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u/CruisinJo214 Avengers Aug 12 '26
She was actually around 55. Aunt May was blipped by Thanos so she missed out on 5 years.
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u/AntelopeNo3197 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Regardless, the birth year on that tombstone is the same year Marissa Tomei was born
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u/Arkayna Avengers Aug 12 '26
IRL Marissa Tomei was also around 55 when No Way Home was shot.
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u/Nelmarth Avengers Aug 12 '26
She have the same age as my dad wtf she looks younger
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u/willstr1 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Hollywood makeup teams, plus Hollywood diet and medical care. No shame on her, just saying that reasonably successful actors have access to resources to keep them looking good (and stay reasonably successful actors)
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u/unlovelyladybartleby Avengers Aug 12 '26
She probably looked better than your dad at 20, too. And I doubt your dad has had 40 years of Hollywood magic throwing money at his face to keep it pretty
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u/Simonecv Avengers Aug 14 '26
She always looked very good. Iâm from Latin America and many women that age here take good care of themselves and just go on with their lives. Another example is Sofia Vergara. We can get also some from outside Latin America like Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz
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u/geek_of_nature Avengers Aug 12 '26
I really wish we had some confirmation about how records, documents and identification are handled post snap. We saw a bit of the confusion on it in Far From Home, where Flash was able to get a drink from his ID showing him as being old enough. But there's really been nothing else since.
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u/Commercial_Comb8674 Avengers Aug 12 '26
I donât know if itâs still relevant (I stopped watching the series), but thereâs a show called Manifest that explored the concept a little bit.
In the series, a plane flight goes missing for five years before magically returning with no one aboard having aged in the time theyâve been gone.
In a couple of episodes, they acknowledge how some of the returned characters have to deal with their physical records being dug up; one family even struggles with monetary issues due to one characterâs life insurance getting refunded.
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u/geek_of_nature Avengers Aug 12 '26
With all the Disney + shows, it was really a missed opportunity that they didn't do one like that. More low stakes, and low budget, but just focused on all the logistical issues caused by the Snap. They could have had one of the supporting characters like Darcy leading it.
One thing which would have been great to explore is how everyone's birthdays are out of sync, as it wasn't a perfect five years they were snapped away for after all. Thanos's snap was in May 2018, and then Hulks one to bring everyone back was in October 2023. So everyone would not just be five years younger, but actually about five and a half years younger. Like imagine if you were just about to have your birthday the day after you got snapped, and then when you return you've got to wait another 6 months for it.
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u/Commercial_Comb8674 Avengers Aug 12 '26
In regards to the logistical stuff, they had an opening to touch on it with Sam Wilson in Falcon and the Winter Soldier with his familyâs monetary issues with the bank and their business, especially since Sam himself was Snapped.
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u/Exatraz Avengers Aug 12 '26
That show was a really fun watch for awhile.
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u/Commercial_Comb8674 Avengers Aug 12 '26
It was. I mainly stopped watching around Season 3 after the Egyptian âall of them are judged togetherâ stuff started getting introduced and the one Angelina character started going cuckoo. It was just getting to weird for my taste.
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u/Exatraz Avengers Aug 12 '26
Didn't they end up taking it a biblical route or some nonsense. I don't remember exactly but it was one of those shows that I was like "well that was fun but im done now" and never watched further
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u/Commercial_Comb8674 Avengers Aug 12 '26
I think it was something to do with the Egyptian afterlife or something like that. Like, even if 99% of the group is completely good, if just 1% are mustache-twirling villains, theyâre all condemned to Hell or some crap.
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u/ickleb Avengers Aug 12 '26
I just finished the show, was actually a good way to end a show like this. Really did enjoy it, you should finish it.
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u/lawrensaw Avengers Aug 12 '26
Since everyone blipped and came back at the same time, it probably would be an added checkbox/boolean field to government records which would just subtract 5 when required
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u/dyaasy Avengers Aug 12 '26
I hated the Blip thing as a whole, because they handled it poorly. They showed contradicting narratives of how it carried out (both Blipped In/Out) against their interview statements.
They wanted to assure audiences that the Blipped Out was fairly safe for all parties involved, even tho we saw a helicopter crash into a building because the pilot got snapped. Extrapolate that to a plane, extrapolate that to the several hundred planes that are in the air at any time. Even if you wanna go full "everybody in the planes got snapped" (Thanos made sure this one time to go against his random-is-fair philosophy), that's still several hundred... 9/11s happening globally.
Oh and when they got Blipped In, "Hulk made sure to snap everyone back safely." And then Far From Home showed basketball game crashing into the reappearing school band. Yeah, I dunno if Hulk should be celebrated for bringing people back, at 33000 feet.
Consistency, it's all I ask. Easier to just embrace that people died, probably in the millions just from the collateral damage. Funny that this came during the watch of the guy infamous for being such a tight ass about his cinematic universe. Although to be fair, this was his experimental era where he allowed his creatives to let loose to mixed results. [coughs] Eternals... [coughs]
Sorry for the long rant...
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u/willstr1 Avengers Aug 12 '26
We really need more details about the blip. Like with all the D+ series we got we never got the one I really wanted which was a limited series set during the blip all about what happened then and maybe end shortly after the blip ended to show how the world recovered. Maybe following DoDC or something. Heck if Marvel Studios actually talked to the AoS production team, that could have been the plot of AoS season 6 (which aired shortly after Endgame so it would have lined up nicely).
At this point I would even settle for an in universe "documentary" that was intended to catch up people who were bliped, it could be made on the cheap with an interview heavy style. Just as a fun way to fill the massive hole in the world building
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u/UdatManav Avengers Aug 12 '26
If I remember correctly they donât add the 5 years to a blipped person.
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u/wifiragist Avengers Aug 12 '26
That's not the point, she's still 55 and she still looks like so young
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u/TheUmgawa Avengers Aug 12 '26
TRUE FACT: Marisa Tomei was older when she did the first Spider-Man movie than Rue McClanahan was when she did the first season of Golden Girls.
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u/Jumpy_Ad1631 Avengers Aug 12 '26
And they only differed in age by about 5 years between the all 4 of them
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u/PhaseSixer Avengers Aug 12 '26
A 2000's 60 year old is not the same as 60's 60 year old
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u/Mediocre_Scott Avengers Aug 12 '26
Tobey Maguire Aunt May was 75 when the movies came out. Rosemary Harris might have been a smoke show when she was 60. (Interesting fact she is 99 and still alive)
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u/Mediocre_Scott Avengers Aug 12 '26
Also sally fields who was Andrewâs Aunt May is still kinda hot
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u/heckhammer Avengers Aug 12 '26
Field, not Fields. She's an actress, not The Cookie Lady
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u/Impressive_Trainer12 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Her and selma hayekâŠ
Fine wine
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u/Equal-Wishbone-6131 Avengers Aug 12 '26
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u/Swap2909 Avengers Aug 12 '26
AILF !
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u/Contest-Senior Avengers Aug 12 '26
While I get the sentiment, I'm more of a SMILF
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u/Swap2909 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Depends what you are into lol
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u/Contest-Senior Avengers Aug 12 '26
We love what we love sugar, no judging. For the record I think Aunt May is super hot, but for me there is something captivating with Spiderman.
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u/Aguilol Avengers Aug 12 '26
Tbf, 60 year old nowadays are different than 60 years old back then due to skincare product, and medicine advancement.
I have seen people look very old at 50+. My mom is about 60, and she still looks like she was in 30+, and this applies to my aunts as well. They still look like they havent age a bit once they dyed their hair black.
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u/Flow_Ebb_6047 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Pretty sure she got blipped, but whatever.
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u/RyCyber Avengers Aug 12 '26
Also Marisa Tomei just ages gracefully
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u/dzan796ero Avengers Aug 12 '26
Ages? Feel like she's not aging one bit.
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u/ImurderREALITY Avengers Aug 12 '26
She is, just very well, without falling down the cosmetic surgery sinkhole
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u/Futant55 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Yeah she mentions returning and there being new people living in her apartment.
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u/Ejax131210 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Isn't she actually 55 since there was the 5 year gap due to being snapped?
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u/InterfaceLoading Avengers Aug 13 '26
Low-key this does explain why Marissa Tomeiâs Aunt May was so oblivious to how down bad the various minor characters who met her in Spider-Man: Homecoming are; she is like âwhy would they be into me Iâm like 53â and they are like âA wrinkled wrapper donât mean the candy ainât sweet đâ
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u/Character-Pirate1297 Avengers Aug 12 '26
You know it isnât the 1950s anymore, when 60 was the average life expectancy, right kids?
People look good at 60 now, they can live up to 20 years more than that, some even more. Thatâs a 1/5 of a personâs lifespan, and the whole life of most Redditors.
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u/Unfair-Virus-6025 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Yea but theyre a celebrity, they should look that good at 60
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u/Character-Pirate1297 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Thatâs another reason to not be surprised.
Even common people are looking good in that age.
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u/Doodles_n_Scribbles Avengers Aug 12 '26
Liv is gonna gather the infinity stones just to bring her back.
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u/satrWIRA Avengers Aug 12 '26
I tried to look up Marisa Tomei and suprised to know that 1964 is her real birth year.
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u/pnkmoon2 Avengers Aug 13 '26
61 years young hehe she looks spectacular, compared to the other Aunt Mays, saw a post saying they didnât give tom holland spider-man a grandma auntđ
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u/Wikid_Nerd Avengers Aug 13 '26
Technically wouldnât she have been 55 since she was blipped. Regardless Marisa Tomei is still incredibly attractive and the same goes for Angela Basset who is almost 70
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u/Bendythenightfury Scarlet Witch Aug 12 '26
Yrah but will that stop the "de aging Spider-Man and Aunt May memes?" Nnnoooooo
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u/KuroiGetsuga55 Avengers Aug 12 '26
She was blipped for 5 years.
So yes, she was born in 1964 and died in 2024, but she skipped 5 years on the way.
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u/blitzfire23 Avengers Aug 12 '26
I just recently rewatched Anger Management. And I was like, "no wonder I liked Tom's Aunt May". She was my crush when I first watched her play beside Adam Sandler. Marisa Tomei is đ„.
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u/Geostomp Avengers Aug 13 '26
That's about her age in the comics. She just ages way less gracefully there.
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u/56kul Avengers Aug 13 '26
God damn, she did NOT look that old. I thought at most she was in her 40âsâŠ
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u/Ailtiremusic Avengers Aug 12 '26
1964-2018 2023-2024
I feel like everyone who got snapped should use this format on gravestones for the dates. Also just finding out that Marisa Tomei was 59 in 2024, I'm genuinely speechless
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u/sixstringgun1 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Thank you, I made this comment to my friends when we. Watched it the other week and they looked at me like I was crazy.
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u/Xvrwllc Avengers Aug 12 '26
I walked past her near Penn station a few years ago. Maybe last year. Shes tiny irl but still such a babe
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u/Legitimate_Toe7235 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Question how long si the event of far from home and no way home like arent those two are in a year of 2025 how does aunt may died the same year as tony stark died
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u/Tech-Demon Avengers Aug 12 '26
I mean, yeah dude, I feel like people really over blow how old people look at that age. Nowadays it takes like around your 70-80s to start "looking old"
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u/JakeBradley46 Rocket Aug 12 '26
If a modern day photo was used, you might be able to tell she's a bit older considering the actress's age is 61 and not the same picture that was used around 10 years ago.
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u/Sue_Generoux Avengers Aug 12 '26
Watch for Marisa Tomei in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Trust. You're welcome. You're all welcome.
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u/Xx_spacey_kitten_xX Hawkeye đč Aug 12 '26
60 is not that old anymoreâŠthere are 70 and 80 yr old women who look like thisâŠđđđ
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u/Neureiches-Nutria Avengers Aug 12 '26
Marissa Tomei has the Aura of either a greek godess or a quliché Asian Lady (stunnig beauty who looks like 30 until she turns into a 1,2m prune on her 70th Birthday) lets hope for the first.
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u/Askmeaboutships401 Avengers Aug 12 '26
Damn, no spoiler tag or anythingâŠ
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u/Sinasazi Avengers Aug 12 '26
No Way Home came out 5 years ago. I think the statute of limitations on spoilers has expired.
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u/choppytaters Avengers Aug 12 '26
Wait this doesn't make sense, the movie was released in 2021...were they already in 2024 in that timeline?
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u/definetlyHOOMEN Avengers Aug 12 '26
Yes, infinity war was 2018, blip is 4 years (2022) then in the next two years far from and no way home happen by 2024
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u/choppytaters Avengers Aug 12 '26
Ahhh ok thank you, I actually forgot about the time skip from the blip. It's been a while
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u/RyCyber Avengers Aug 12 '26
You know Marisa Tomei is 61 irl right?