WithSpider-Man: Homecominggearing up to start shooting soon, more and more cast members are being announced every day. And today is no exception. Coming aboard isSilicon ValleystarMartin Starr, who actually has an interesting tie to the creative side of the team. The actor got his start in Hollywood appearing alongside screenwriterJohn Francis Daleyin the cult favorite TV seriesFreaks and Geeks. At this time, it isn’t known whoStarrwill be playing, but it might be safe to say that he’ll be taking on another ‘geek’.
While this is certainly fun news for genre fans, which arrives courtesy ofDeadline, THR also has a new report on casting forSpider-Man: Homecoming. They reveal thatPrometheusstarLogan Marshall-Greenhas come aboard. Though, no further information has been revealed about his character. Aside from Peter Parker, played byTom Holland, and Aunt May, played byMarisa Tomei, Marvel and Sony are keeping a tight lid on the other iconicMarvel charactersthat will show up in the movie.
Though, we do know thatRobert Downey Jr.will be reprising his role as Iron Man.Michael Keatonis playing the villain, whom many speculate is The Vulture. If true,Homecomingwill mark the first time this particularSpider-manvillain has been seen on the big screen. Though, Sam Raimi was going to use The Vulture in his canceledSpider-Man 4, which would have been played by John Malkovich. And there were plans to introduce the character inThe Amazing Spider-Man 3, which was hinted at in2’s post-credit sequence. The Vulture would have also gone onto feature as one of theSinister Six, a movie Sony still sounds intent on releasing sometime in the near future.
There have been rumors that the lesser known villainThe Tinkererwill be showing up inSpider-Man: Homecoming. And that might just be the perfect character of the eccentricMartin Starr. Though, the report fromTHRclaims thatLogan Marshall-Greenis actually playing the secondary villain. The report almost makes it sound as though Michael Keaton’s character andMarshall-Green’s character are in cahoots. No further story details have been unveiled at this time.
Also joining the cast in recent months are pop starZendaya, who is playing the unidentified female lead. Though it has been noted that she is not Peter Parker’s love interest, but instead a high school classmate. Tony Revolori’s unnamed character is a new kind of bully and described as Parker’s schoolyard nemesis, which could point to him also being a burgeoning scientist. Laura Harrier is also appearing in the movie.Jon Wattsis directing this reboot, with the aforementionedJohn Francis Daleypenning the screenplay alongside hisVacationreboot co-writerJonathan M. Goldstein. Deadline does seemingly confirm thatMichael Keatonis playing the Vulture, but we believe that is just hearsay at this point, as it has never been confirmed by Marvel and Sony.
