For a fair while now, people have strongly suspected that Jake Gyllenhaal would be playing villain Mysterio in the upcoming Spider-Man: Far from Home film. But now at last, it seems we have confirmation, straight from the horse's mouth. Or the evil magician's mouth, whichever.
In the 37-year-old actor's first Instagram post, he jokingly confirmed what we all pretty much knew already. In the video he can be seen reading a classic Spider-Man comic with a cover that reads, 'The Return of the Man Called Mysterio'. The post is accompanied by the caption: "I just realised I'm not playing Spider-Man."
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The role will be the actor's first major part in a superhero blockbuster film.
In October, the Brokeback Mountain star highlighted the 'intimacy' of the new Spider-Man film.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, he said: "I would say, with John Watts who directed the movie, what makes this instalment of that franchise so great is that there is an intimacy to it.
"And there is a sense of the scenes, with the casting in particular and also the storytelling, that you feel that you're actually in a movie with human beings in it. That's what it feels like when you're working."
In May, it was reported that Gyllenhaal was in talks to play the role of Spider-Man's adversary in the Far from Home film.
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In October, it seemed clear these talks went well, after people shared footage on social media of what appeared to be the actor shooting scenes in Czech Republic in Mysterio's trademark attire.
Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced Mysterio in the comics in 1964. A special effects expert, the character (also known as Quentin Beck) used his talents to create elaborate illusions to commit crimes and to fight Spider-Man.
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Tom Holland starred as the Marvel hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming and recently appeared in Avengers: Infinity War.
Jon Watts is returning to direct the sequel to Homecoming, which earned $880 million (拢656,216,000) worldwide. Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, two of the screenwriters behind the first movie, are back as well.
Sony and Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel is due to be released on 5 July 2019.
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