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.