Everything You Need to Know about Marisa Tomei

Adapting Aunt May’s Character

We all grew up watching Spiderman or reading the comics, right? Apparently not Marisa Tomei. She boldly auditioned for the part of Aunt May without having a clue about the original character. Although Aunt May was an old and arthritic woman, Marisa’s younger look did not scare away casting directors. Turns out one co-producer spoke out about the choice, claiming they wanted to give Peter Parker an older sister feel with Aunt May in this adaptation. So Tomei in her early 50’s, fit the vision perfectly!

Adapting Aunt May’s Character