Michael Keaton Eyed to Play Villain in Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming

According to Variety, former Batman (1989) and Birdman star Michael Keaton is in early talks to play a villain in the Marvel and Sony co-production Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring Tom Holland.

Marisa Tomei is set to play Aunt May and former Disney Channel star Zendaya has landed the female lead. Which villain Keaton is being eyed to play is also being kept under wraps.

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Jon Watts is directing the film from a script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal are producing the movie, which focuses on a teenage Peter Parker's high school days.

Marvel's Spider-Man will make his first appearance in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, with a standalone film slated for July 7, 2017. Production is scheduled to begin this summer.