Warning: This post contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
A new piece of concept art for Spider-Man: No Way Home shows a slightly different version of Spider-Man’s fight with Electro. After months of anticipation and a handful of trailers teasing the return of fan-favorite villains, No Way Home was released in theaters last month, quickly becoming a massive hit. The film has received almost universal praise for how it unites three generations of Spider-Man fans with its clever introduction of the multiverse and past franchise villains.
Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Sandman from the Tobey Maguire movies and Lizard and Electro from the Andrew Garfield movies all unite in the Tom Holland Spider-Man universe. Initially introduced in the divisive Amazing Spider-Man 2, Jamie Foxx’s Electro gets a substantial makeover for his appearance in No Way Home and ditches the electric blue theme for something more yellow. While Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin ultimately proves to be the most devastating villain for Holland’s Peter, Electro does turn out to be a powerful adversary during a fight amongst rows of transmission towers.
A new piece of concept art for No Way Home, shared by artist Maciej Kuciara on Twitter, gives fans a look at a slightly different version of the transmission tower fight. Overall, the concept art is very similar to what ended up appearing in the final film, but there are a few noticeable differences. The electricity in the concept art looks decidedly more like Electro’s blue power from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 instead of the yellow that ended up in No Way Home. The way Electro’s power interacts with Sandman also appears to be slightly different. Check out the concept art below:
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The blue effects for Electro suggest that, at one point, the character was perhaps intended to look more similar to the way he appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 than the new and improved look he ended up sporting in No Way Home (which is also closer to the character’s appearance in the comics). Interestingly, the sand being used to shield Spider-Man appears to be turning into a more glass-like form upon being hit by the electricity. Considering glass is partially made from melted sand, this effect – if that is indeed what the artist is depicting – might actually be more true-to-life than what ended up in the film.
While Electro’s powers seem to be the biggest deviation from what fans got in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the change to Sandman is also significant. The general tone and atmosphere of the scene carried over into the final film, but some of the smaller details might have made for a slightly different fight. Most fans seem to be thankful that Electro ditched the blue look in favor of the more comic-accurate yellow, but it would have been interesting to more fully explore what Sandman and Electro’s powers look like when clashing together.
Source: Maciej Kuciara/ Twitter
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