Rumor: Michael Keaton Is in Talks to Play a Villain in Spider-Man: Homecoming

It looks like Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming is about to get even more awesome with the possible inclusion of Michael Keaton as the villain in the film. The news comes from Variety, who says that the actor is in early talks to join the Jon Watts-directed film. If cast, he will join Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, and Zendaya in a mystery role.

It would be pretty damn cool to see Keaton in another superhero film. We don’t know exactly who he would be playing, but it was recently rumored that one of the villains would be Vulture. After starring in Birdman, he could conceivably be cast as Vulture. So let the speculation begin!

 

 

Sylvester Stallone Is Retiring From Playing Rambo

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Despite saying for years that he was working on a script for Rambo V, Sylvester Stallone revealed in a new interview with Variety that he has no intention of reprising his role as the iconic military war hero.

“The heart’s willing, but the body says, ‘Stay home!,’” Stallone, 69, explained in this week’s cover story. “It’s like fighters that go back for one last round and get clobbered. Leave it to someone else.” Continue reading

Why did Age of Ultron fail to match box office expectations?

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Sure, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were able to defeat Loki, and thwarted the plans of Ultron, but the Avengers could not rise above the drawing power that is Floyd “Money” Mayweather. In fact, a huge coalition of sports over the weekend successfully torpedoed the sequel’s chances of not only cracking the $200M opening weekend plateau, but also matching the opening numbers of 2012’s The Avengers. Continue reading