Spider-Man No Way Home stars break Marvel movie record

Spider-Man: No Way Home has racked up an impressive list of achievements since its release last month, but the Marvel movie hasn't just broken records at the box office.

Because, as of this week, two of its stars have now also bagged a Guinness World Record.

The achievement goes to both Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe, who reprised their respective roles as Spider-Man and Green Goblin in No Way Home.

Their involvement in the latest Spider-Man trilogy means that the actors can now say they (jointly) boast the longest career as a live-action Marvel character in the MCU's history.

Since their first appearance in 2002's Spider-Man, Tobey and Willem have held onto their roles for 19 years and 225 days.

willem dafoe as green goblin in spiderman no way home

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Previously, the record belonged to Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. The record was given after their appearances as Wolverine and Professor X in the 2017 movie Logan, 16 years and 232 days after their debut in X-Men.

Speaking of Tobey Maguire, the original Peter Parker actor recently spoke out about his long-awaited return as the webslinger in No Way Home, calling it a "celebration".

Explaining what prompted him to reprise the role, Maguire said: "To me, when artists or, you know, people who are steering the creative process have a kind of authentic, genuine intent of celebration and love... I just wanted to join that."

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"I'm a big fan of Tom [Holland] and those movies and Andrew [Garfield]," he added. "So, it was definitely intriguing, but yes, I was also going, 'Well, what are we going to do?'

"And that was a bit mysterious."

Spider-Man: Far From Home is available now on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download. Spider-Man: No Way Home is out now in UK and US cinemas.