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Despite the actress repeatedly saying she’s just playing a character named Michelle, we no know with complete certainty that Zendaya is NOT playing MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Click here if you’d like to know what Michelle’s last name is. Hint: It’s a major spoiler.
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Even so, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker still got to meet MJ — just not the one we were hoping for.
During the NBA finals, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have released a series of videos to promote Spider-Man: Homecoming that were directed by Jon Watts and begins with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) having Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) invite Peter to attend his NBA Finals Party at the Avengers Tower (a.k.a. Stark Tower). When the big day comes and Peter arrives, Happy meets him by the elevators and sends him on an errand to go get snacks for Tim Duncan. At the convenience store, Spidey runs into DJ Khaled, but it is the Webhead that gets treated like a celebrity.
In the fourth and final clip, Peter finally makes to the party and his jaw hits the floor when he sees Majic Johnson — though he refers to him as “MJ.”
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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
The cast features Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green, and Marisa Tomei.
The film is being directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car), based on a screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Vacation reboot) and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released on July 7, 2017.
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