Van Lathan

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1,134 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 31 Jul

Van Lathan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and the Spider-Man Movie Rankings · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

The big swinging of the MCU to bring Spider-Man in, a character who is infinitely powerful. matched

infinitely more culturally relevant than Iron Man was at that point in every way. matched

It makes sense to have Iron Man shepherd him and like steward him so that Spider-Man doesn't get in the way of the perfect art that you've created for Iron Man. matched

He comes in under Tony Stark so that when you kill Tony Stark in Endgame, everybody is not thinking, oh, we still have Spider-Man. matched

It doesn't matter. matched

You know what I mean? matched

And so it's the same problem that kind of Batman and Superman ran into because it was like you bring Batman into the Superman movie. matched

Is this a Batman movie? matched

Is this a Superman movie? matched

How do you split it? matched

You think you want both people in that movie, but you really got to do it right. matched

So this Spider-Man had to fit in to something that other Spider-Men haven't. matched

It was their universe. matched

This universe up to this point hasn't been his. matched

oh my God, my weakness. matched

Small knives, small knives. matched

And then he turns around. matched

He was the guy that got that right more than anyone. matched

Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man is so emotional. matched

And so it works. matched

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