Although Kevin Feige was not involved in the development of the film, it was nominally a Marvel Studios coproduction, and so Pascal periodically reached out to get his feedback. Feige sent notes laying out his concerns with the movie, including his worries that Andrew Garfield’s performance was scattershot and emotionally inconsistent. He particularly criticized the “special blood” plotline, which had been revived: We’re distracted by the idea that Peter became Spider-Man b/c of his father’s blood—all this special back story with his super-scientist dad fights with the idea that Peter is
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