Jake Gyllenhaal in Talks to Join the Cast of the SPIDER MAN: HOMECOMING Sequel

According to Variety, Jake Gyllenhaal has found his first comic-book movie role.

The Oscar-nominated actor is set to join Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel. It's currently unknown who he would be playing, but sources say he would likely be the new villain, joining Michael Keaton, who will return to reprise his role of Vulture.

Tom Holland is returning to play Peter Parker, with Zendaya and Marisa Tomei also coming back for the sequel. Jon Watts is back as director and Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are penning the script.

Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal are producing.

Details of the plot are unknown at this time, but sources say Marvel and Sony, who will co-produce the film, were looking to cast a new male and female lead, with the desire for the male lead to be played by an A-list actor. Actresses for the female role, which is expected to be someone in her 20s, are currently being auditioned by execs.

Jake Gyllenhaal made his Broadway debut in 2015's CONSTELLATIONS, the acclaimed new play by Nick Payne, directed by Michael Longhurst and co-starring Ruth Wilson. The limited engagement played at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. He was last seen on Broadway in the revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George. He has been nominated for Tony and Academy Awards for his work on stage and screen. Select film credits include October Sky, Brokeback Mountain, Prisoners, Southpaw, Nightcrawler, Donnie Darko, & Love and Other Drugs.

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