Once upon a time, Jake Gyllenhaal was slated to replace Tobey Maguire as the new Spider-Man. That obviously didn't pan out but he'll now enter the wall-crawler's world in Spider-Man: Far From Home as Mysterio; a character that comic book fans will know as a villain, but who will seemingly be introduced as a hero.
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor was asked if he's playing a bad guy and he refused to confirm or deny anything regarding Mysterio's status. He did, however, shed some light on why he's chosen now to make the leap from Indie movies to the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"I guess the movies I make are a little weird. It is different and it’s really fun, I was looking for a role in a space that felt like I could do something with it – and I did something with it. I don’t know how good I did with it but I did something with it. It’s very exciting."
Just like Michael Keaton's Vulture, we'll presumably see more of Mysterio somewhere down the line, especially if Marvel Studios is planning to build to the Sinister Six.
The full interview is well worth a watch so make sure to check it out below.
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Happy Hogan
The trailer kicks off with Peter's Aunt May clearly enjoying her nephew's fame but things take an unexpected turn when Happy Hogan arrives and, well, the two of them seem to be getting on a little too well for the wall-crawler's liking!
Happy played a small but pivotal role in Spider-Man: Homecoming and with Tony Stark's status unclear following the events of Avengers: Endgame, it makes sense for him to step up here (it also wouldn't have really added up for Tony to be romantically involved with May now he's rekindled things with Pepper Potts).
The question is, when did Happy and May get the chance to grow close? Presumably, it has something to do with the charitable work Peter appears to be doing as his superhero alter-ego.
But What's The Deal With His Powers?
Here's something we didn't read in the descriptions of the trailer that popped up online last month.
Mysterio's powers definitely appear to be magic based as symbols are being conjured in front of his hands which don't look at that different to what we see from Doctor Strange during his adventures. Rather than Beck making his suit from salvaged Chitauri tech, is it possible that he's a failed sorcerer who is now using his limited abilities for nefarious means?
That would definitely be a more interesting route to take things down that recycling a plot point from Spider-Man: Homecoming and basically making him Vulture 2.0 as a result.
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