Ben Reilly, Matt Murdock, and a Talking Spider-Cat: Screenwriter Reveals What "Spider-Man: A New Day" Could Have Been
Not all screenwriters' ideas ultimately made it to the screen.
Chris McKenna, screenwriter for the film "Spider-Man: A New Day," spoke about several ideas that were considered during the scriptwriting process but ultimately did not make it into the film.
In one version, Peter Parker traveled to Southeast Asia, where he lived on a boat and fought local criminal gangs. Later, the hero learned about an impostor who had appropriated the name Spider-Man and registered Spider-Man as a trademark. Peter would have had to return to New York and seek legal assistance from Matt Murdock:
"Peter had to hire Matt Murdock because another guy sent him a cease and desist for being Spider-Man. It was a pretty funny story that grew out of that, but it was a very different story."
In another version of the script, after a severe injury, Peter tried to find pain relief and met a talking spider-cat from a local store. The animal explained that the hero was part of a much larger story and instructed him to find the Spider Totem. The subsequent plot was supposed to reveal Peter's connection to other wielders of spider powers.
In addition to major plotlines, another scene with MJ didn't make it into the script, where Peter tried to conceal his identity with an unconvincing British accent and introduced himself as Ben Reilly:
"It was Peter from Queens pretending to be British to hide his voice. Tom Holland would do an American version of a British accent. [...] He introduced himself as Ben Reilly. British Ben Reilly."
Although these ideas never made it into the final version of the film, they show how different the options for Peter Parker's story could have been.
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