Spider-Man: Uncle Ben fan theory could be HEARTBREAKING for Peter Parker

Marisa Tomei has played Aunt May in Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, but Uncle Ben has not been seen.

A new fan theory on Reddit suggests that his presence is already felt in Homecoming – and it puts a poignant spin on what we’ve already seen.

User ScoobyQuinn23 has been 96% Upvoted for their Marvel theory, which reads: “So far obviously we haven’t seen him we’ve only gotten subtle remarks about him but I think there’s a way Peter always carries Ben with him, through his movie references.

“My theory is that Uncle Ben was a film nut and he loved sharing his favorite movies with Peter.. All the references Peter has used so far are all from ‘really old movies’ that would’ve come out when Uncle Ben was around 20 based on Aunt May’s age.

“Sure, Peter could’ve seen all those movies on his own especially Star Wars but I’ve met kids from his generation that have never seen Wizard of Oz or Back to the Future let alone Aliens or Ferris Bueller.

“So all these movies made an impact on a young Uncle Ben (some of which he may have even seen in the theater with Peter’s father) so he showed them to Peter and Peter loved most of them, but not all of them judging by his remarks on Footloose.

“I think this is also why Homecoming begins with ‘A Film by Peter Parker’ – he filmed it knowing he couldn’t show it to anyone so I think he was making it for Ben.

“Peter found himself right in the middle of the kind of movie Uncle Ben would’ve loved so he just had to film it.

“I can’t prove this theory and it really doesn’t change anything major. It’s just something I like to believe because to me it brings more depth to the new Spider-Man and adds an emotional element to some of his quips.”

Indeed, the pop culture references have become integral to the new Spider-Man’s character, with Tom Holland winning huge praise for his performances.

Spider-Man will return in a new movie set to shoot this summer, but – as fans will know – the character is in an interesting position following the events of Avengers: Infinity War.

He is seemingly amongst the half of humanity that died when Thanos collected all of the Infinity Stones.

So while most fans expect him to come back in some capacity, it remains to be seen how and in what form this will happen.

Spider-Man: Far From Home is out on July 5, 2019.