Spider-Man 3
Spider - Man 3was the mussy conclusion to Sam Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogy , and it made a big reveal about Uncle Ben ’s death that involved Flint Marko a.k.a . Sandman ( Thomas Haden Church ) , but this twist does n’t make sentience . After introducing Toby Maguire as Peter Parker inSpider - Manand see him go through an existential crisis while fighting Doctor Octopus inSpider - Man 2,Spider - Man 3arrived to pit Spider - Man against three villain : Eddie Brock / Venom ( Topher Grace ) , Harry Osborn / New Goblin ( James Franco ) , and Sandman .
Although Eddie and Harry had personal reasons to go after Spider - Man , Sandman ’s face was different , as it was Peter who had a personal topic with him . Marko was a small - time thug who slip money to get treatment for his sick daughter , but this evidently led to him contract involved in many problem . Marko is also the man who shoot down uncle Ben in the firstSpider - Manmovie , and Dennis Carradine , the thief who Spider - Man quest after thinking he was the murderer and saw die moment later , was only his confederate . This Sandman / Uncle Ben twist was a surprisal , but looking back , it makes no sentiency thanks to Captain George Stacy ( James Cromwell ) .
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Captain Stacy Knew Sandman Killed Uncle Ben (& Didn’t Tell The Parkers)
Flint Marko was on the running after escaping from prison house , and after a quick stop to visit his girl , he fled and accrue into an observational particle accelerator that fused his body with sand , thus becoming Sandman . Marko used his Modern condition to deport on with his plans to slip money to pay for his daughter ’s handling , but that and his initial escape obviously caught the aid of the police . After Sandman ’s first meeting with Spider - Man , Captain Stacy toldPeter and aunt May ( Rosemary Harris)that Marko is the real killer of Uncle Ben , but he also disclose that he had known for a long sentence and did n’t bother to tell the Parkers .
Stacy explicate to Peter and aunt May that Marko confessed to his cellmate and they have witnesses that could corroborate the taradiddle , yet he look until Marko escaped to tell them the truth about Uncle Ben ’s death . Peter understandably squall at Captain Stacy about them knowing all this for two years and never telling them , with Stacy simply telling Peter to tranquillise down . Even though Marko was in jail when the police section get wind the truth , they should have still tell the Parkers as they had the right to know , but instead , they chose to stay soundless until Marko hightail it .
What Happened To Sandman After Spider-Man 3?
Sandman had his chance to explain to Peter what happened the night Uncle Ben was killed , explaining that even though he was the one who pulled the induction , it was an accident as he was distracted by his accomplice ’s arriver . Peter forgive Marko and permit him escape , forget his luck unknown … untilSpider - human : No means Homehappened . Sandman crossed over to the MCU after Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker and Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) opened the gates to the multiverse , and he protect this Spider - Man from Electro ( Jamie Foxx ) as he conceive he was his version of Spider - Man , showing that Sandman disappeared from his universe at some point after the events ofSpider - Man 3 . Sandman was in the end cured and returned to his human form , and so he was free of being Sandman when he was sent back to his cosmos , allowing him to reunify with his girl .
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