Just when you thought “Spider-Man: No Way Home” couldn’t possibly get more popular, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire decided to recreate the iconic Spider-Man pointing meme and set Twitter ablaze with fan reactions.
According to Know Your Meme, the original image comes from episode 19b of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon, “Double Identity.” A villain in the episode impersonates the hero, which leads to the iconic image of two Spider-Man characters pointing at each other. The meme has gone on to become an internet sensation and hasn’t died down in popularity.
Now the three actors who played Peter Parker are using the meme’s popularity to promote the digital release of “No Way Home.” Sony Pictures celebrated the announcement by posting a photo of Holland, Garfield, and Maguire pointing at each other in a hilarious recreation of the meme.
of course, we got THE meme. #SpiderManNoWayHome swings home on Digital March 22 and on 4K UHD & Blu-ray on April 12!
Pre-order now: https://t.co/Rythp0WfkU pic.twitter.com/pOmV6y3lJr
— Spider-Man: No Way Home (@SpiderManMovie) February 23, 2022
The tweet said, “of course, we got THE meme. #SpiderManNoWayHome swings home on Digital March 22 and on 4K UHD & Blu-ray on April 12!”
It was a clever way to promote a blockbuster that’s already raked in tons of cash. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has earned more than $772 million domestically since opening weekend in mid-December. That amount pushes the film in front of James Cameron’s “Avatar” as the third highest-grossing domestic release in history. The only two ahead of “No Way Home” are “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Avengers: Endgame.”
Globally, the latest “Spider-Man” iteration has earned $1.8 billion and is the highest-grossing Sony release in history, Variety reported.
Some of the most talked about and beloved moments in the film occur when Holland, Maguire, and Garfield team up to defeat the villains together. There’s the time when all three versions of Parker are at the Midtown High lab with MJ and Ned, and Ned calls for “Peter,” which makes them point at each other as they try to figure out which person Ned is addressing. It was a subtle yet hilarious nod to the classic meme. There’s another moment during the final battle in the movie.
After the massive success of “No Way Home,” fans are expecting another “Spider-Man” installment and hope it includes all three versions of the character. Garfield said in an interview this year that he’s on board with the suggestion.
“In terms of moving forward with the character, yes I am definitely open to that,” the actor told Variety. “Again it would have to be something very unique, very special and serving to an audience and in service of the character. There’s something playful and unique and odd and unexpected to be done. I’m not sure what is but if we can figure it out it would be so much fun.”
He continued, “I would love to continue working with Tobey [Maguire] and with Tom [Holland]. That kind of three brother dynamic is so juicy.”
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