Spider-Man: Homecoming won't have Michael Keaton as the villain

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Yesterday we learned that Robert Downey Jr. has signed up t꧋o appear as Iron Man in the rebooted 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Homecoming, the first of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:several rumored MCU characters making the leap to the Sony-funded flick. Well, as the saying goes, you win some, you lose some. The addition of Senor Stark is definitely a win for Pet﷽er Parker's solo outing - but it had conse𝓀quences. . 

Keaton was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:in early discussions for the part, that's rumored to be classic Spidey villain Vulture. Back when The Amazinꦉg Spider-Man 3 was still a possibility, Vulture was expected to be that movie's central baddie, so there's clearly something about him that the studio feels is destined for the big screen treatment. Bearing in mind Keaton's recent career upswing, it's a damn shame that we won't see the former Bruce Wayne switch 🌌to the dark side. 

According , it came down to cold hard cash. Sony 's budget was pushed to breaking point when Robert Downey Jr. became loosely connected to the film. There was just no way the studio could afford both high-profile actors, and so Keaton dropped out. A💖lthough he does add that this same thing happened with Mickey Rourke on Iron Man 2, so there's still hope...

Directed by Jon 🌌Watts and starring Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Tony Revolori, Laura Harrier and Zendaya, Spider-Man: Homecoming will swing into ꦕUS theaters on July 7, 2017, and UK cinemas on July 28, 2017.

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Gem Seddon is GamesRadar+'s west coast Entertainment News Reporter, working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be fo♒und writing about the alternative health and wellness indust🎐ry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.