The latest delay was somewhat expected since a big, spectacular finale still seemed absent. Audiences at previews were also confused about the role of Arachne, Spider-Man's evil love interest.

“A large part of my character studies arose from thinking about her backstory [and] what would make a young woman brazen enough, bold enough, to stand up to a god,” she said.

This article is more than 2 years old. Author Rebecca Caprara joins us to talk about her new book Spin, which re-tells the classic myth of Arachne the weaver through a new lens, and for younger ...