{"id":380060,"date":"2026-10-07T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=380060"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:28:34","slug":"he-was-going-to-replace-michael-keaton-in-spider-man-homecoming-and-found-out-at-the-last-minute-that-it-wouldnt-be-so-but-what-the-fuck-is-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/he-was-going-to-replace-michael-keaton-in-spider-man-homecoming-and-found-out-at-the-last-minute-that-it-wouldnt-be-so-but-what-the-fuck-is-this\/","title":{"rendered":"He was going to replace Michael Keaton in \u2018Spider-Man: Homecoming\u2019 and found out at the last minute that it wouldn\u2019t be so: \u201cBut what the fuck is this?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s well known that, until the very end, the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming could have been John Leguizamo. In fact, the actor was convinced the role was his until Michael Keaton finally decided<\/a> to return to the role<\/strong>. And although at first, in interviews, he seemed to take it well (\u201cWell, okay, I guess\u201d<\/em>, he recalls saying), now his tone has changed. Rightly so.<\/p>\n

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As he put it, \u201cI was offered the Vulture, and then the head of the studio called me, \u2018Oh, John, this is really terrible.\u2019 We had already negotiated and accepted the terms. I hadn\u2019t signed a contract, but I had agreed to the terms, we were well into negotiations<\/strong>. And she told me \u2018We want the role back, Michael Keaton wants it back.\u2019 And I\u2019m thinking \u2018What the hell is this?\u2019\u201d<\/em>. That\u2019s how you go from being part of a mega-franchise to being last in line. Oh, John.<\/p>\n\n

Shortly afterward he rationalized it and still couldn\u2019t believe it: \u201cI\u2019d never heard of anything that crazy. I could have sued, but my representatives are cowards. It could backfire on me. I mean, I don\u2019t usually get into lawsuits, anyway. It\u2019s not who I am.<\/strong> I\u2019d rather make a move and create my own things\u201d<\/em>. That, mind you, hasn\u2019t dampened his desire to become a superhero\u2026 Or, rather, a supervillain.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d come back if they offered me the Riddler or a similar role. I\u2019d come back to other franchises, if they made it worth my while. But then they offered me the role of a scientist in the movie and I said \u2018No, thank you. Thank you, but no\u2019\u201d<\/em>. Well then, let DC go ahead and pick up the phone, because Leguizamo wants to put on tights no matter what<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s well known that, until the very end, the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming could have been John Leguizamo. In fact, the actor was convinced the role was his until Michael Keaton finally decided to return to the role. And although at first, in interviews, he seemed to take it well (\u201cWell, okay, I guess\u201d, he … Continue reading “He was going to replace Michael Keaton in \u2018Spider-Man: Homecoming\u2019 and found out at the last minute that it wouldn\u2019t be so: \u201cBut what the fuck is this?\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":380059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-380060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t