Captain America: Civil War will release in the U.S. in just over a week, but the latest Marvel flick has already premiered in France and South Korea. And while Marvel has been careful to protect key elements of Civil War from leaking stateside and around Europe, superfans in search of spoilers have already netted a big prize -- the secret after-credits scene.
Video is not currently available (which is probably for the best), but ComicBookMovie.com has taken the liberty of posting a complete scene description, which features the dressed-down version of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – Peter Parker. Without further ado, check out the Captain America: Civil War after credits scene description:
The scene opens with Peter Parker playing around with his web-shooters (though these are ones which were seemingly rebuilt for him by Tony Stark) as he has a conversation with his Aunt May. All of a sudden, a red beam shines from it, something he's forced to hide when she walks into his bedroom. All the while, they're talking about Peter's black eye, one he admits he got from a guy called Steve from Brooklyn...yes, THAT Steve from Brooklyn! There's some fun banter between Peter and his hot aunt - including a subtle reference to Giant-Man - and then Peter shines the beam up at the ceiling, revealing the classic red Spidey logo he would shine on criminals in the comics, only it's now some sort of computer interface. The screen goes to black, and we see "Spider-Man will return."
Lots to unpack here. For one, the after credits scene alludes to Iron Man’s mentorship of Spider-Man, which explains Peter’s decision to join Team Iron Man. That relationship is further cemented by Peter’s reference of “Steve from Brooklyn,” which is, of course, Steve Rogers aka Captain America.
Aunt May being “hot” may surprise readers, but remember that Marisa Tomei has been cast as the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming. She is both attractive and appropriately aged (51 in real life, imagine what Hollywood makeup can do). But where does the reference to Giant-Man come from? Does this foreshadow a fight between Giant/Ant-Man and Spider-Man in either Civil War or Homecoming ? We can’t wait to find out because the overall theme of this after credits scene is that Spider-Man is officially apart of the MCU!
Captain America: Civil War arrives in theaters May 6, followed by Spider-Man: Homecoming sometime in 2017.
