are you gonna top Michael
freaking Keaton as Vulture?

Can't be done!

He was so intimidating,

it required
no acting on my behalf

because I'm just
meant to be terrified.

There is no one who could play
that role better than he could.

I thought this was
the antigravity gun.

No, that's that one.

Oh, come on.

Jake Gyllenhaal
also totally nailed

his turn as Mysterio
in Far From Home.

At first you're like,

"Aw. What an amazing mentor
and friend he is."

And the next thing you know, he's ordering
a drone strike on you and your friends.

Oh, It happened. I was there.

Kill that witch!

I love the idea of putting a
bunch of rogue villains together

and just watching them meet each
other and hang out and talk.

You know I can give you
a real makeover.

Let me guess, into a lizard?

Exactly.

Would you two just shut up?

I've never really seen that.

I don't think any of the actors
were coming for a cameo.

I think that they were all
coming to tell another chapter

of their characters' story.

You want to play games?

You can't get better
than Alfred Molina as Doc Ock.

If you were ever gonna bring Doc Ock
back, it would have to be Alfred Molina.

And we realized that,
thanks to the MCU,

there's a way to do that.

And that's what
No Way Home is doing...

Paying honor,
in a very direct way,

to the Spidey films
that have come before.

I think I can say this
for all of us, we're all fans.

And it's a wonderful world
to be in.

And if I say so myself,
we're having a lot of fun.

The wonderful thing
about working on these movies

is that we have been working
with unparalleled actors.

I mean, actors are everything.

We live in an amazing time
in history, people,

where we've been gifted not one,

but two Mary Jane Watsons
in our lives.

The always charming
Kirsten Dunst

played her
in the initial trilogy,

providing us with
a wonderful performance

and perhaps one of
the most iconic screen kisses

of all time.

Yeah, man, I like my movie kisses
wet and hanging upside down.

Okay.

Our costar Zendaya would
eventually take the MJ mantle

in the most recent films,

bringing a very funny,
more modern spin.

I don't wanna celebrate something
that was built by slaves.

Oh, I'm sure the Washington
Monument wasn't built by...

Okay. Enjoy your book.

Think I wanna be done now!

- But we never got to see the kiss again.
- Never, never doing that again.

Well, I don't know about that.

We also had two Gwen Stacys
make it into the films.

First, Bryce Dallas Howard appeared
in the role in Spider-Man 3.

But it was the Emma Stone version
from The Amazing Spider-Man 2

that met with the same fate
as her comic book counterpart.

You can't be here right now.
This is insane!

Okay, guess what! This is my choice.
This is mine.

And what Spider-Man story
would be complete

without mentioning Aunt May?

- What's going on in there?
- Peter's beloved mother figure.

First, we had
the great Rosemary Harris

playing a quintessential
white-haired version of Aunt May.

Then they went out
and got Sally Field.

- A legend.
- Phew!

Absolutely, a legend.

And then in our films, we get
the incredible Marisa Tomei...

Oh, my...

who flipped my perception
of the character on its head.

She really was
kind of like my aunt.

And we have this kind of familial
connection to each other.

That was great.

And no discussion of Spider-Man's
supporting characters

would be complete
without talking about

J.K. Simmons'
inspired performance

as J. Jonah Jameson,

editor-in-chief
of the Daily Bugle

and the ultimate
Spider-Man troll.

Spider-Man troll.

I didn't try to
base him on anything

other than my take on
the comic books.

And then it was just
roll the camera and bark.

Could you pay me in advance?

You serious?

J.K.'s performance was so damn
good in the original trilogy

that they didn't even bother
recasting the character

when he shows up at the end
of Far From Home,

'cause who wants to live
in that flattop's shadow?

There you have it, folks:

Conclusive proof
that Spider-Man was responsible

for the brutal murder
of Mysterio.

What a great time
to be a Spider-Man fan.

- That's right, folks.
- Whoo-whee!

"Spider-Man: Hero or Menace"?

Three, two, one.

Here we go.

Behind every
successful superhero film

is a great director.

And each of these
Spider-Man film series

have boasted a trio of
talented filmmakers at the helm.

Director Sam Raimi
got first crack

at bringing everybody's
favorite wall crawler to life.

Ready, and action.

I love Sam Raimi. As a young filmmaker,
you're seeing someone do something

that is so entertaining
and so full of life

and comedy and energy.

Then you feel like
you could do that too.

- How'd you do that?
- Work out.

You know,
eat your green vegetables.

He won me over with his vision,
like, instantly.

Schools closed down

so people could
go see that movie.

You know, nobody had ever seen
Spider-Man swinging before.

Obviously,
there's a lot of humor.

Sam loves to just
torture his characters.

Cut it now. Good.

That was good.

And then came Marc Webb.

Already a successful
music video director,

Webb was handed the keys to
The Amazing Spider-Man series.

I love those movies,
and I thought that Marc Webb

had such great human talent.

And then when
we cast Andrew and Emma,

I think he did
a brilliant job with them.

Good.

Webb reimagined
his Spider-M story

from the ground up,

surrounding Peter Parker with
an award-winning supporting cast

and then thrilling audiences

by putting them right in
the thick of the action.

Marc is very, very generous,

and he's a really creative,
exciting director.

Action!

Next, we arrive

- at our esteemed colleague, Mr. Jon Watts.
- Yep, yep.

Director of the three
most recent Spider-Man films,

Homecoming, Far From Home

and the third installment,
No Way Home, baby.

Seeing him grow
through Homecoming

and then Far From Home,
and now with No Way Home,

which is by far the most ambitious
Spider-Man film ever made,

seeing how he's grown into
that role is really amazing.

Jon Watts has done
such a wonderful job

of creating this genre
of superhero movie

that kind of
hasn't been told before.

- Jon is amazing.
- The weight of this film, he carries it so lightly.

Great. Cut.

Yeah!

His ability to combine humor,
humanity and spectacular action

has helped propel the recent
films to all-new heights.

Going up!

It's not like they are these
little stand-alone stories either.

They also have to honor
the bigger MCU story lines

going on in the background too.

I can't believe I'm
in the Sanctum Sanctorum.

Neither can I.

- Give me the box.
- No.

Jon Watts, he has this thing

where he'll say "one more"
for every take,

and then you'll do
20 more takes.

- One more.
- One more.

- One more.
- One, one, one, one more.

One more means one more
when you're on 22.

Are you sure it's one more?

Every time I say that now, I'm gonna
get in trouble. Not in trouble.

Put a dollar in the "one more" jar?
Yeah.

Got it. Moving on.
Just kidding.

- Spidey has hops. I could do that in my younger days.
- I believe you.

Each film series
has taken its own stab

at adapting Spidey's
unique powers for film,

resulting in some of
the craziest action and stunts

you're ever gonna see,

requiring the lead actors
to dive headlong into training,

fight choreography
and lots and lots of wirework.

In the original trilogy,

the VFX team blended
large-scale practical effects

with state-of-the-art
digital effects from the time

to give audiences
their first glimpse

at web swinging
on the big screen.

It also holds up too.

And nowhere is that
more apparent

than in the absurdly cool
subway scene from Spider-Man 2.

You know, back in my day,

I had to do
a lot more practically.

And it's just a lot easier now

with what
technology's able to do.

Three, two, one, action!

Ten years later, digital effects
had advanced to the point

where Marc Webb and his VFX team

were able to drop you
right into Spider-Man's POV

in The Amazing Spider-Man

for an even more
immersive thrill ride

through the streets
of Manhattan.

All right. Good. And cut.

I thought about
the nature of Spider-Man

and how important it was
for us to reinvent

the language of Spider-Man.

What have you got
for me today, New York?

But then, Homecoming gave us

that incredible
ferry disaster sequence...

which gets one-upped by Spidey's
epic midair battle with the Vulture

on the surface
of a stealth plane.

Absolutely incredible.

Safety first.

Then in Far From Home,

we get treated to
these massive Elemental battles,

but they turn out to be
just an appetizer.

And what about that
sick Mysterio illusion sequence

where he brings all of Peter
Parker's inner fears to life?

Zombie Tony Stark
about to eat his brain!

And then wham!
He gets taken out by the Eurail.

You hated to see it,
but it had to happen.

It blew my mind and made me
question reality myself.

This is Peter Parker,
this is Peter Parker.

Spider-Man, Spider-Man.

They're mes
from other universes.

No, no.
They're here to help.

This is the wizard
I was telling you about.

From a choreography
standpoint, it's interesting

because Spider-Man's never
fought with Spider-Man before.

And I think what
we want to try and explore

is an element of us trying
to figure each other out

and figure out our each
individual, unique styles

of how to be Spider-Man.

And the amazing thing about
working with Marvel and Sony

is that the sky's the limit
with these films.

There's no idea
that's too crazy,

so if you want to do
a quadruple backflip

over an electric zap
or something,

that can happen.

So, it's so fun
being able to just sit down,

play with the stunt team

and figure out how
we're going to make this film

bigger and better
than anything before.

No, I really think
you should have a disguise.

An effective one,
but also one that's funny.

The Spider-Man costume is
probably, with no exaggeration,

one of the best
graphic design elements

in the history
of graphic design.

So, are you gonna go into battle

dressed as a cool youth pastor,

or do you got your suit?

We were talking about
the idea of how cool it is

to wear the Spider-Man suit.

But in reality, it takes three
people and five shoehorns

and a lot of talcum powder
and oil and, like, 45 minutes...

Are you still
using talcum powder?

I'm still on the talc.
The secret is...

- Go on.
- I'll tell you the secret later.

We'll catch up.
I figured it out.

Can I just go back to the trick
about putting on the suit?

'Cause this is practical stuff
that I want to know.

So, we have these plastic bags
that I put over my feet.

Ah, slippery.

And then they slide right in.
Slide in.

The only thing is,
you get mad sweaty feet.

Tell me more about that.

The Spidey suits you see in the
movies are significantly better

than the footy pajama versions
I like to wear.

Or-Or-Or I used to wear.

Anyway, we thought it would
be fun to take a look back

at all the different
Spider-Man suits

that have graced the big screen.

Man, it's crazy!

What else can this suit do?

What?

First though, we got Tobey
Maguire's red hoodie number

from the original
Spider-Man film.

- You got my name wrong...
- Get out there, you moron!

Looks kind of like Banksy
if he shopped at Marshalls.

Spidey's gotta
adjust his glasses.

Tobey then gets an upgrade with
an iconic red-and-blue suit

that will last
the entire first trilogy.

Although it barely made it through
an entire movie in one piece.

And no need for web shooters
cluttering up that drip.

My man Tobey had
organic web shooters,

which is kinda nasty
when you think about it.

But it's also super cool.

It's kind of like having
a runny nose in your wrist.

Later, in Spider-Man 3,

you got a taste of
the legendary black suit...

- from the comic books.
- Wow.

For formal occasions, of course.

Sometimes he might throw
a bow tie on it. I don't know.

Then came The Amazing Spider-Man,
which debuted a new suit look

with a more serious tone.

This is the costume.
This is the outfit.

It's different. I mean,
we're changing things up.

Subdued colors, buggier eyes

and Spider-Man's traditional
mechanical web shooters on the wrists.

A second suit dropped
in The Amazing Spider-Man 2,

brightening the colors,
widening the eyes

and adopting more of Spidey's
classic comic book look.

Those eyes, which are big,
they're really...

Those big, expressive,
kind, friendly, white eyes

that are such an important part

of how people interact
with Spider-Man

and why they love Spider-Man.

A minor upgrade?

Whoa! Oh, my God!

Put it on.

Tom Holland's
first suit was introduced

when the character debuted
in Captain America: Civil War.

It was a sleek, modern nod
to the classic Spidey look.

Plus, it came with web shooters

and also enhanced with
all kinds of crazy Stark tech.

In Homecoming,

Tom also dons his nifty
homemade prototype suit.

What the hell are you wearing?

Then we get to Tom's
tricked-out Iron Spider look

in Infinity Wa and Endgame,

with those shiny,
golden spider legs

flying every which way.

After that, Far From Home
introduced another all-black outfit,

aka the Night Monkey.

- Whoo!
- How's the suit?

It's a little tight
around the old web-shooter.

Parker!
Okay, I'll shut up.

Later in the film, Peter designs

an all-new suit
with Stark tech...

Okay.

Resulting
in the first-of-its-kind

red-and-black variation.

With all these suits,
I can't wait to see what's next.

You think your fancy
new suit's gonna save you?

The thing
I'm proudest of is the fact

that people of all ages
seem to love Spider-Man.

Take a quick look back
at all of Stan's cameos

from all the Spider-Man films.

Stan Lee.
Gone, but never forgotten.

Excelsior.

Look out!

Hey! Shut that off!

I was... Tell him it's my car!

Don't make me
come down there, you punk!

Hey, Gary! How ya doing?

Marjorie, how are you?

Hey, I think I know that guy.

You know, I guess one person
can make a difference.

Nuff said.

Doing this show, Martin,
one thing becomes pretty clear.

What's that?

When it comes to superheroes,

Spider-Man is king.
Okay.

We've got three versions,
eight films,

countless box office records.

The fact that this one character

is capable of that much
success for so long

is a testament to the appeal

of Stan Lee
and Steve Ditko's creation.

But we ain't done, Martin.
We're not?

No. Even though every
Spider-Man film series

has taken the character
down a different road,

now all these roads
lead to one place.

- Hmm. Where's that?
- Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The culmination of two decades
worth of hard work, creativity

and some intense gymnastics.

- Dude!
- Dude!

Dude!

- You ready?
- I'm ready.

I don't know about you, man,
but my juices are flowing.

Yeah, right there
with you, buddy.

We hope that you enjoyed

this trip down Spider-Man
movie memory lane

as much as we enjoyed
putting this thing together

with the help of some
very talented people.

It's all effort
and personal sacrifice.

With great power
comes great responsibility.

You're now locked and loaded

for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

You can thank us later.
You're welcome.

Do it for yourself,
but also do it for us,

after all we've been through
this last half an hour.

Plus, Daddy's STARmeter
needs some boost.

Spidey fans, look the guy up.

He's J.B. Smoove.

And this guy here
is Martin Starr.

Thanks for watching.

What are you spraying?
What are you doing?

We lost him.