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Michael Keaton to play a bird again but as villain in Spider-Man Homecoming

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in an interview with the Toronto Sun that Keaton will play Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Published on: Nov 9, 2016, 21:45:20 IST
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Michael Keaton is returning to his superhero roots, this time as a villain, in next year’s Spider-man reboot.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in an interview with the Toronto Sun that Keaton will play Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. (AFP)
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in an interview with the Toronto Sun that Keaton will play Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. (AFP)

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in an interview with the Toronto Sun that Keaton will play Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The Vulture is an alias used by several fictional characters, all supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics. (Marvel)
The Vulture is an alias used by several fictional characters, all supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics. (Marvel)

Keaton played the title character in the 1989 version of Batman and its 1992 sequel, Batman Returns. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his turn as an actor dogged by his days playing a superhero in 2014’s Birdman.

Spider-Man: Homecoming will be the first film in the franchise to be produced by Marvel Studios. It stars Tom Holland as the web slinger and is set for release in July.

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