--- ---  # Marisa Tomei in Talks to Play Aunt May in _Spider-Man_ by [Rebecca Ford / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Rebecca Ford / The Hollywood Reporter Jul 9, 2015 2:41 AM UTC  Marisa Tomei attends the MOCA Gala at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles on May 30, 2015 Marisa Tomei attends the MOCA Gala at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles on May 30, 2015Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic by [Rebecca Ford / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Rebecca Ford / The Hollywood Reporter Jul 9, 2015 2:41 AM UTC Now that Sony and Marvel [have found their new Peter Parker](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-finds-tom-holland-794761) in Tom Holland and booked Jon Watts to direct the reboot, it’s time to start filling out the rest of Spider-Man’s world. Marisa Tomei is in final negotiations to play Aunt May, a source confirms. In the Spider-Man comic books, May Reilly Parker-Jameson, better known as Aunt May, is the adoptive parent of the orphaned Peter Parker, raising him with love, and serving as his moral compass. The role of Aunt May was previously played by Sally Field in the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man series and Rosemary Harris in Sam Raimi’s films, which starred Tobey Maguire. Sony and Marvel’s new films will feature a younger Peter Parker, who is just a freshman in high school. Therefore, the studios seem to also be aiming for a younger Aunt May to present an updated, more contemporary version of the character. The new film, which will be produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, is slated for release on July 28, 2017. Contrary to other reports, _THR_ hears that Tomei’s Aunt May may be making her first appearance in Marvel and Disney’s _Captain America: Civil War._ Holland’s Peter Parker is also expected to cameo in that 2016 film. Sony and Marvel had no comment on Tomei. Tomei, whose film credits include _The Ides of March; Crazy, Stupid, Love_; and _The Wrestler_, will next be seen in Judd Apatow’s comedy _Trainwreck_ and Paramount’s _The Big Short_ alongside Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Christian Bale. She’s repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman. _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-reboot-circling-marisa-807407) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com) _More from The Hollywood Reporter:_ * [‘Spider-Man’ Finds Tom Holland to Star as New Web-Slinger](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-finds-tom-holland-794761) * [Robert Downey Jr. and Secret Screen-Tests: How the New ‘Spider-Man’ Team Was Chosen](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-new-spider-man-team-804569) * [Movies Blog: Heat Vision](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision) [‘Spider-Man’ Finds Tom Holland to Star as New Web-Slinger](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-finds-tom-holland-794761) Marisa Tomei in Talks to Play Aunt May in Spider-Man ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3950584/marisa-tomei-spider-man-tom-holland/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3950584/marisa-tomei-spider-man-tom-holland/"},"headline":"Marisa Tomei in Talks to Play Aunt May in Spider-Man","datePublished":"2015-07-09T02:41:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:04:58.804Z","description":"Now that Sony and Marvel have found their new Peter Parker in Tom Holland and booked Jon Watts to direct the reboot, it's time to...","url":"https://time.com/3950584/marisa-tomei-spider-man-tom-holland/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e1b17323f259054/69885a31cd68484cb00a0b9d/477031234.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca Ford / The Hollywood Reporter"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e1b17323f259054/69885a31cd68484cb00a0b9d/477031234.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MOCA Gala 2015 Presented By Louis Vuitton","caption":"MOCA Gala 2015 Presented By Louis Vuitton","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3950584/marisa-tomei-spider-man-tom-holland/","name":"Marisa Tomei in Talks to Play Aunt May in Spider-Man"}}]}] ```