It’s official!Robert Downey Jr.is joingingSpider-Man: Homecoming. When thenew trailerforCaptain America: Civil Wardebuted last month, it gave us our first look atTom Hollandas the newSpider-Man, who will go on to star in Marvel and Sony’s rebootSpider-Man: Homecoming. The trailer featuredRobert Downey Jr.‘sIron Mancalling out for the web-slinger, who steals Captain America’s shield before swooping in to introduce himself. Today we have a new report which confirms the old rumors thatRobert Downey Jr.will be reprising hisIron Manrole in the upcomingSpider-Man: Homecoming.
The news isn’t terribly surprising, since footage fromCaptain America: Civil Warshown at CinemaCon last week featured Peter Parker (Tom Holland) coming home to find Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in his living room with Aunt May (Marisa Tomei). When the new Spidey role was being cast,Tom Hollandand other candidates were flown in to the Atlanta set ofCaptain America: Civil War, to read with bothRobert Downey Jr.andChris Evans.Deadlineis also reporting, though, that, while theSpider-Man reboothas gainedRobert Downey Jr., the project has also lostMichael Keaton.
We reported last week thatMichael Keatonwas being sought to play the main villain inSpider-Man: Homecoming, who has been rumored to be Vulture. This new report reveals that the actor has fallen out of talks with Marvel and Sony, as the studios continue to search for the right actor to play this unspecified villain. It isn’t known when production will begin onSpider-Man: Homecoming, but both Marvel and Sony have already set a June 30, 2025 release date. Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigehas already confirmed that it’s possible other Marvel characters could appear alongsideSpider-Man, but as of now,Iron Manis the only one who has been confirmed.
There have also been rumors thatSpider-Man: Homecomingwill be the start of a new Spidey trilogy, which is set within Peter Parker’s high school years. The project will forgo the origin story previously told in the originalSpider-Mantrilogy andThe Amazing Spider-Manreboot movies, with Peter Parker already established as the wall crawler, as he juggles his crime fighting activities with his school work. The studios’ plans for a trilogy have not yet been confirmed at this time, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Robert Downey Jr.joins a cast that also includesZendaya Coleman, who signed on recently to play a character named Michelle, along withLaura Harrieras an unspecified high school student andTony Revolorias Peter’s schoolyard enemy Manuel.Jon Watts(Cop Car) is directingSpider-Man: Homecomingfrom a script byJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan M. Goldstein(Vacation). We’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates onSpider-Man: Homecomingas more details and cast members are announced.
