Since the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man has been caught between two worlds. Although the character has had his own movies in the MCU, the rights are owned by Sony, which has taken the wall-crawler’s adventures to new heights, especially with the acclaimed animated Spider-Verse trilogy: Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse, and the highly anticipated Beyond the Spider-Verse. Despite these universes rarely crossing over, a recent casting news has revealed that a key shared character is on the way, albeit with a very different look.
We have been left like a tombstone
Marvin Jones III has been confirmed to portray Tombstone in the upcoming movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Jones previously voiced this character in Into the Spider-Verse, where he is Kingpin’s right-hand man and head of security for Fisk Industries. Since Marvel’s Spider-Man movies are set in a different universe, it is likely that the version of Tombstone in Brand New Day will take on a completely different role. In the comics, Tombstone is a crime boss comparable to Kingpin, suggesting that he could complicate Peter Parker’s life while Kingpin deals with other issues, possibly related to Matt Murdock.
This will be the first time Jones brings Lápida to live action characters, a challenge he knows well, as he previously portrayed another villain, Tobias Whale, in the CW series Black Lightning. Additionally, it has been reported that Jones was originally supposed to play Lápida in El Muerto, a spinoff movie from the Sonyverse starring Bad Bunny, which was quietly pulled in 2023.
Although the details of the plot of Brand New Day are still unknown, the elements of the cast are coming together. Mark Ruffalo will return as Hulk, Zendaya as MJ, and Sadie Sink in a yet unknown role. With the inclusion of Tombstone, it seems that Spider-Man will face a street-level threat, even if the main villain is someone else. In this new attempt by Spidey to start over, complications seem inevitable.
