No Way Home Spidey-Sense Bread-Throwing Scene Was Zendaya's Idea

The idea to test one familiar webslinger’s “tingle” by throwing bread was improvised by Zendaya in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Zendaya recently reprised her role as the Michelle Jones/MJ in Jon Watts’ final installment in the Homecoming trilogy. As the sequel to 2019’s Far From Home, No Way Home sees Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) attempt to make the world—minus Peter’s loved ones—forget the former is Spider-Man. When the subsequent spell goes awry, three generations of Spider-Man characters are brought into the MCU.

No Way Home features the return of Doc Ock (Alfred Molina), Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Electro (Jamie Foxx), Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), and Lizard (Rhys Ifans). Of course, the film also brings together Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Holland’s Spider-Men—Marvel Studios’ worst-kept secret. While Maguire’s iteration famously starred in Sam Raimi’s trilogy, Garfield inherited his mantel in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Following the lackluster reception of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Garfield’s webslinging tenure was cut short, and Sony/Disney/Marvel Studios made the deal to reboot the character in the MCU. In the month since he walked through a magic portal, Garfield's role in No Way Home has been described as redemptive.

The cat (or spider) being out of the bag has also finally allowed Garfield to talk about his experience filming No Way Home. In a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, Garfield explained Zendaya came up with the idea to throw bread in one of No Way Home’s funniest scenes. In the scene, MJ is hesitant to believe that Garfield’s Spider-Man is legit and, therefore, tosses bread at him to test his Spidey Sense, a.k.a. “Peter Tingle.” However, Garfield hilariously explains it doesn’t work for bread. Read what he had to say about filming the scene below:

"At first, Zendaya picks up a candlestick or something to like threaten me with in that first scene where I come in, but then there was this basket of bread," said Andrew. "That was her just going, 'Can I just throw bread at him?' and [director] Jon [Watts] was like, 'Yeah, throw bread at him.'"

Spider-Man with his mask off crouching on the floor in The Amazing Spider-Man

Garfield went on to compare that particular experience to "kids just playing,” and it shows. The scene is certainly a blast to behold—from the bread throwing and cleaning cobwebs on the ceiling for Lola to Maguire’s introduction and web-off with Garfield. Garfield’s Spider-Man was decidedly much darker than Maguire and Holland’s. No Way Home allows him to have more fun with the role and play the “Spider-Man that [he] always [wanted to be].” On top of that, he’s awarded closure both in character and arc—which directly connects to the death of Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 when he saves Zendaya’s MJ in No Way Home.

Thanks to Zendaya’s proclivity for using bread as ammunition, Garfield’s introduction in No Way Home lands brilliantly, especially following some of the film’s heavier moments. In fact, the entirety of Garfield’s performance has struck such a chord with fans that many want more of him via The Amazing Spider-Man 3 or an appearance elsewhere in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Garfield himself has said he’d be up to continue playing Spider-Man if it makes sense. Hopefully, if and when he does return to the role, it’s as rewarding an experience as Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Source: Happy Sad Confused