Spider-Man: Homecoming

[The Laughing Fish]

This is the new name of the reboot. I must admit I'm not too crazy over the title.



Marvel are showing a scene already filmed of Tony Stark showing up at Aunt May's house to meet Peter Parker at a presentation in Las Vegas, according to this report below.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11419936/spider-man-homecoming-sony-marvel-announce

[riddler]

looks too cartoony so far.

[johnnygobbs]

I'm not keen on the title but I do like the branding.  It's about time Spider-Man went back to his colourful, upbeat, pre-Nolan roots.

[Silver Nemesis]

Variety's reporting that Michael Keaton's being eyed to play the villain! 

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/michael-keaton-spider-man-villain-homecoming-2-1201752759/

[johnnygobbs]

Variety's reporting that Michael Keaton's being eyed to play the villain! 

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/michael-keaton-spider-man-villain-homecoming-2-1201752759/

You beat me to the punch. 

It's almost ironic that he may be going back to CBMs after 'Birdman'.

I wonder who he will be playing.  Apart from Norman Osborn I'm not sure which classic Spider-Man villain would best suit his talents. Maybe Mysterio?  A younger-looking, slightly less bald Vulture?

[The Dark Knight]

Variety's reporting that Michael Keaton's being eyed to play the villain! 

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/michael-keaton-spider-man-villain-homecoming-2-1201752759/

That's cool. I think the font works...the title will grow on me.

[riddler]

Here's my shortlist of villains which I could see Keaton playing
Vulture: this actually has more merit than you may think. While he's an old man in the comics, it's hard to get an old actor to do such a physical role so if they do the vulture on screen, they'd likely use a younger actor
Tinkerer: Another old man although less physical than the Vulture. Might be too cartoony to bring to live action
Norman Osborn: would be similar to his role in Robocop with the supervillain aspect
Hobgoblin: similar to green goblin
Allistair Smythe: should he not want to play a physical role again.

[Silver Nemesis]

I wonder who he will be playing.  Apart from Norman Osborn I'm not sure which classic Spider-Man villain would best suit his talents. Maybe Mysterio?  A younger-looking, slightly less bald Vulture?

My money's on Quentin Beck/Mysterio.

Vulture's a possibility, but seems a little too obvious with the whole Birdman connection. Mysterio would also relate to Birdman, albeit on a more thematic level – a dispossessed, washed-up Hollywood artist, frustrated with his lack of relevancy in the modern world, going to extreme lengths to reclaim his former glory. It's a role that would allow Keaton to flex both his comedic and dramatic talents, injecting the character with equal doses of humour and pathos. And I think Mysterio would probably fit in better with the more light-hearted approach they're taking for this version of Spider-Man.

He might well be playing Silvermane, Chameleon, Hobgoblin or someone else altogether. But I'm betting it'll be Mysterio.

[Silver Nemesis]

Variety's now reporting the deal with Keaton may have fallen through. They're also saying Robert Downey Jr will make an appearance.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/robert-downey-jr-to-appear-in-spider-man-homecoming-1201758355/

[The Joker]

I wouldn't mind Mysterio. He's probably the one un-used villain in Spidey's rogues gallery that most people want to see finally realized in live action, but at the same time, I wouldn't mind Vulture either. It's just too bad that it won't be John Malkovich, as it was planned to be for the cancelled Spider-Man 4, as that would have been something!

I recently read the graphic novel "Spider-Man: Season One" and I thought Vulture, as a physical adversary, was more than competent. I remember reading somewhere that comic book creator Roger Stern felt that the Vulture should be represented as one of Spider-Man's top villains, due to the idea that Peter Parker represents youth, where the Vulture represents age, and what we are left with is a "Youth vs Age" motif that could be highlighted greatly in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Especially with the film supposedly being very much a high school/John Hughes type Spider-Man movie. Something of which I don't believe we have ever quite got before...