As expected, its time for our weekly ten new additions to the Spider-Man: Homecoming class. In all seriousness, following this post I think we should have a general idea of everyone who will be starring in the film. But who knows, the studio may still have some key characters to cast and surprises in store. Following the addition of several big name actors including Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Martin Starr, and Logan Marshall-Green, Homecoming hasn't stopped adding on more and more talent to this cast. Now that it has finally begun filming, we have our first set photos of the film that give us some details about the characters these actor will be playing, and what to expect from Peter Parker's latest outing.
So far all of the set photos have been taken on the Atlanta set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, in the high school Peter Parker will be attending. While not every cast member is seen in these photos we do of course see Tom Holland, Zendaya, Martin Starr, Laura Harrier, Michael Barbieri, Tony Revolori, and Kenneth Choi. We also see several new cast additions including Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black), Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation), and Isabella Amara (The Boss). Take a look at all the set photos for yourself below:
Alright so just to make things clear, we really have no idea who any of these actors are playing aside from Tom Holland. The only other piece of information we've had to go by is that Zendaya will be playing a character name Michelle, and Tony Revolori will be playing a character named Manuel, both of which may just be fake names. But what we can gather from these pictures is that everyone in them is most likely playing either fellow classmates of Peter, or his teachers. Martin Starr and Selenis Levya (Orange is the New Black)both seem to be playing some kind of teachers, while we know Kenneth Choi will be the principal of the school. Barbieri, Zendaya, Revolori, Harrier, Amara, and Attah all seem to be classmates of Peter.
Judging by Peter's t-shirt in the first few pictures, he'll apparently be attending the "Midtown School of Science and Technology" rather than plain old Midtown High from the comics. This is more than likely some sort of magnet school that specializes in Peter's interest, and maybe he was given the opportunity to attend the school thanks to his relationship with Tony Stark. Peter is of course very gifted in science, so it isn't hard to imagine a modern day version of the character attending a school more advanced than any other in its curriculum. It does make me wonder if we will see Gwen Stacy as one of his classmates, given her intelligence and interest in science in the comics. But it doesn't seem likely considering how recently the character appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man films.
Other cast members that have come on board include young stars J.J. Totah and Jorge Lendeborg Jr., who are also practically guaranteed to play other students at the school. Michael Mando of Better Call Saul fame has come on board in an unspecified role, and Bookem Woodmine (Fargo) will be playing yet another villain in the film (With Keaton and Marshall-Green already rumored to play villains themselves). Lastly comedian Hannibal Buress (Neighbors) will be joining the cast, and my guess is he'll be playing the chill security guard at Peter's school that always lets him cut class when he has to go off and fight crime spontaneously.
So there you have it. What do you think of the Spider-Man: Homecoming cast so far? Any guesses as to who any of these actors are playing? Let us know below!
