Following the news that Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play Mysterio in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel, now comes word on another villain who’ll be featuring in the follow-up.

As per Variety, Michael Keaton will be reprising his role as Adrian Toomes, aka the Vulture. Already, tongues are wagging that this could be further leaning towards the foundations of the Sinister Six being laid in the Homecoming sequel.

The Sinister Six, of course, is a group of nefarious Spidey rogues who all band together to try and wipe out the Wall-crawler for good. Over the decades, the line-up itself has often changed, but both Mysterio and Vulture have been frequent members of the team. Similarly, Mac Gargan, aka Scorpion, is another who has been a part of the group – and he was previously seen in Homecoming as played by Michael Mando.

In addition to this, the outlet also reports that the sequel is currently auditioning actresses in the 20s for a lead role in the picture. Just who that character is remains to be seen.

Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are currently putting together the to-be-titled sequel’s screenplay, with Homecoming director Jon Watts returning to direct the July 2019 release.

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