50 Fun Facts About Spider-Man: Far From Home

Who directed Spider-Man: Far From Home?

Jon Watts directed Far From Home, returning from Homecoming and going on to direct No Way Home to complete his Spider-Man trilogy.

Far From Home closed which numbered stretch of the MCU?

Feige confirmed at a Shanghai event that it closed Phase Three and the Infinity Saga rather than opening Phase Four.

Where do Nick Fury and Maria Hill first encounter an Elemental in the opening scene?

The film opens in Ixtenco, Mexico, where Fury and Hill investigate a storm with a face, the Earth Elemental, and meet Quentin Beck as he appears to destroy it.

Why has Midtown School restarted its academic year?

Midtown restarted its year to accommodate students who returned un-aged after the Blip; Ned, MJ and Flash vanished with Peter, while classmates like Brad Davis aged five years.

Which Italian city is attacked by the Water Elemental?

Venice is the Italian city attacked by the Water Elemental; it is the class trip's first stop and the place where Peter first sees Mysterio fight.

What does Fury give Peter that belonged to Tony Stark?

Fury hands Peter what Tony Stark left him: his eyeglasses, which carry an AI with control of Stark Industries' databases and an orbital network of armed drones.

What is the name of the AI in the glasses?

E.D.I.T.H. stands for 'Even Dead, I'm The Hero'; the AI is voiced by Dawn Michelle King, an assistant editor on the film.

Where does Beck claim to come from?

Beck claims to come from Earth-833 in the multiverse, calling Peter's world Earth-616; the multiverse story is a lie he invents to win Fury's trust.

Which city does the Fire Elemental attack after Fury reroutes the school trip?

Prague is attacked by the Fire Elemental during a carnival; Fury had rerouted the class trip there, and Beck 'defeats' the monster while Peter helps in disguise as Night Monkey.

What was Quentin Beck's job before he was fired by Stark?

Beck was a holographic-illusions specialist at Stark Industries; Tony dismissed his work and fired him as unstable, and the Elemental hoax is his revenge on the Stark legacy.

What does MJ pick up during the Fire Elemental fight that exposes Beck?

By then she has already told Peter she knows he is Spider-Man.

What hits Peter at the end of Mysterio's illusion sequence in Berlin?

Beck ends the Berlin illusion by having a train hit Peter, who wakes up in a jail cell in the Netherlands and calls Happy to collect him.

Where does the final battle with the merged Elementals take place?

The climax takes place in London, around Tower Bridge, where Beck merges the Elementals into one giant illusion while Peter, Happy and the classmates are scattered across the bridge.

How does Beck die?

Beck is hit by a misfired shot from one of his own drones in the final battle; he dies after one last failed attempt to shoot Peter, leaving the doctored footage to his crew.

What does the mid-credits scene reveal to the world?

The mid-credits scene has J. Jonah Jameson broadcast Beck's doctored footage, which frames Spider-Man for the attack and exposes Spider-Man's secret identity as Peter Parker.

Who plays J. Jonah Jameson in the mid-credits scene?

J. K. Simmons plays J. Jonah Jameson, reprising the role from Sam Raimi's 2002–2007 Spider-Man trilogy; his appearance was kept secret until the film's release.

What does the post-credits scene reveal about Fury and Hill?

Fury and Hill were not themselves: they were the Skrulls Talos and Soren all along, with Ben Mendelsohn and Sharon Blynn reprising their Captain Marvel roles, while the real Fury sits aboard a Skrull ship in space.

Who plays Quentin Beck / Mysterio?

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Quentin Beck / Mysterio, his first Marvel role; years earlier he had been considered to replace Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2.

Watts described Mysterio's relationship to Peter as what, in contrast to Stark's mentor role?

Watts called Mysterio 'the cool uncle' to Peter, a contrast to Tony Stark's father figure, while describing Nick Fury as 'the mean new stepdad'.

Which four Spider-Man comic villains were the Elementals modelled on?

The Elementals were modelled on Hydro-Man, Molten Man, Sandman and Cyclone, standing in for water, fire, earth and air respectively.

Who plays Julius Dell, the teacher whose role was written for him after an Audi commercial?

J. B. Smoove plays Julius Dell; the writers created the part after enjoying his chemistry with Tom Holland in an Audi commercial made to promote Homecoming.

Which Iron Man (2008) character returns as one of Beck's accomplices?

William Ginter Riva, the Stark scientist humiliated in Iron Man (2008), returns as one of Beck's crew; Peter Billingsley, the child star of A Christmas Story, reprises the role.

Which actor, playing one of Peter's new classmates, is the MCU's first openly transgender performer?

Zach Barack plays Peter's classmate Zach and was described as the MCU's first openly transgender actor; Remy Hii's Brad Davis, by contrast, is Peter's rival for MJ.

Which song plays over the Marvel logo during the opening 'in memoriam' tribute?

Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" plays over the Marvel Studios logo as Midtown News pays tribute to Stark, Rogers, Romanoff and Vision.

What was the working title during the English portion of the shoot?

The English shoot used the working title Fall of George, a Seinfeld nod following Homecoming's working title Summer of George.

Where was the film primarily shot, unlike Homecoming's Atlanta base?

Production was based in London and its studios rather than Atlanta; Feige said so much of the story happened outside New York that filming in England made sense.

Where was the Italian canal-city set built?

The canal-city set was built on a backlot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, near Watford in Hertfordshire, where the production was based for the English shoot.

How was the Netherlands tulip field scene created?

The scene was filmed in a British field with the tulips added digitally in post-production; the Netherlands was never a filming location for the movie.

Which classic alternate version of the hero inspired the black stealth suit Fury gives Peter?

The stealth suit was inspired by Spider-Man Noir, the 1930s alternate version of the hero; its flip-up goggles echo Noir's, and Ned dubs the disguised Peter 'Night Monkey'.

Whose butler shows up at the airport instead of a parent, thanks to a pitch by the actor?

Flash Thompson's butler, Gerald, collects him at the airport instead of a parent, a gag Flash actor Tony Revolori pitched to the filmmakers as funnier.

Which Captain America: Civil War scene did the illusion-battle transitions have to match?

Beck's illusions use the B.A.R.F. holographic system Tony demonstrated at MIT in Civil War, so Framestore matched its illusion transitions to that B.A.R.F. demonstration.

Which actor plays Dimitri, the gruff operative who drives the class around Europe?

Numan Acar, known for Homeland, plays Dimitri, the operative who chaperones the rerouted class trip and answers to Fury.

What gift does Peter buy for MJ during the class trip?

Peter buys MJ a black dahlia necklace from a glass shop during the trip; she likes it because of the Black Dahlia murder, and he finally gives it to her cracked after the final battle.

Which Homecoming villain was confirmed to return and then dropped from the film?

Adrian Toomes / Vulture was expected back, with Michael Keaton reported to return, but the character was dropped; Laura Harrier's Liz likewise did not appear.

Which actress plays Betty Brant, who dates Ned during the class trip?

Angourie Rice plays Betty Brant, who dates Ned for the length of the trip before the pair amicably split; Rice first played Betty in Homecoming.

Watts compared the reimagined Jameson to which real-world broadcaster?

Watts compared the new Jameson to Alex Jones, recasting the old-school newspaper editor as a ranting online pundit to fit a 2019 media landscape.

Which cinematographer, who had shot Watts's Cop Car, lit each city with its own palette?

Matthew J. Lloyd, who shot Watts's Cop Car, was the cinematographer and gave each city on the trip its own colour palette; Homecoming had been shot by Salvatore Totino.

Which airline appeared in the film with one of its Boeing 777s as a promotional partner?

United Airlines was the film's airline partner and the class flies with it on screen; Audi, Dr Pepper and Burger King were among the other tie-in brands.

What was unusual about the second trailer's opening?

The second trailer opened with a message in which Tom Holland warned it contained Endgame spoilers; it arrived on 6 May 2019, ten days after Endgame's release.

Roughly how much did Far From Home gross worldwide?

Far From Home grossed about $1.13 billion worldwide, the first Spider-Man film past $1 billion; it was Sony Pictures' highest-grossing release until No Way Home passed it in 2021.

Which Bond film did it overtake to become Sony's highest-grossing film?

Far From Home overtook Skyfall, the 2012 Bond film that had grossed about $1.11 billion, in August 2019 to become Sony Pictures' highest-grossing film to that point.

What was the film's six-day opening in the U.S. and Canada, beating Spider-Man 2's July 4 record?

The six-day opening was $185.1 million, beating Spider-Man 2's six-day July 4 record from 2004; the film opened on a Tuesday, 2 July 2019.

Which Disney film knocked it off the top of the North American box office in its third weekend?

The Lion King opened to $191.8 million in July 2019 and pushed Far From Home to second place in its third weekend; its own 51% second-weekend drop was gentler than Homecoming's 62%.

Where did the film open a week before the U.S. release?

Far From Home opened in China and Japan on 28 June 2019, ahead of its 2 July release in the United States and Canada.

What was the name of the short film on the home release built from cut errand scenes?

The short film Peter's To-Do List stitches together cut errand scenes from the opening, including Hemky Madera's bodega owner Mr. Delmar, who was cut entirely from the feature.

Which real website did Sony create for the home-media viral campaign?

Sony launched TheDailyBugle.net in September 2019 as a viral site styled after conspiracy news outlets, publishing Jameson's rants about Spider-Man ahead of the home release.

Which returning Homecoming composer scored Far From Home?

Michael Giacchino returned from Homecoming to score Far From Home, and went on to score No Way Home as well.

What working title did the production use for its New York and Newark shoot in October 2018?

Bosco, another Seinfeld nod, was the working title for the October 2018 New York and Newark shoot, which included scenes at Newark Liberty airport.

Kevin Feige said the Spider-Man films might follow which franchise's model of one school year per film?

Feige said the series might follow the Harry Potter model of one school year per film; Far From Home covers Peter's junior year of high school.

Which Czech city, along with Prague, hosted filming in September 2018?

Liberec hosted part of the Czech leg of filming in September 2018, after production had started in Hertfordshire, England, in early July.