In some of the first pictures we saw of Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, it appeared that she was at a funeral. Speculation arose that her father George Stacy, being played by Denis Leary may have been the unfortunate guest of honour.
In the comics George Stacy was killed in the crossfire of a battle between Spidey and Doctor Octopus. In a brief comment to MTV Splashpage Leary remains tight lipped about it but may have inadvertantly given something else away.
As far as we know, Doc Ock doesn’t factor into Sony’s reboot of the storied franchise, but there was still speculation: did these photos suggest George Stacy dies in the film? That’s the question we put recently to Denis Leary, who plays Stacy — and his answer could merit a SPOILER ALERT. You’ve been warned!
So he won’t say if his character dies, but he did casually admit that it was at the end of the film. However, he also seemed distracted by some crowds nudging him and may have overlooked that part of the question as well, and then we can assume he DIDN’T admit it was at the end of the film.
And if it WAS at the end of the film, and Gwen is in attendance, we can speculate that Gwen doesn’t die in this first chapter as people are anticipating.
So its still all guessing upon guessing here.
I am hoping Gwen is around for a bit and we don’t rush her demise. The reboot is still being met with resistance from some who feel it is “too soon” but they are taking a different look at Spider-Man, so I hope that overcomes it.
It will be hard enough not comparing it to the previous films, but if they rush into the timeframe that the Raimi films populated, it will be hard not to.
