The Avengers: Endgame Actor Whose Scene Was Cut From Spider-Man: No Way Home
Warning: Spoilers for "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
For an ostensibly "solo" Spider-Man outing, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has a downright crowded cast of characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond. There's Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), a murderer's row of Spider-Man rogues from alternate Spidey universes like Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Electro (Jamie Foxx), and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), and several different Spider-Mans (Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield).
Given all that, it probably shouldn't be a surprise that at least one familiar face was cut from the finished film. It could have happened for any number of reasons, like bringing the runtime down or general pacing issues, or to maintain a certain sense of narrative focus in the film. But whatever the reason, a recent Instagram post reveals that a certain character from the MCU's history, not seen since "Avengers: Endgame," was supposed to appear in some capacity in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" before her scene (or scenes) ended up on the cutting room floor.
Morgan Stark was supposed to appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Instagram post in question comes from young actress Lexi Rabe, whom you might know better as Morgan Stark, daughter of the late Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). Tony is a big part of the current MCU's Spider-Man mythos, taking young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) under his wing and providing him with the high-tech Spidey suits he continues to utilize in his various adventures.
In the post, Rabe (or whoever runs the 9-year-old's social media) shared some images of herself at the premiere of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" along with this caption: "Ok here's a teaser with all the photos. Will be posting them all soon. I absolutely love this movie- even though my part (studio asked to use my image) got cut- it was amazing to see everyone."
From that, we can glean that at some point Morgan's "image" was to be visible somewhere in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," perhaps in a photograph. The image didn't end up being used, but we do see evidence of her continued presence in the life of Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), in the form of some child's drawings present in his apartment. Only time will tell if Rabe's character will make any additional appearances in the MCU, but in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," it just wasn't to be.