Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst Break Down 'Spider-Man's Iconic Upside-Down Kiss in the Rain (Flashback)
etonline.combrought together all three live-action Peter Parker’s, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, fans reminisced about each franchise’s most memorable moments from across the multiverse.
For Marvel’s original webslinger, it was a full-circle moment after kicking off the character’s cinematic journey nearly 20 years before in Sam Raimi’s .As Peter 2 (Maguire) explains to Peter 1 (Holland) and Peter 3 (Garfield), he and Mary-Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) have “made it work” in the years since their relationship status was left up in the air following 2007's.
The couple's seemingly happy ending was an unexpected and joyous update for the fans, including many who have been shipping the on-screen romance since their memorable upside-down kiss in the rain.According to Maguire, filming that iconic scene took his breath away.
Literally. “I couldn't breathe. Rain was pouring up my nose and then she was kissing me,” Maguire explained to ET in 2002. “I couldn't breathe out of my mouth and I had to hold my breath while I was kissing her.”The star added, “The conditions weren't as sexy and sweet and romantic as it came off.” When ET asked his co-star about shooting the moment, Dunst chuckled as she admitted it was “really awful.” The kiss happens in the aftermath of a thwarted robbery and against the backdrop of some classic comic book imagery of New York City’s dark alleys.
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