It's still possible for Uncle Ben to appear in the MCU. 1 / 7
Spider-Man's MCU introduction bypassed the origin story. 2 / 7
Hints in Civil War and Homecoming allude to Ben's death happening offscreen. 3 / 7
Tony Stark basically was the Uncle Ben figure for Peter in the MCU. 4 / 7
Peter's suitcase in Far From Home confirms Ben existed in the MCU at one point. 5 / 7
Director Jon Watts implied Ben could still be alive, but anything's on the table right now. 6 / 7
At this point, it's probably best to leave Ben alone and focus on moving Peter's story forward. 7 / 7