Spider-Man: Homecoming's Big Villain Revealed

With Spider-Man: Homecoming currently in production, there has been plenty of casting news over the past few weeks. A first look at the movie was shown at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, alongside confirmation of the film's big villain. An early teaser revealed that the wallcrawler would be facing the Vulture, who can also be seen in new concept art from the movie:

Although Michael Keaton is known to be playing a villanious role, it has not been announced if he will portray the Vulture.

According to BMD, the footage that Marvel showed at Comic-Con focuses upon Peter Parker as he deals with everyday high school life while secretly working on his web fluid in science classes. The site states that the Vulture appears at the end of the short teaser.

Spider-Man: Homecoming will be the first standalone Spidey movie from Marvel Studios, following a co-production deal with Sony Pictures. It stars Tom Holland as Peter, plus Marisa Tomei, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Bokeem Woodbine, Tony Revolori, and Tyne Daly.

A number of images have been released from the production over the past weeks, including Holland in costume, and on-set with co-star Zendaya.

Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters on July 7, 2017.