- “That's Midtown News for today and for one last time, this has been Betty Brant. Signing off. Happy graduation! Go Tigers!”
- ―Betty Brant[src]
Betty Brant is a Marvel Comics character who appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Betty is one of Peter Parker's closest friends. They went to Midtown High together. Betty likes Peter's kind, tender heart and his noble soul, and the two are very close to each other, comforting each other in their times of need.
Betty Brant was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Physical appearance
Betty is a beautiful teenager, she has long blonde hair that is often down with a black headband, creamy pale skin, brown eyes, and often wears long sleeve collared shirts, a vest, skirts, and black shoes.
Appearances
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Betty appears as a close friend to Liz Toomes, one of the popular kids in school and is a member of the school news. She is later seen attending the homecoming dance.
Avengers: Infinity War
Although Betty does not appear in the movie, she is one of the 50% of people who gets killed by Thanos' snap, along with the rest of Peter's friends.
Avengers: Endgame
Betty does not appear but is resurrected by Hulk's snap.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Betty returns in the 2019 sequel, where she is one of the victims of Thanos's snap and is first seen telling the events of the snap on the school news. Betty begins a relationship with Ned Leeds when they, MJ, Peter and the rest of the class go on a two-week school trip to Europe. On the way back to the US, however, Ned and Betty decide to break up and stay friends.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Betty makes brief appearances in this film, reporting on Peter Parker's return to Midtown High for his senior year as he maneuvers through the intense controversy surrounding him and Mysterio's death. Betty interviews several students about their opinions on Peter Parker as Spider-Man, including the hero himself. Betty spends the school months doing interviews and reporting what she sees throughout the school, regarding Parker as Spider-Man. That November, her memories, along with the rest of the world, are erased of knowing who Spider-Man is. Betty does one final report on the Midtown High News in the following June, where he signs off as the reporter and wishes every viewer good luck for the future, as she gets ready to graduate with her class.
Trivia
- Betty was previously portrayed by Elizabeth Banks in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy. In the Sam Raimi trilogy, she is a reporter for the Daily Bugle and she had a brief fling with Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3, but in the MCU, Betty appears as a member of the school news.
- Betty appears in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but her appearances are more cameo as she only appears when broadcasting about Peter Parker's identity as Spider-Man.
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