Another Marvel rumor has been put to rest (for now) as another actor takes to social media to debunk it.Vincent D’Onofrio, who plays Kingpin in Netflix and Marvel’sDaredevilseries, addressed a rumor that his character could possibly appear in the forthcomingSpider-Man: Homecomingfilm in the MCU.
Taking to Twitter, he wrote:
Although, he followed up withanother tweeturging fans to “tell Marvel” if they want Kingpin crossing over onto the big screen. So far, we know thatTom Holland,Melissa Tomei, andRobert Downey Jr.will feature inHomecomingas Peter Parker, Aunt May, and Tony Stark, respectively.Michael Keatonisback on track to play the villain, while Disney Channel starZendayaandThe Grand Budapest Hotel’sTony Revoloriare also on board.
Sadly, the Marvel movies headed byKevin Feigearen’t as connected toJeph Loeb’s TV division as fans might like. Back during our set visit forCaptain America: Civil War, screenwritersChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeelywereunawareof anything going on withAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., implying they weren’t going to address any of its events in their film. Recently, actressChloe Bennet(Daisy) called out Marvel Studios for ignoring her series. “People who make movies for Marvel, why don’t you acknowledge what happens on our show? Why don’t you guys go ask them that? ‘Cause they don’t seem to care,” she said, viaBleeding Cool.
Last year, Marvel hadan internal shake-upwhen it was revealed Feige (and, therefore, the movie side) would no longer report toIke Perlmutterand his “creative committee” after longtime frustration from Feige over their constant interference. So now the film side reports to Disney’sAlan Hornand Perlmutter stays the course on the TV side, which is a likely influence of this split. This also makes the prospect ofThe Defendersor theS.H.I.E.L.D.heroes showing up for the two-partAvengers: Infinity Warunlikely, though never say never.
