There’s a My Chemical Romance Reference in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’

There's a My Chemical Romance reference in Marc Webb's 2012 movie The Amazing Spider-Man and everyone missed it… until now.

Webb directed MCR's video for "Helena" and has also helmed the camera for videos by Green Day and Evanescence. His filmography includes 500 Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man series. He's directed an episode of The Office, too.

It's Webb's work on "Helena" that is referenced in The Amazing Spider-Man, something recently picked up on by Screen Rant. During the scene depicting the funeral of George Stacey, viewers see what is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of the scene in the "Helena" video where the mourners carry the coffin out of the church amidst a sea of umbrellas.

Check out stills of the two scenes below:

The Amazing Spider-Man

"Helena"

The similarities in the two shoots have been acknowledged by Webb in the commentary for The Amazing Spider-Man. Revealing that both scenes were shot in the same location — Immanuel Presbyterian Church in California. Webb also joked about a fondness for umbrellas, which perhaps explains why they feature so prominently in both his Spider-Man film and the MCR video.

In other My Chemical Romance news, the band recently revealed the rescheduled dates for their U.S. reunion tour. You can see the dates in full below.

My Chemical Romance 2021 Tour Dates

06/15/2021 – St. Austell, UK @Eden Sessions
06/17/2021 – Milton Keynes, UK @Stadium MK
06/19/2021 – Milton Keynes, UK @ Stadium MK
06/20/2021 – Milton Keynes, UK @ Stadium MK
06/22/2021 –  Dublin, IE @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham

07/02/2021 – Prague, CZ @ Prague Rocks
07/04/2021 – Bologna, IT @ Sonic Park Fest
07/06/2021 – Bonn, DE @ KUNST!RASEN (SOLD OUT)
07/07/2021 – Bonn, DE @ KUNST!RASEN
07/09/2021 – Kiev, UA @ U Park Live
07/11/2021 – Moscow, RU @ Gorky Park
07/12/2021 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Ice Palace

09/08/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center (SOLD OUT)
09/09/21 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena (SOLD OUT)
09/11/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center (SOLD OUT)
09/13/21 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden (SOLD OUT)
09/15/21 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena (SOLD OUT)
09/16/21 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center (SOLD OUT)
09/18/21 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/19/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown
09/21/21 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center (SOLD OUT)
09/22/21 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center (SOLD OUT)
09/25/21 – Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center (SOLD OUT)
09/28/21 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center (SOLD OUT)
09/29/21 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center (SOLD OUT)
10/01/21 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center (SOLD OUT)
10/03/21 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome (SOLD OUT)
10/06/21 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena (SOLD OUT)
10/08/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena (SOLD OUT)
10/11/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (SOLD OUT)
10/12/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (SOLD OUT)
10/14/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (SOLD OUT)
10/17/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum (SOLD OUT)

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