Michael Keaton Back in Talks for Spider-Man: Homecoming?

Michael Keaton Back in Talks for Spider-Man: Homecoming?

From Batman to Birdman to the MCU

By Steven Carter

Hey Spidey fans! Mere weeks ago, Michael Keaton was reported to be in talks with Marvel Studios to play the villain for Spider-Man: Homecoming, then as quickly as those reports came, he was no longer in said talks after Robert Downey Jr signed up to take part.

Now in true comic-book style, the plot has taken yet another twist and Keaton is back at the negotiating table to play the big bad of the film!

According to Variety magazine, Sony Pictures were very eager to have both stars on board for Spidey’s long awaited solo return to the MCU and to be honest, could you blame them? This movie has the potential to be the biggest comic book movie of 2017 amidst plenty of stiff competition!

The internet is full of rumours about who the villain will be, the one that seems to come up the most is the Vulture, possibly with help from another MCU character in the form of the Tinkerer! The theory behind this is that the Tinkerer helps Adrian Toomes build his flying suit out of stolen Chitauri tech from the battle of New York. Check out our speculation video on YouTube regarding who Michael Keaton will play!


We are also hearing that the Spidey suit will be getting some tweaks too! It seems that Spidey will potentially be getting some “web wings” in this film, which conjures up memories of the Steve Ditko costume seen back in the early days of Spider-Man!

Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Tom Holland in the title roll, with Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May. Laura Harrier and Tony Revolori also join the line up, presumably as friends of Peter Parker. The movie is set for release July 7th 2017.

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