Aunt May and Uncle Ben were created in a time when grown-ups were depicted as old folks. At least that's how I see it.
The Spider-Man comics and the Raimi devastation of a film franchise made made me feel like it was Peter Parker and his Gramma May and Grampa Ben. After all, Pete's in his teens. He's still in high school. It makes no sense to me having an aunt and uncle who look anywhere between their 60s and 70s.
I think casting actors to depict younger versions of the characters is a plus for me. Which is why I always enjoyed reading Ultimate Aunt May more than regular Aunt May (as lovely as she can be).
And I think that's something Marvel has a great advantage of. They have their Earth-616 universe with all the great stories over the years. But they also have the very successful and awesome Ultimate Universe to work with. They have the opportunity to take bits and pieces from each universe and mesh them together to make one great movie with (as well as TV series).
Only problem I have with this upcoming reboot is that it's still under Sony/Columbia. I don't know if and when and how, but I want Disney to pursue this franchise aggressively to get them under the Marvel Studios banner.
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