10 Characters Who Should Appear In Spider-Man: Homecoming
7. Max Modell
With so much focus potentially being put on Spider-Man’s heroics and Peter Parker’s high school life, one element of his character which cannot be ignored is his scientific prowess. Civil War touched on his intelligence and handiness in putting things together and Homecoming would be wise to keep establishing this.
A great supporting character to help expand on that could be Max Modell, the founder of Horizon Labs. In the comics, Peter works for Modell simultaneously developing Spider-Man tech and actual inventions for the public. In addition to his scientific brilliance, Modell is a quirky boss and his light personality would seem to fit with the tone that Homecoming is going for.
Sure, Iron Man could fulfill this role but Peter constantly having to hide his work for Spider-Man from Modell offers both the possibility of humour and internal conflict, neither of which will be as effective with Stark. It also seems more believable that Modell would have the time to constantly oversee Peter's work.
Modell would also represent the inclusion of a prominent gay character to the MCU. Marvel have recently spoken about wanting to include some LGBT representation and Modell could be a great way to diversify without distracting from the narrative.