Earlier today, we showed you theSpider-tracerin a brief preview for the newSpider-Man: Homecomingtrailer, which debuts tomorrow. We’ve known for quite some time that the movie’s villain is Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. Vulture (Michael Keaton). It has now been revealed that Adrian is a regular blue-collar worker, who runs a salvage yard that cleans up after massive superhero battles. We also have word that Toomes has a connection with Tony Stark himself, which leads him down this villainous path.
USA Todaycaught up with directorJon Watts, who says he wants to show theMarvel Cinematic Universefrom the perspective of the “regular joe.” The director, along with producerEric Hauserman Carroll, also reveal that Adrian Toomes' salvage yard is no longer needed to clean up after these battles, once a new government organization, founded by Tony Stark himself, takes over these operations. Here’s what producerEric Hauserman Carrollhad to say about Toomes' villainous path.
“(He) has a bone to pick (with Tony Stark). (He) sort of becomes the dark Tony Stark. He thinks once he has this money and power, he’ll have more control of his life.”
With the help of his crew, which includesShocker(Bokeem Woodbine) and the Tinkerer (Michael Chernus), Toomes uses “scavenged alien artifacts and stolen advanced tech” to build their own weapons, which they then sell to other criminals in New York. DirectorJon Wattsreveals that he took inspiration fromJohn C. Reilly’s character Rhomann Dey in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy, an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary situation. Here’s whatJon Wattshad to say about how he used this approach forSpider-Man: Homecoming.
“I like the idea that in these huge movies, you pick out one extra and you’re like, ‘What does he think of all this?’ Sometimes these movies are so casual about just destroying whole cities and incredible things happen and everyone’s like, ‘Eh, whatever.’ If that really happened, it would be amazing and change everything. (We get to use) this neat junk from all the other movies. It’s a really great starting point for the villains to have the Vulture picking over the stuff and finding the valuable exotic elements and having theTinkererassemble into something that could be used. (The MCU is a place) where you may be a villain and a real person, too. Being a supervillain isn’t necessarily your full-time job.”
We reported earlier this month thatSpider-Man: Homecoming reshootshad gotten under way, with actressLaura Harrierconfirming the additional photography on Instagram. It hasn’t been confirmed how long the reshoots will take place for. Sony has also announced that a sequel toSpider-Man: Homecominghas been set for release on August 25, 2025. It is believed that each of these movies will represent a year of Peter Parker’s high school career, with Peter in his sophomore year in this movie.Spider-Man: Homecomingwill also starMarisa Tomeias Aunt May,Robert Downey Jr.as Tony Stark,Zendayaplaying Michelle,Tony Revolorias Flash Thompson,Jon Favreauas Tony’s bodyguard Happy Hogan,Angourie Riceas Betty Brant,Michael Barbierias Jason Macendale,Isabela Amaraas Sally,Kenneth Choiplaying Principal Morita,Michael Chernusas Tinkerer,Bokeem Woodbineas Shocker andDonald Gloverin an unspecified role.
