Ben and May had been married for 50 years and lived a happy life together. May loved Ben so fiercely as she found him to be the most responsible man she ever known.
How old was Rosemary Harris when she played Aunt May?
The character of Aunt May has been portrayed as much older than Marisa Tomei. In the films starring Tobey Maguire, Rosemary Harris was 75 when she played Aunt May.
When her Peter (played by Tobey Maguire) gets dragged to another universe in the 2021 film "Spider-Man: No Way Home," nothing is spoken of her but it can be assumed that she is still alive given that the actress playing her, Rosemary Harris, is herself still alive at the ripe age of 95.
Probably born in 1933 or 34, as he mentions he is 68 years of age in the first film (which is presumably set in 2002, the year it was released), Uncle Ben and Aunt May take care of their nephew, Peter Parker in the absence of his parents for unknown reasons.
Marisa Tomei Steals the Show as a Much-Younger Aunt May in 'Spider-Man'
What did Uncle Ben say before he died?
"With great power comes great responsibility" is a proverb popularized by Spider-Man in Marvel comics, films, and related media. Introduced by Stan Lee, it originally appeared as a closing narration in the 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15, and was later attributed to Uncle Ben as advice to the young Peter Parker.
Originally Answered: Does Aunt May know that Peter Parker is Spider-Man in the comics? Usually not. However, in the Ultimate continuity she found out. At her deathbed both in The Amazing Spider-Man #400 and in the PS4 game she reveals that she always knew.
Holland last played the superhero in 2021 blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home. Marvel boss Kevin Feige announced in February 2023 that the story of a fourth Spider-Man film was already set and that writers are putting pen to paper, so it could mean that the film will come sooner rather than later.
Peter loved his uncle and aunt more than anyone in the world. Ben was killed when a burglar was robbing their house. Ben accidentally surprised him causing the burglar to shoot him. His death sparked the transformation of Peter Parker into Spider-Man.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, minutes after Peter Parker's identity as Spider-Man has been revealed to the world, May and Happy are in her apartment, breaking up. May lets Happy down easy saying their short-lived romance was fun but was a fling, not a real relationship.
In Amazing Spider-Man Family #7, the story revealed that May and Ben tried to have children of their own but May miscarried and learned she couldn't have children in the future. When Peter Parker's parents died, May and Ben took him in and raised him as their own.
In the House of M reality, Ben Parker is alive and, like the rest of the world, is aware that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. After recovering Peter's journal, with entries detailing that the world is not how it should be, Ben discovers that he is killed shortly after Peter gains his powers.
May is the widow of Ben Parker and the paternal aunt by marriage of Peter Parker, who leads a secret life as Spider-Man. She is nurturing and supportive of Peter as a mother figure, although throughout most of Spider-Man's history, she has not known of his secret life and considered Spider-Man frightening.
Then later on when they (Peter and Norman), were having dinner at Aunt May's house. Peter said that a bike messenger knocked him down (to explain how he got the cut) at 2:48, but Norman (Green Goblin), recognized it from when he sliced him (Spider-Man), in the burning building with the baby in it.
May Parker, commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional supporting character from the Marvel Comics' Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko in 1962. She portrayed by Marisa Tomei in Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Aunt May's relationship with J. Jonah Jameson, Sr. is probably the steamiest out of all her affairs. It's the romance she deserves. It's perhaps the closest to her relationship with the late Ben Parker too, since May and Jonah could bond over their shared experiences with losing their spouses tragically.
The film reveals that several more characters had been blipped and restored, including Peter's aunt May Parker and his classmates Ned Leeds, MJ, Betty Brant, and Flash Thompson. Parker's teacher Roger Harrington complains that his wife had pretended to have been blipped in order to leave him.
However, she was soon killed during the Snap, which also killed Peter, only for them both to be resurrected due to the actions of the Avengers five years later. In the wake of the Blip, May took on an active role in helping her community by working with the Salvation Army and F.E.A.S.T.
May returns in this film as a major character and is revealed to be working for F.E.A.S.T to support those people who have been displaced by the blip, for the last 8 months. It is also revealed she and Peter have had to move apartments due to people moving into it during the five years she was dusted.
Benjamin "Ben" Parker (better known as Uncle Ben) is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. He is an uncle of Peter Parker because he is the brother of Peter's father Richard Parker.
The Burglar is the first villain Spider-Man ever encountered. He is the criminal who killed Uncle Ben. He made his debut as the main antagonist of The Amazing Fantasy #15.
Peter Parker: [voiceover] Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-man.
The most iconic, and frequently misquoted, quote from Spider-Man is, “With great power, there must also come great responsibility.” Not only was this one of the first lessons Peter learned on his journey to becoming a hero, but it continues to define and motivate him and his allies.
