Editing Uncle Ben (section)

===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
While not appearing directly, Uncle Ben exists in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU).

* Ben is alluded to in ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
* ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' (2017) co-writer [[John Francis Daley]] confirmed that Ben exists in the MCU despite never being referenced directly. In an earlier draft of the film, [[May Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|May Parker]] mentions that [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Peter Parker]]'s wardrobe for his upcoming homecoming dance was Ben's, but the scene was cut because the screenwriters did not want Ben's death to be a throwaway line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mueller |first=Matthew |title=Uncle Ben Confirmed For The Marvel Cinematic Universe |url=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/02/spider-man-homecoming-uncle-been-confirmed/ |date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=May 14, 2018 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref>
* An [[Multiverse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|alternate reality]] variant of Ben is mentioned in the ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' episode "[[What If... Zombies?!]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Bradley |date=September 8, 2021 |title=New What... If? features first MCU mention of iconic Spider-Man character |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/what-if-zombies-uncle-ben-mcu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908171425/https://www.gamesradar.com/what-if-zombies-uncle-ben-mcu/ |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=September 9, 2021 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref>
* While developing ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' (2021), writers [[Chris McKenna (writer)|Chris McKenna]] and [[Erik Sommers]] realized that May would adopt Ben's comic book role as she had served as Peter's "moral guide" throughout the MCU. As such, she is killed by the [[Norman Osborn (2002 film series character)|Green Goblin]] and tells Peter "[[With great power comes great responsibility|with great power, there must also come great responsibility]]" before she dies. In a subsequent interview, McKenna and Sommers indicated that while an MCU Ben Parker had existed, he did not meet the same fate as Aunt May.<ref name="MayAdaptedFromBen">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=December 29, 2021 |title=How ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' Was "Shaped" by Its Secret Stars |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/spider-man-no-way-home-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire-1235068153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230001218/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/spider-man-no-way-home-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire-1235068153/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>