'Spider-Man: Homecoming': Peter Parker Gets an Embarrassing High School Nickname

A wide web of reports from the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming was unleashed today, and the not-too-too-revealing tidbits are many. The one that makes us certain Marvel is approaching the high school setting with razor-sharp faithfulness is this: Kids make fun of our new main man, and at least one calls him Peter "Penis" Parker. (With or without the Peter depending on whether you're on IGN's report or Slashfilm's.)

The write-ups also say Spidey will stay in high school probably through a third movie (if we get there). Director Jon Watts told io9 that in the Sam Raimi/Toby Maguire trilogy, "he’s only in high school for like 10 minutes." Producer Eric Carroll added, “We want to keep in him high school as long as possible. When Sony and [Marvel] sat down we said ‘Why do this version?’ It’s because we can really lean into the high school of it. This is a fun different take." Elsewhere, Carroll said Spider-Man: Homecoming showcases the MCU's "everyman" side. "It’s not just ‘What’s up with Black Panther and his friends?’—it’s ‘What up with that school full of kids we know and love?’”