6) Aunt May Knows
At the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker returns to his home in Queens, feeling good about turning down Tony’s offer to join the Avengers (more on that in a moment) and happy with being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. And then he stupidly decides to take his mask off with his bedroom door open, allowing Aunt May to find out his secret identity.
Yup, Peter’s Aunt May now knows that he’s Spider-Man. Even though the previous versions of the franchise teased the idea that maybe May knew the truth but didn’t let on, this is the first time we’ve clearly seen May find out that her nephew is a superhero. It’s a pretty big change, then, but it really fits the already completely reworked character of May, as played by the younger Marisa Tomei.
So, how could this develop in future movies? Well, this has happened before in the comics – specifically, in “The Conversation,” an issue from 2002, which sees Peter and May talk it over. Fans would like it if this was brought to the screen, but it would require the next film to begin straight after this one…which we know it won’t because Peter has to go off and fight Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War in the meantime.
Even if we skip May’s initial reaction, then, having both Ned and May to confide in could significantly change Peter’s character in Homecoming 2, though he’ll still have to keep his secret from the outside world.
