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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Casts J.B. Smoove in Lead Role
Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home recently began production. We hadn’t heard too much about casting for new characters, beyond Jake Gyllenhaal being in talks to play the villain Mysterio. However, that’s about to change, and we have a new addition to the sequel’s cast. According to Deadline, Curb Your Enthusiasm actor J.B. Smoove has joined Spider-Man: Far From Home. His character is currently unknown, but he is said to be playing a lead role in the sequel. Funnily enough, Smoove played Peter Parker’s driving instructor in a Spider-Man: Homecoming Audi promo last year. However, it’d be surprising if they gave Peter’s driving instructor a lead role in a full movie,…
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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Editor Teases Scale and Humor; Doctor Strange Will Not Appear
Production recently began on Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far from Home, the highly anticipated sequel to 2017’s Homecoming. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is back, with Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to play Mysterio. Not too many details are known yet, but we now have some new hints on what to expect. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, frequent MCU editor Dan Lebental talks a little bit about Far from Home. He doesn’t say much, but he offers a tease of the sequel’s tone and scale. “I can’t say much about the new Spider-Man, but I will offer up that it will be both grander in scale and even funnier than the last one. The…
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SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Sequel Gets a Title
While we keep waiting for that Avengers 4 title, it looks like we already know what the next Spider-Man movie will be called. On Instagram, Tom Holland posted a video saying that he didn’t have any announcements whatsoever…only to leak the Homecoming sequel’s title in classic Tom Holland fashion. The sequel is titled Spider-Man: Far From Home. The film will see Peter Parker travel around the world and outside of New York, so this title makes sense. In this film (set after Avengers 4), Spidey will face off against Mysterio, who may be played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Actors Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, and Zendaya are also returning from Homecoming. Sorry…
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Jake Gyllenhaal in Talks to Play Mysterio in Next SPIDER-MAN Movie
Despite the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker will be back in an untitled sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, which hits theaters next year. With production beginning this summer, Sony and Marvel are now casting new characters. Today, we now know not just the villain of the movie, but that an A-list actor could play him. Various trades, including Variety, are saying that Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to join the Spider-Man sequel. If a deal closes, he will play the villain Mysterio. A recurring villain in Spider-Man lore, Quentin Beck is a special effects wizard and stunt man who uses his talents as a criminal. Several other characters have…