ButJohn Leguizamosays he nearly got the role instead.
Leguizamo revealed that he was in negotiations with Sony to play Vulture after talks with Keaton initially fell through.
I said, ‘Well, okay, I guess.’
John Leguizamo says he almost played Vulture in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ instead of Michael Keaton.Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia
They said, ‘No, we’ll work with you again…’ That’s what happened there."
Leguizamo added that Sony did offer him a consolation part after picking Keaton, but he wasn’t interested.
“They offered me something tiny,” Leguizamo said.
“I went, ‘Nuh uh.'”
Representatives for Sony did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
But the future of Holland’s Peter Parker remains uncertain.
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