The new Aunt May is an actress. Actors Spiderman Aunt May. Mei almost married Doctor Octopus

And his other works, but I read regularly, and this is clearly not without reason. Millar's work, especially in recent years, is reminiscent of fast food: it seems that you know what is not useful, but sometimes you want it. I tried it - it's great, but when I finished it - it makes me feel nauseous. However, it's not so much about Millar, but about Aunt May. Imagine, it turns out that the righteous old woman who raised Peter Parker and who has always been a model of decency, high morality and spirituality in comics, in her youth was still ... Damn, the word flew out of my head.

In 2003, Marvel decided to try their hand at new territory. The company wanted to see if interest in love comics had returned. In the late 40s of the XX century, they broke all records of popularity, no superheroes even dreamed of such circulation. As is often the case, fashion young romance and similar series quickly passed, the girls seemed to have forgotten about the drawn stories. However, Marvel decided that the attempt is not torture, and gave light to the "experimental" comic Trouble. Mark Millar was called in to write the story. The choice is more than strange. A man who loves to provoke the reader with deciliters of blood was put to write a women's novel. Oh well…

What happened in the end? The Trouble comic tells how Aunt May and Uncle Ben, the honest, noble people who raised Peter Parker, met. True, in this comic they are seventeen years old and lustful like rabbits. Mae slept with Ben on their first date, and then cuckolded him with his friend Richard. There is a phenomenally vulgar page in the comic, in which a half-naked girl holds a sealed condom in her hand and says to her lover the iconic phrase: "Face it, tiger, you just hit the jackpot." , these are the words of Mary Jane when she first met Peter Parker.

As much as I love roaming the back alleys of the Marvel universe in search of forgotten offbeat stories, Trouble is a bit too much even for me. To finally finish you off, I’ll only say that Aunt May flew into the air (you see, the fortuneteller told her that no one would ever call her mom, and the girl decided to forget about contraception), and Uncle Ben turned out to be sterile. There was a great embarrassment, and tears-suffering-wringing-hands, and, in the end, the young mother gave the child to her friend. The boy, by the way, was named Peter.

Thankfully, the Trouble series was critically panned and proved to be a commercial failure. The ladies ignored comics with photo covers in the vein of romance novels. Everyone tried to forget Millar's trolling like a bad dream. But the sediment remained ... Aunt May, how could you!

#15 (August 1962)
Prototype:
Strange Tales#97 (June 1962)

May Reilly Parker-Jameson(eng. May Reilly Parker-Jameson), she is aunt may(Eng. Aunt May) - a character that appeared in comics published by Marvel Comics. The aunt of one of the most famous superheroes - Peter Parker, better known as Spider-Man. She was the wife of Ben Parker until he died, subsequently married Jay John Jameson Sr., father of the publisher Jay John Jameson Jr., and took his last name.

Biography

May's full name is May Reilly Parker (May Reilly Parker). Reilly is her maiden name. It is known that she was born on May 5th. In her youth, Mae Reilly was attracted to two young men: the cheerful Johnny Jerome and the quiet Ben Parker. Mae chose Ben and never once in her life regretted it. Although Ben's younger brother, Richard, constantly got into difficult situations, May always treated him well. And when, years later, Richard became a father, May often looked after his son, young Peter Parker. After Peter's parents died in a plane crash, the boy was left to live with his only relatives. The harmony in the Parker family was broken by one of the criminals who killed Ben Parker, who was in his way during the next robbery. May and Peter were alone. Peter carefully hid his superpowers from his aunt, although over time it became more and more difficult. The villains constantly attacked the Parker house, and only by a miracle did my aunt withstand such stress. And when the aunt suddenly received a large inheritance, Dr. Otto Octavius ​​(aka Doctor Octopus) even wanted to marry her, but the Spider managed to upset the wedding. Mei has been kidnapped many times. One day she disappeared for several years. Norman Osborn faked her death by putting her aunt into a deep lethargic sleep. May Parker coped with this and was able to return to her usual way of life. But the biggest shock was yet to come. After one of the battles, Peter was so exhausted that he forgot to hide his suit and fell into a dead sleep. It was that evening that Mei came to visit her nephew and learned the terrible truth about Spider-Man. After some time, May managed to reach an understanding with Peter and come to terms with the existence of Spider-Man. Now she lives in another world - among superheroes, mutants, masters and robots. But that doesn't bother her. She tries her best to support Peter, who for her will always be not only Spider-Man, but also her beloved nephew. May was kidnapped again and severely injured, so Peter turned to Mephisto for help, who in exchange for saving her erased all memories of Peter and Mary Jane's married life, as well as the memories of people who know Peter's real name. The demon fulfilled his end of the bargain and Mei recovered. Some time later, she married John Jay Jameson Sr., father of the Daily Bugle publisher John Jay Jameson Jr., in the 600th issue of the comic The Amazing Spider-Man.

Other incarnations

golden oldie

MC2

Spider-Verse

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows

Ultimate Marvel

AT Ultimate-universe May Parker is younger and more energetic, since Peter is still a teenager there. She hates his spider alter ego due to him wearing a mask. She works as a secretary and sees a therapist regularly because of her worries about her husband's death. May briefly dated Miles Warren, who in the classics is the scientist and supervillain the Jackal. Later, when Gwen Stacy (or rather, her clone) suddenly returns to their house, May becomes terribly frightened, and Peter reveals his secret to her in an attempt to calm her down. But in anger she gives him into the hands of her father - Richard Parker, who later turned out to be a clone of Peter created by Octavius.

But then, after Richard's death, May apologized to Peter and accepted him back along with Gwen. During the Ultimatum, Spider-Woman saves Aunt May, who asks Jessica to find and bring back Peter. But in the end, Aunt May receives a torn Spider-Man mask from Kitty Pryde, who, along with Jessica, was looking for Parker.

After the events of Ultimatum, May invited Johnny Storm and Bobby Drake to the house, who had nowhere to live. After the death of Peter, May began to receive material assistance from Nick Fury. Aunt May and Gwen soon left their home and went to France. But in Paris, Aunt May and Gwen run into a passerby who was reading a newspaper about the new Spider-Man. May Parker and Gwen Stacy then returned to Queens. A couple of days later, they made an appointment to meet the new Spider-Man - Miles Morales - at an abandoned warehouse, where they gave him Peter's web launchers.

Beyond comics

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Films

  • Spider-Man (2002) - Rosemary Harris

In the first film, Aunt May plays an important role. She is Peter's loving aunt and Ben Parker's favorite wife. Once Ben dies, May and Peter are alone. To draw out Peter, better known as Spider-Man, the Green Goblin attacks May and she is sent to the hospital. She recovers and advises Peter about Mary Jane Watson. At the end of the film, he is present at the funeral of Norman Osborn, who turned out to be the same Green Goblin.

  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Rosemary Harris

Aunt May was forced to mortgage the house and came with Peter to the bank to talk about it. Suddenly came to the bank

It's time for the second big battle this spring - Cap (sorry, Captain America) vs. Iron Man (Tony Stark). May holidays suggest light bliss and relaxation, but we know that this is not to be missed! Why? We answer traditionally in 11 reasons. There are SPOILERS!

We have already watched the new Marvel movie and we say: "GO GO". Cap is beautiful, Tony is harsh, new heroes surprise, the return of old ones pleases, the girls are beautiful, the guys are pumped up, there are fights, shields, cobwebs, arrows fly in all directions. The film turned out not so much about Steve Rogers, but about a little bit of everyone, but we look at it all through the blue metal helmet of Captain America. The film is about friendship, revenge, fear and fear of superheroes. The thin philosophical line that the directors put into the mouths of the heroes and antagonists is simple: "Together the Avengers cannot be defeated." And what parallels to draw with your life and modern realities, you decide.

So let's get down to 11 reasons (although there are many, many more). We remind you once again:

SPOILERS!

P.S. At first we wanted to combine all the new heroes into one big reason, but then we realized that they are too different and iconic to be lumped together. Therefore, we will start with them.

1. Black Panther

We were hinted at the appearance of the Black Panther when Ulysses Clay was shown in Age of Ultron. Well, the announced Marvel lineup confirmed the superhero's personal movie. It remains to introduce it into the already existing Universe. We all know that Chadwick Boseman is the Panther, but the personal appearance of the actor on the screen made us happy!

Marvel followed in the footsteps of DC and introduced us to the hero first in his human form. So? T'Challa is very cool on his own. A real such African prince is a proud, independent, tough temper, stubbornness, a thirst for revenge.


Not only does he have a father himself (a nod to John Cahi) wow, he somehow reminded me of Forest Whitaker from The Last King of Scotland. Well? and the mind-boggling fact - Chadwick will be 40 years old this year! (Apparently, he drinks the blood of the same babies as Jared Leto).

In general, we can not worry about the future of Wakanda - it is in good hands. And claws (oh, what claws are there!).

2. Spiderman

Poor Spidey - he's gotten pretty bad lately: a terrible restart with Andrew Garfield, buying the rights to use the hero, one of the most anticipated results of the casting. The result is Tom Holland, known to us from The Impossible by Juan Antonio Bayona. You can argue who turned out better for Tom - Peter Parker or Spider-Man, for a long time.

Peter is a clumsy but passionately interested kid, still very young, but dreaming of changing the world. Spider - chattering tirelessly, defiant and stubborn (in the good sense of the word). It's not that easy to break him.

Watching this is better in the original, as the dubbing is completely inappropriate. We unanimously hope that the new franchise restart will be successful. The hero is in good hands with Marvel (and Iron Man).

3. Aunt May

Since we started talking about Spider, we can’t ignore Aunt May. Or, as they now call her on the Internet, Aunt May Button - for the constant rejuvenation of the actresses who play this role.

In Civil War and future Spider-Man films, the heroine will be played by Marisa Tomei. And it's the bomb! You can move mountains with such Aunt May! Well, we completely understand why Tony Stark won't break up with Peter Parker yet - there's such chemistry between him and Aunt May. ;)


4. Villain

Zemo from Sokovia, played by Daniel Brühl, turned out to be such a behind-the-scenes villain. Many have already accused him of dullness, and the creators of the lack of disclosure.

But the villain in the "Confrontation" is not needed - he is only a catalyst that ignited the passions that were overwhelmed within the team. Actually, he says this himself: The Avengers are too strong to defeat them from the outside, which means that we must act from the inside. In addition, Zemo can and should be applauded for carrying out the entire plan alone. And do not forget that he does not have superpowers! And look - he did what neither the gods (oh, Loki, we miss you), nor the aliens, nor the superintelligence could do. That's why he gets a solid five.

P.S. Thanks to Zemo, now we know: in which case, go to Ulaanbaatar.

5. Fight scenes

The presence of two directors clearly benefited the film - otherwise the confrontation scenes with so many main characters would not have been held in one hand. 6 opponents on each side, decreasing and growing heroes (you understand who we are talking about;)), flying and wielding telepathy.

And everyone should be shown equally and in all their capabilities. By the way, thank you very much for the fact that the fights were staged taking into account the personal abilities of each hero. That is, each in his place, each got an opponent "according to his strengths and abilities", everyone was able to fully open up. The gnash of claws on metal, the whistle of a flying web, the sighs of Scarlett Johansson (that's why you need to watch in the original).

6. Chemistry between Vision and Wanda

For comic book lovers, the romantic story between the two characters is no mystery. What awaits us in the cinematic universe, we do not know, but the authors have clearly made a start for the development of their relationship. When Wanda becomes the object of human hatred, it is the Vision who has to guard her at the Avengers headquarters. He even cooks for her (as we guess, absolutely terrible), soup (no, not borscht, but also red). In general, sparks fly like that, despite the fact that the guys are on opposite sides of the barricades. Just Romeo and Juliet. Only Borsch and Wanda.

7. Bucky speaks Romanian

We couldn't help but talk about it separately. Another reason to watch the original. For those who are #ArmyBaki. It turns out something dizzying. Well, in general, Bucharest is so Eastern European, with “Putinka” in the frame. It pulls the Avengers to this region of our planet (now Sokovia, now Romania).

8. The idea of ​​"Superheroes against people"

The second film is about trying to limit the activities of superheroes. I don't even want to remember the first one. Yes, and in the "First Avenger: Confrontation" the idea is revealed more adequately and clearly. And although many (including among our editorial staff) consider such an idea absurd, the logic of the injured party is clear and simple. In addition, Marvel heroes studiously avoid the theme of the gods (even Thor is not in the film).

As a result, it turns out that it is not people who need to be saved, but their friends. Because friendship is everything!

9. Music

In general, Marvel never had any problems with music, and in this film they did not let us down. Everything is on time, according to the mood, does not interrupt the plot, but, on the contrary, complements it. Well, listen to the song on the credits - not only is it cool, but also with a hint;)

10. Humor

What distinguishes this universe from the gloomy Gotham and Metropolis is that the guys are doing well with jokes. One "Cold Heart" is worth something. Kind and sweet not only jokes, but also the actions of the guys (as in the kiss scene - WE WILL NOT DO SPOILERS HERE, just look).

And, well, the Falcon team - Cap and Hawkeye with Ant-Man are certainly responsible for the humorous part.

11. What's the catch?

I am with all the fibers of my soul for Cap (here I always sing "Oh, captain, my captain"). But at the end of the movie you can also understand Tony. The conflict, which began as an attempt to limit superheroes, through the efforts of Zemo resulted in personal hatred. What and why is the main secret of the film and, well, just BOMBING NEWS! So look with all your eyes - maybe you will guess from the first frames;)

But there are options that it's all about Stan Lee ...

...or donuts...

And a little tip: wait for the end of the credits, there is also a second scene;)

Details in an exclusive interview with Metro

















And for girls?

How many were

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Plot

the villain

Guest of the capital












The actors who brought Peter Parker and Liz Allen back to life in the new Marvel movie Spider-Man: Homecoming talk to Metro about what it means to be in the world of comics, about the process of creating blockbusters and about their world tour

What was more crazy - making this movie or touring the world with it?
Tom Holland (TH): Mm. It's all sorts of crazy. Now we see fans shouting our names, waiting for us at hotel entrances, there are a lot of different things happening that we have not experienced before, and it's crazy because I feel like a fan of myself. I, like everyone else, was looking forward to the screening of the film, so I felt part of the fan community. Filming was kind of crazy too: you had to put on a costume, be part of a giant production, work with actors I've adored for years, meet amazing people and make new friends. That's all we've been living with for the past year and a half.

Laura Harrier (LH): I think things were crazy all along.

Did you get excited when you met actors you were a fan of?
TH: The first couple of seconds, and then I realized that they are ordinary people who do their job and know how to enjoy it. During my time in the film industry, I have learned that the most successful are those who do their job with love. I think that if you don't love what you do, you will go unnoticed. They are great professionals. We were lucky to work with the best technical team, to make the film, to promote it. Everyone who participated in the making of the film had one goal - to sell tickets!

Has participation in this project changed your life?
LH: I think this project taught me to be more grateful for what I got and allowed me to notice how happy I am. It was a very valuable experience.

Do you remember how you felt when you first put on the Spider-Man costume, and how do you feel now?
TH: I remember when I first entered my trailer to prepare for the first shoot, I brought the script sheets with me in my bag. For the first scene, I had to go up the hill, and I saw a huge red hawk on top of it. He seemed to be watching us. It was pretty weird. And even a little scary. But at the same time, I saw it as a good sign. We thought he was part of the script. We asked about it, but we were told that it was not so and that he had just flown there.

How was it for you to see yourself as a toy?
TH: It was funny because I had to approve this toy. First, the creators sent a photo of the toy so that I could see if it looked like me. And the first five figurines didn't look like me. I told them that they have nothing to do with me. They changed a few details, it was a fun process. The result was a doll, a kind of mini-version of me. Of course, she had more muscles than me. The version of Spider-Man made for me is very slender, which is a bit unfair, but that's part of the fantasy.

What can today's kids learn from Spider-Man and Liz Allen?
TH: Be yourself. Yes, he received superpowers at some point, but he remained Peter Parker. There is a scene in Civil War where the hero says, "I wish I could play football, but I can't because I have to be here and now." And this is the main feature of my hero: he must remain true to himself. It sounds great to me as a person too. I also try to be Tom Holland when all this craziness is going on around me. And I think it's a very good message to kids that your true self is your best version. Wow, what a phrase I just issued!

And for girls?
LH: I think Liz is a good role model because she is the coolest girl in school. At the same time, she is quite kind and treats everyone equally. This is what my parents always instilled in me: treat others the way you would like to be treated. In addition, she is very smart and is not afraid to prove it. This is good, because she exists in a society that does not allow girls to fully express their intellectual abilities. But this does not frighten her, she accepts it in order to become even stronger and more interesting.

What you need to know about the new movie

How many were
Franchise history. This is the third reboot of the Peter Parker franchise in 15 years. The first - with Tobey Maguire, the second - with Andrew Garfield, the third - with Tom Holland, who suffers from arachnophobia - is afraid of spiders.

background
We have already seen it somewhere. Tom Holland made his Spider-Man debut in Captain America: Civil War. True, he showed off there for only 10 minutes, but during this time he managed to steal Captain America's shield.

Plot
What is the new movie about. Peter returns home to Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) impressed by his encounter with the Avengers. It's no joke - now Tony Stark himself (Robert Downey Jr.) is looking after him. Peter tries to return to everyday life, although he is overwhelmed by the desire to become something more than Spider-Man's usual friendly neighbor. Suddenly, a new villain known as the Vulture appears in town, and everything that Peter holds so dear is in jeopardy. It's time to show what he's capable of and become the hero he always wanted to be.

the villain
Antagonist. The role of the villain Vulture went to Michael Keaton. Previously, the actor portrayed the "flying" superheroes Batman and Birdman.

Guest of the capital
Holland was in Moscow. The actor personally presented the film "Spider-Man: Homecoming" in the capital. He visited Red Square, took a picture at the Bolshoi Theater and went down to the Moscow metro.

Actors Spiderman Aunt May

Actress Marisa Tomei, who played Aunt May in the latest Spider-Man film, expressed her displeasure with her cut scene. The details of this scene, what exactly happened in them, also became known.

The actress for the role of Aunt May was announced during the filming of the film "The First Avenger: Confrontation." There were those who disagreed with the choice of this actress, considering her too attractive and not looking her age. Marisa Tomei is currently 52 years old, and according to some fans, she is not capable of playing an overgrown old woman with a similar appearance. These statements only began to appear more often with the premiere of the full-length film Spider-Man: Homecoming.

In parallel, the actress spoke about the cut scene with her participation in the new film: “ Something happened in the area. A little girl was in trouble, and my heroine saved her. Peter Parker saw me save a girl and borrowed my ethics and applied them to himself.”, says Marisa Tomei.

« In this scene, I come home and don't even tell Peter that I just saved a little girl. Likewise, he doesn't tell me afterwards that he saves people in a superhero costume. He just asks me how my day went, and I tell him good. But in fact, I'm shaking inside from the realization of the horror that is happening in the city. I lie to him and he lies to me. It's a very interesting system of Aunt May's influence on Peter, and I'm disappointed that this scene didn't make it into the final cut of the movie.", - the actress shares her opinion.

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