Everyone and Their Mother Was Right: Michael Keaton Is Playing the Vulture inSpider-Man: Homecoming

For the longest clock time , Marvel had reassert two thing that could easily be put together : Michael Keaton was in the picture show and the movie ’s baddie was Vulture . Marvel president Kevin Feige at last put us out of our misery by casually substantiate that Keaton would be playing the theatrical role .

This has been the rumor literally since before Keaton was even cast — when it look like the deal would n’t shut . Marvel even showed concept art of the Vulture at San Diego Comic Con , and yet still did n’t just say this . So it took aninterview with the Toronto Sunfor Feige to formally confirm it . Obviously , he did it as if we all knew ( because we all knew ):

We ’ve had a wish list and most of them in the nigh - term are come together . Cate Blanchett is playing Hela in Thor : Ragnarok . Michael Keaton ’s Vulture in Spider - Man is something . And of row , last , we ’re showcasing Josh Brolin ’s Thanos ( in Avengers : Infinity War ) . We ’re look forwards to that very much .

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So at least that ’s no longer a frustrating detail . He ’ll be a baddie alongside the Tinkerer , a C - listing Spidey villain also confirmed to be in the flick .

Assuming they go with the Adrian Toomes edition of the Vulture — the original — the scoundrel is an electronics engineer who work up himself a flying rig that also gave him superhero intensity level . His turn to crime comes when he ’s cheated by a line partner and could n’t press him in tribunal . So , naturally , he decides that offence pays .

That sounds like a utterly serviceable backstory for Spider - Man : return to work on with . And it ’ll provide Keaton a fortune to show a chain of mountains from “ sadsack genius ” to “ vicious mastermind . ” Ca n’t expect to see how they adjust it .

William Duplessie