Michael Keaton Turns Down Spider-Man: Homecoming

Matt McGloin / Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 8:14PM

Michael Keaton is not playing the Spider-Man: Homecoming villain.

Following Variety reporting Keaton was in talks for a villain role, Deadline then followed up that the deal was unlikely.

Now a reporter for THR says the deal never got passed the offer stage, meaning Marvel/Sony offered Keaton a role, but he turned it down.

The current rumored villain for the movie is Vulture.

Spider-Man: Homecoming has a July 7, 2017 release directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Laura Harrier and Tony Revolori.

The dangers of trying to report deal too early: Michael Keaton NOT doing Spider-Man. Talks never got past the offer stage.

— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) April 21, 2016

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Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more. Matt's scoops include the biggest of them all when he released the 'Avengers: Endgame' title before 'Infinity War.' Recently saw Matt first say Marvel is retooling 'Daredevil: Born Again,' which was confirmed exactly as he said months later by the trades.