Marvel Studios have removed an important and longstanding reference to Uncle Ben in the first trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home. The superhero movie will be Tom Holland’s fifth outing as Spider-Man, but director Jon Watts is still fleshing out Spidey’s corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
As a result of the historic Spider-Man had already received his spider-abilities, and he had learned that fateful lesson about power and responsibility six months prior in the film’s timeline.
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The reasoning for this movie was understandable. After all, directors Sam Raimi and Marc Webb had both adapted influence of Uncle Ben in Peter’s life has been noticeably downplayed. And this trend looks set to continue in the burgeoning MCU Spider-Man series.
Even though the wall-crawler is set on a collision course with Avengers: Endgame, which explains why he’s now looking forward to a trip around Europe with his high school friends.
The Spider-Man's first ever comic book appearance. But few will have recognized a discrepancy contained within Spider-Man’s given name. ports only function if the holder’s full name is displayed, so the fact that our hero’s name is listed simply as Peter Parker is something that's highly noteworthy.
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It must be noted that the lack of name could tie into more that's wrong with the port. It doesn't show the year Peter was born nor the year of issue. This is assumed to be a purposeful move on Marvel's part to avoid revealing what year Spider-Man: Far From Home is set in, and thus where it places in the timeline against Avengers: Infinity War - something that could be a spoiler for Avengers: Endgame. It's possible that the loss of a "Benjamin" middle name is from similar editing, although the purpose would be less clear.
Indeed, this is a significant deviation from Spider-Man’s comic book past, which detailed that his full name is actually Peter Benjamin Parker. Moreover, this tribute to Spider-Man’s beloved uncle was unveiled in 1986, when readers finally saw Peter’s full name on his birth certificate. Ironically, this also occurred in a story where Peter applied for a port so that he could fly to Europe. Ever since this story arc, the Benjamin section of Peter's name has become a staple of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse where Jake Johnson’s jaded version of the wall-crawler was prominently styled as Peter B. Parker.
The dropping of Spider-Man’s middle name will be disheartening for fans that are keen for call-backs to Spider’s past. Yet the loss of "Benjamin" doesn’t mean that Ben Parker is completely absent from the MCU. Earlier in the trailer, Peter is seen stuffing clothes into an overflowing suitcase, which is emblazoned with the initials B.F.P. Even if it’s unclear what the "F" stands for (given that Ben was never granted a middle name in the comics) the presence of the "B" and "P" can only refer to the man who taught Spider-Man his greatest mantra.
Furthermore, there is every indication that love is blossoming between Spider-Man: Homecoming. But Peter's initial displeasure is probably because Uncle Ben died relatively recently in the MCU. As such, it seems that Peter’s wise father figure will be referenced in some shape or form during Spider-Man: Far From Home.
