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Michael Keaton wanted for villain role in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

By Wade Sheridan
Michael Keaton arrives on the red carpet during the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, 2016. Keaton is reportedly in early talks to star in Marvel and Sony's upcoming reboot, "Spider-Man: Homecoming." File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
1 of 2 | Michael Keaton arrives on the red carpet during the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, 2016. Keaton is reportedly in early talks to star in Marvel and Sony's upcoming reboot, "Spider-Man: Homecoming." File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 14 (UPI) -- Michael Keaton is reportedly being pursued to join Sony and Marvel's upcoming superhero reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming.

According to Variety, sources claim that the actor is in early talks to play an unspecified villain role in the film alongside new Spider-Man actor Tom Holland.

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Both Sony and Marvel have yet to comment on the potential casting.

Homecoming was just announced as the official title for the project Tuesday during CinemaCon. A new logo was also revealed.

The role would mark a return for Keaton to the superhero genre having famously portrayed Batman in 1992's Batman Returns, not counting 2014's Oscar-winning drama Birdman.

Announced cast members for Spider-Man: Homecoming include Marisa Tomei as Aunt May and Zendaya who has signed onto the film for a mystery role. Holland will first appear as the iconic web-slinger in Marvel's upcoming superhero epic, Captain America: Civil War.

Directed by Jon Watts from a script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters July 7, 2017.

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