So, after being rumoured for Spider-Man: Homecoming, dropping out and then being rumoured again, Michael Keaton has been officially confirmed for the Marvel Studios and Sony team-up.
Deadline reports that the Birdman star has signed on for Jon Watt's Tom Holland-starring superhero adventure.
But who will he play? JoBlo claims that the rumours he will play long-time Spider-Man foe the Vulture are true - and that he will be teaming up with another villain, the tech-savvy Tinkerer.
They are said to team up to create the Vulture's flying suit out of Chitauri technology retrieved after the invasion of New York in Avengers.
A plot outline that was leaked on 4chan last week supports the reports that Keaton will play the flying criminal Adrian Toomes - although it is at odds with the Tinkerer rumours.
Apparently - and against all odds - there was some spare budget found once Robert Downey Jr was firmly on board, and so Keaton became a possibility for the movie again.
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Marisa Tomei, Zendaya, Laura Harrier and Tony Revolori will also star in the movie.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will open on July 7, 2017.
