Jake Gyllenhaal joined Instagram and revealed he is starring as a villain in the upcoming Spider-Man film.
The US actor will play Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which will see British star Tom Holland reprise his role as the web-swinging superhero.
Gyllenhaal had been rumoured to be in the film and confirmed the news on Instagram on Wednesday.
His maiden post on the social media website was a video showing him engrossed in a Spider-Man comic titled The Return Of The Man Called Mysterio!
As he pulled the comic book away from his face, he said: “Woah, What the …!”
He jokingly captioned the post: “I just realized I’m not playing Spider-Man.”
In the comments section, his Spider-Man: Far From Home co-star Zendaya posted applause emoji while fellow Marvel star Mark Ruffalo wrote, “same” along with a sad face emoji.
Mysterio, real name Quentin Beck, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #13 in June 1964. He is a special effects experts who uses his talents to commit crimes.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is a sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and is due to be released in July 2019.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here