Spider-Man: Homecoming: Did You Catch The Amazing Spider-Man Easter Egg?

As the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Spider-Man: Homecoming made references to heroes all across the shared cinematic universe. But it also made quite a few references to the Spider-Man films that came before it – including one ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ callback to 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man.

Spoilers incoming for Spider-Man: Homecoming, so if you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve been warned.

In Homecoming‘s third act, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) decides that he needs to borrow a car, only for Flash Thompson (Tony Revolori) and his date to pull up to the school. As they do so, Flash rants about how he had to send his dinner back at the restaurant – specifically, his order of branzino, a Mediterranean fish.

This would initially seem like a coincidence, but as Vulture points out, the same fish makes an appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man. In one of the film’s most noteworthy scenes, Peter (Andrew Garfield) endures an awkward dinner with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) and her family, during which branzino is served. You can watch the scene below.

The mention of branzino is certainly a small reference to Homecoming‘s franchise predecessor, but it’s still a pretty well-crafted one.

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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.

The cast includes Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, JacobBatalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, with Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr. It also includes Jon Favreau, Martin Starr, Kenneth Choi, Michael Mando, Selenis Leyva, Isabella Amara, Jorge Lendeborg, Jr., JJ Totah, and Hannibal Buress.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming are in theaters now, followed by Thor: Ragnarok on November 3, 2017. After that Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, while Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp is slated for July 6, 2018, followed by Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019.

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