<Li> Marisa Tomei as May Parker : Peter 's aunt . First reports of Tomei 's casting caused backlash on social media , with comic book fans opining that the actress was `` too young and attractive to portray the character '' , especially after the character had previously been depicted by older actresses than Tomei . Regarding the casting , Captain America : Civil War co-writer Stephen McFeely said that , for the MCU , they were trying to make Peter `` as naturalistic as possible ... That 's partly why his aunt is n't 80 years old ; if she 's the sister of his dead mother , why does she have to be two generations ahead ? '' Carroll added that the creative team was looking for more of a `` big sister '' or someone closer in age to Peter Parker in the casting process . After researching the character , Tomei did make `` a case to age me up , but no they did n't do it '' . Tomei felt there was a `` blank slate '' from which she could develop the character , and talked to Watts about May being `` a community organizer or invested in the neighborhood '' to indicate where Peter 's values come from . </Li>
<Li> Marisa Tomei as May Parker : Peter 's aunt . First reports of Tomei 's casting caused backlash on social media , with comic book fans opining that the actress was `` too young and attractive to portray the character '' , especially after the character had previously been depicted by older actresses than Tomei . Regarding the casting , Captain America : Civil War co-writer Stephen McFeely said that , for the MCU , they were trying to make Peter `` as naturalistic as possible ... That 's partly why his aunt is n't 80 years old ; if she 's the sister of his dead mother , why does she have to be two generations ahead ? '' Carroll added that the creative team was looking for more of a `` big sister '' or someone closer in age to Peter Parker in the casting process . After researching the character , Tomei did make `` a case to age me up , but no they did n't do it '' . Tomei felt there was a `` blank slate '' from which she could develop the character , and talked to Watts about May being `` a community organizer or invested in the neighborhood '' to indicate where Peter 's values come from . </Li>
who plays peter parker 's aunt in spider man homecoming
who plays peter parker 's aunt in spider man homecoming
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei