People like to talk about how Spider-Man has been rebooted multiple times, but it’s important to remember that this also means a reboot of his supporting cast. Spider-Man’s costume and Peter Parker’s personality aren’t the only aspects to consider. For example, what should Aunt May look like and how long should her hair be?

Yes, this was a real debate in the offices of Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. When the two production companies began working together on the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Spider-Man, they also had to find the right look for his Aunt May.

Speaking to a crowd at Fan Expo Philly, May Parker actress Marisa Tomei recalled the process. “It was kind of chaotic. I think it was just starting to form who they were as characters, what a reboot or reinvention of my character was, and Tom (Holland) was mentored by Robert (Downy Jr.). It was really fun. Me and Tom were a bit nervous, we didn’t know what was going on. Everything was formed during this time. They just wanted to get us involved in this civil war and then we would take it from there. It was quite difficult to put everything together quickly.”

Tomei then spoke about her conversations with Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts and how they worked to shape her character. “Jon Watts is a fantastic and very thoughtful director. We talked a lot. We talked at length about spiders and the web of life and how things are connected.”

“We talked about how she really is the biggest influence on him and everything he grows up from and what he is, which is a local hero, a community hero, that he gets all of his values ​​from her. So we should kind of work backwards from there. We turned her into a community organizer. There was a lot of talk about how long her hair should be, I remember that. By the way, I won that fight. Nobody understood it, but now they do.”

Honestly, I think 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.