Spider-Man: Far from Home - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Spider-Man: Far from Home or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Spider-Man: Far from Home

[marc]

(at around 1h 45 mins) During the climactic battle scene on Tower Bridge, as Spiderman creates his makeshift weapons (resembling Thor's Mjolnir and Captain America's shield), the musical score plays a tiny melodic hint of the Avengers theme, heard in variations throughout the MCU.

[gabriel]

It was reported that Matt Damon turned down the villain role.

[steve]

(at around 17 mins) The camera used by Peter's teacher while in Italy (the one that's dropped in the water) seems to pay homage to the one used by Peter Parker in the '90s cartoon.

[albert]

The color acid green has long been used in pop culture to indicate villainy, possibly due to the color's origins in the 19th century as a fabric dye derived from arsenic. As a dye, it used to seep into the human body via contact thus eventually poisoning those in close proximity to it (even when used as wallpaper). As such, the color retains a deadly association which has been perpetuated in the movie industry through its prominent use by evil-doers. Mysterio's 'powers' are this particular shade of green, again foreshadowing the "friend who's really the villain" plot twist.

[jessie]

(at around 57 mins) When Peter and Mysterio are drinking and talking in the bar, "A Town Called Malice" by The Jam is playing in the background. That song is in an important scene in Billy Elliot (2000). Tom Holland played Billy Elliot in the West End stage musical version.

[darrell]

Mysterio was designed to be a combination of different Avengers: his suit is modelled on the armors of Iron Man and Thorbeck claims to be a military superhero, like Captain Americahis use of manipulation and deceit (and use of drones) are inspired by Black Widow.

[ken]

Director Jon Watts wanted the goggles on the black Spider-Man costume to be the exact opposite of something that Iron Man would wear. They were also inspired by a popular style of flip-up glasses from the 1980s.

[kristen]

The revelation that Talos was impersonating Nick Fury helps clear up some character plot holes, most noticeably why Fury would so easily trust Quentin Beck, and why he was so insistent that Peter take on the mission. In the latter case, it's obvious from his phone conversation with Fury that Talos has no idea where the Avengers are, and therefore must rely on Peter to resolve the crisis.

[michele]

(at around 1h 50 mins) As Peter swings to meet MJ for their date he swings past the Osborn family mansion from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films.

[michele]

(at around 1h 55 mins) Marks the official MCU debut of J. Jonah Jameson, a fan-favorite character who has not been in a film since Spider-Man 3 (2007). He is played by the same actor, J.K. Simmons, who portrayed him in that Spider-Man trilogy. This marks the first time an actor has played the same character in a Marvel film's reboot of the series as they did in a previous series.

[stephanie]

(at around 1h 40 mins) When Happy and the kids are trapped inside The Crown Jewels' vault they start to share some secrets when they thought the drones are going to kill them. Happy yells he has a crush on Spider-Man's aunt, which may jeopardize Spidey's true identity, since only MJ and Ned know the secret by that time. Betty and Flash are unaware that Spidey and Peter are the same person, therefore the secret Happy shares could lead them to uncover the secret. Of course, this becomes somewhat moot when Mysterio posthumously divulges Peter's secret identity to everyone in the post-credit scene.

[javier]

This is the first Spider-Man movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be specially formatted for IMAX 1.90:1, unlike its first film, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), which was presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio throughout, in IMAX.

[violet]

(at around 5 mins) Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) confirms in the beginning that she was also one of the victims of Thanos' "snap" in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) (although in the movie, everyone refers to it as "the blip"). However, before the release of Avengers: Endgame (2019), the Russo brothers had indicated that aunt May was among the survivors. Whether this was intentional misdirection or a change of plans has not been reported.

[francisco]

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" filmed a number of scenes at Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios, which is near London. The production created sets for many of the film's locations, including Venice, Berlin, and Mexico.

[phyllis]

(at around 1h 19 mins) During one of the sequences of Mysterio's visions, a gang of Spider-Man copies spawn and attack Peter - a possible reference to when Mysterio utilizes them during his boss battle in the original Spider-Man 2 (2004) game.

[melinda]

This isn't the first time Jake Gyllenhaal has been associated with a Spider-Man film. Originally he was going to replace Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) after Maguire was injured during the filming of Seabiscuit (2003), but luckily, his injuries healed up and he was able to return to the set.

[dustin]

The Netherlands tulip field scene was filmed in a grass field in the UK. It required around two million digital tulips.

[phyllis]

Tom Holland enjoyed the variety of costumes that Spider-Man gets to wear in this film. He likes them all so much that he can't name a favorite, saying, "Each is a work of art."