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Avengers: Infinity War2018as NedOur takethe sunrise is unsettling because the familiar visual language of completion belongs to the person who has inflicted the catastrophe. Calm is not proof that the universe has become just. It tells us that Thanos can regard his project as finished without confronting the people who must live inside its consequences.
Spider-Man: No Way Home2021as Ned LeedsOur takeThe ending is moving because Peter's sacrifice is voluntary, but it is also troubling because he decides what safety should mean for his friends. This is a story about growing into responsibility, with a final choice that remains painfully imperfect.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026as Ned LeedsOur takeThe film's most meaningful reset is Peter's willingness to risk being known. Its ending asks whether responsibility can include accepting care, rather than continually proving that you can survive without it.
Avengers: Endgame2019as NedOur takeThe five-year gap prevents the original film from becoming a frictionless undo button. The characters have accumulated relationships, habits and injuries. Wanting their loved ones back is easy to understand; deciding what must survive alongside that return is harder. This is why Tony's concern about his family…
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Jacob Batalon
ActingBorn 1996-10-09Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Jacob Batalon (/ˌbɑːtəˈlɒn, ˈbætəˌlɒn/) is an American actor. He had his breakout role as Ned Leeds in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginning with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and its sequels, Far From Home (2019) and No Way Home (2021), along with cameo appearances in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jacob Batalon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Avengers: Infinity War2018as NedOur takethe sunrise is unsettling because the familiar visual language of completion belongs to the person who has inflicted the catastrophe. Calm is not proof that the universe has become just. It tells us that Thanos can regard his project as finished without confronting the people who must live inside its consequences.Spider-Man: No Way Home2021as Ned LeedsOur takeThe ending is moving because Peter's sacrifice is voluntary, but it is also troubling because he decides what safety should mean for his friends. This is a story about growing into responsibility, with a final choice that remains painfully imperfect.Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026as Ned LeedsOur takeThe film's most meaningful reset is Peter's willingness to risk being known. Its ending asks whether responsibility can include accepting care, rather than continually proving that you can survive without it.Avengers: Endgame2019as NedOur takeThe five-year gap prevents the original film from becoming a frictionless undo button. The characters have accumulated relationships, habits and injuries. Wanting their loved ones back is easy to understand; deciding what must survive alongside that return is harder. This is why Tony's concern about his family…Profile and filmography data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.