Back in August UFC fighter
Tyron Woodley teased, "
I don’t know if I can even say this but I’m working on a Marvel movie on Thursday in Atlanta." He thought he was being careful enough by not naming the film that he was set to work on, but fans quickly figured out that it was
Spider-Man: Homecoming as that was the only Marvel production currently shooting at Pinewood Studios' Atlanta location.
In a new interview with Fox Sports, Woodley reveals that short tease landed him in big trouble with Marvel Studios' Legal Department. "
Number one, this is what I said - I said that I could be working on a Marvel movie very soon, and I didn’t put two-and-two together. I was in Atlanta, the only Marvel movie at that time [in Atlanta] was Spider-Man — I didn’t put those things together. When you're working on a Marvel movie, their Legal Department do not play. So they got word of it and everyone started coming down on me - the people that were casting me for the part. "
Woodley went on to explain that he's no longer in the film because of a prior ccommitment to Fox, which would appear to be his UFC 205 title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12. "
I did not do it because I had a previous obligation with Fox, and I thought that was a better play long-term. And I’m a man of my word."
Again, while some outlets are reporting that Woodley was fired because he teased his role back in August, Woodley never makes that statement and implies his upcoming UFC 205 fight is what kept him out of Homecoming. Whether you actually believe that's the case is up to you...
Spider-Man: Homecoming arrives in theaters on July 7, 2017.