Marvel Studios and Sony were unsure how to handle Aunt May’s hair, according to Marisa Tomei

People like to talk about how Spider-Man has been restarted several timesbut it’s important to remember that this also means rebooting his supporting cast. Spider-Man’s costume and Peter Parker’s persona are not the only aspect to consider. For example, what should Aunt May look like and how long should her hair be.

Yes, this was a real debate within the offices of Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. When the two production companies started working together to make the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the Spider-Manit also meant finding the right look for her Aunt May.

May Parker actress Marisa Tomei, speaking to a crowd at Fan Expo Philly, recalled the process. “It was kind of chaotic. I think it was just starting to form who they are as characters, what is this reboot or reinvention of my character, and Tom (Holland) was mentored by Robert (Downy Jr.). It was really fun. Me and Tom were a little nervous, we didn’t know what was going on yet. They were just going to plant us in that civil war and then we were going to take it from there. It was a little hard to put all very quickly.”

Tomei then talked about his discussions with Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts and how they worked to shape her character. “Jon Watts is a fantastic director and very thoughtful. We talked a lot. We talked for a long time about spiders and the web of life and the way things are connected.”

“We talked about how she’s really the biggest influence for him and everything that he grows into and is, which is a local hero, a community hero, that he gets all his values ​​from her. So we should kind of work backwards from there. There was a lot of talk about how long her hair should be. I won that fight, by the way, but now they do.”

Honestly, I think the takeaway here is that Marisa Tomei won a battle against Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. If that doesn’t sound like May Parker, I don’t know what does.