Spider- Man No Way Home actor Tony Revolori pitched a major part of his Spider- Man character's backstory. The character Flash Thompson is a chief of Spider- Man media, showing up frequently as Peter Parker's classmate who bullies Peter but idolizes Spider- Man. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Revolori stepped into the part in Spider- Man Homecoming, bringing an streamlined interpretation of Flash to life with his rich, ridiculous, and kindly pathetic replication of the character. Spider- Man Far From Home sought to make Flash a more three- dimensional character by adding some backstory in the form of his simulated relationship with his parents, which came a running joke in the ballot.
During a discussion with The Hollywood journalist, Revolori reveals that he pitched Flash's sad backstory involving the character's absent parents. The actor states that it was his idea to have Flash's parents neglect to show up after his tumultuous European field trip, paying off the references to his fat but disregardful parents from the former flicks. After the scene was shot with Flash's motorist picking him up rather of his parents, further scenes were added to hint further at Flash's saddening home life, including the addition of his concerned textbooks to his parents. While Revolori points out the ridiculous nature of those moments, they suggest a woeful character bow that he expresses a desire to explore further. Check out what the actor had to say below
"What’s really funny is I’m the one who pitched it. I’m the one who kind of made it happen. In Far From Home, when they all get picked up by their parents, Flash’s driver, Gerald, who’s holding the Thompson sign, was actually supposed to play Flash’s father. But the day before, I was having a drink with one of the producers, Chris Buongiorno, and we were trying to figure out what else could be funny. And I think I said to him, 'What if his parents, after all of this, still don’t show up?' So it ended up being a funny gag, but we shot both versions with that actor as Flash’s father and Flash’s driver. So the driver version ended up being the funny one, and that’s the one they ended up using. And then in post, [when Peter puts on the E.D.I.T.H. glasses], they added Flash’s text to his mother that he hadn’t heard from her or his father. So it ended up being a fun gag, but if those movies do get to continue and they ask me back, I would love to explore it further. I always imagined that they were just rich parents who never really wanted to spend time with their son, but I’ll leave that backstory up to the writers. They know what they’re doing."
Why Flash's Absent Parents Were Great For His Character
While Flash was, at best, an prickly presence for Peter( Tom Holland) and Ned( Jacob Batalon) and, at worst, a bully, the moments Revolori discusses above point to a deeper reason behind his cruel ways. Of course, the character's home life is no reason for his targeting of his fellow scholars, especially when Peter and Ned are his peers in the Academic Decathlon, but the possibility that there's commodity going on underneath the face of his capers makes his character more intriguing. The MCU flicks' running of Flash as uproarious relief rather than a true trouble also makes it easier to invest in his character and feel sympathy for him since he comes off as further immature and pathetic than other performances of Flash.
It could have been intriguing to explore a more violent interpretation of Flash, but the MCU's Peter Parker formerly had plenitude on his plate in terms of factual adversaries due to his relations with other Marvel icons and villains. This made the addition of Flash in the MCU an occasion to explore Spider- Man's impact on Peter's fellow scholars since the flicks made Revolori's Flash a massive addict of the webslinger. Giving Flash disregardful parents and a sad home life offered a new dimension to the character's Spider- Man audience since his love for the idol could have come from his own emotional desire to feel that someone was there for him. therefore, it gives him a particular connection to Spider- Man that sets him piecemeal from numerous other MCU characters.
Will Flash Return In The MCU?
Since Spider- Man No Way Home ended with every character forgetting who Peter was, it's likely that the MCU will take a new direction with posterior Spider- Man pictures, despite the chemistry between Holland, Batalon, and Zendaya. With Peter out of academy and fastening on a new period in his life as a superhero, Flash may not have a big part in the posterior flicks. still, Spider- Man seems to remain in New York, furnishing the possibility that Flash could show up in a gem in future Spider- Man flicks or indeed in a larger part as Venom.
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