Have We Seen Peter Parker Before Captain America: Civil War?

Have We Seen Peter Parker Before Captain America: Civil War?

Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be forgiven if they forgot about the film Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau. However, Jon Watts, director of Spider-Man: Homecoming, recently came out and confirmed a neat little easter egg that fans had been speculating about. Watts spoke to UPROXX and had this to say when asked about what it was like directing a new chapter in the MCU:

"I was watching all these other [MCU] movies and being like, 'What if that little kid at the Stark Expo was Peter Parker? In the Iron Man Mask.' Like, he'd be about the right age for that. And he loves Tony Stark. 'Oh what about after the Avengers battle, who would clean that stuff up?'Because they mention damage control at one point in the movie. So it's this thing where, because it's not completely figured out, that you can jut go back and basically write fan fiction for these movies, then the fan fiction becomes reality." 

Two interesting details came out of that - one was the confirmation that the little boy who was wearing the Iron Man mask was in fact Peter Parker. If you recall, there was a scene at the Stark Expo where a little boy was wearing an Iron Man mask and Tony Stark swooped in to save him. Back then, Spider-Man was not part of the MCU, but that can now be retconned since he is. 

The other detail was one that we already knew - Vulture/Adrian Toomes was cleaning up after the Avengers after their battle in New York, which is where he got all the technology for the Vulture suit.

It's still unclear whether or not either event will be referenced in the finished film, which is out in little over a week. 

Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters on July 7th, 2017, and is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, Donald Glover, Marisa Tomei, and Jon Favreau. Thrilled by whis experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to be live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider0Man. He also has to return to his normal daily routine -- distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when ea evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.