Tyron Woodley Reveals Why He Left Spider-Man: Homecoming

This summer has been a big one for Spider-Man: Homecoming. The anticipated film began production in Atlanta and announced a slew of surprising cast announcements. However, it looks like at least one member of their talent line-up has dropped out of the film. According to Tyron Woodley, the UFC fighter has said he's no longer a part of Homecoming.

The athlete revealed the news during an interview with Jay & Dan for UFC on FOX. The three talked fighting before the topic of Spider-Man surfaced, and Tyron looked a bit hesitant to go in on the topic at first.

After all, fans learned that the UFC star was joining Homecoming after Tyron spilled the secret during an appearance on The MMA Hour. "I don't know if I can even say this, but I'm working on a Marvel movie on Thursday in Atlanta," he said.

And, apparently, he might have sold the secret too soon.

"This is what I said. I said that I could be working on a Marvel movie very soon, and I didn't put two-and-two together," Tyron explained. "I was in Atlanta, the only Marvel movie at that time was Spider-Man — I didn't put those things together."

The fighter then went on to reference Marvel Studios and their infamous legal team. Actors involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe have gone so far as to describe the lawyers as a team of alert snipers - and that team was not happy to learn of Tyron's tease.

"When you're working on a Marvel movie, their legal department do not play. They got word of it, and their legal department started coming down on me," he said.

However, Tyron said he ultimately backed out of the project to pursue other projects. "I did not do it because I had a previous obligation with Fox, and I thought that was a better play longterm. And I'm a man of my word."

Tyron even went on to describe what his role was even though his details were vague. "I was going to play a villain in the movie," he said, "and I think I was going to be fighting Spider-Man."

A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The cast features Tom Holland (In the Heart of the Sea), Michael Keaton (Batman, Birdman), Zendaya (K.C. Undercover), Donald Glover (The Martian, Community), Jacob Batalon (North Woods), Laura Harrier (One Life to Live), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Tyne Daly (Cagney and Lacey), Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), with Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler), and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, The Avengers). It also includes Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Kenneth Choi (The People vs. O.J. Simpson), Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), Selenis Leyva (Orange is the New Black), Isabella Amara (The Boss), Jorge Lendeborg, Jr. (Graceland), JJ Totah (Liv and Maddie), and Hannibal Buress (30 Rock).

Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released on July 7, 2017.

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