{"id":2040780,"date":"2026-07-13T12:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040780"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:11:12","slug":"i-would-have-been-so-miscast-hamilton-star-lin-manuel-miranda-reveals-surprising-mcu-spider-man-role-he-turned-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040780","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Would Have Been So Miscast&#8217;: Hamilton Star Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals Surprising MCU Spider-Man Role He Turned Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-862658659 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/spider-man-homecoming\">Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/a> almost starred Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning songwriter and actor has revealed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x98qTp6i_7A\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Sad Confused<\/a> podcast nearly 10 years on, Miranda confirmed for the first time that he had turned down the role of Spider-Man villain Vulture, ultimately played Michael Keaton.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s hard to imagine anyone but Keaton in the role now \u2014 and Miranda himself said that he believed he would have been &#8220;deeply miscast&#8221; as Vulture \u2014 but the frequent Disney collaborator suggested he still would have loved to take part, had the timing been better.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day Cast and Characters: Who&#8217;s Confirmed for the MCU Sequel?<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026, and we\u2019ll finally get to know how Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker has been dealing with the world forgetting who he was.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhile we still don\u2019t know too much about the story of this film, the cast is starting to become a bit clearer. To that end, we\u2019re here to gather all the big confirmed and reported members of this production that will help lead us into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll keep updating this page as we learn more about the cast and characters of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but for now, let us know what you\u2019re hoping for in this much-anticipated entry in the MCU! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nTom Holland will once again star as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but perhaps at the lowest we\u2019ve ever seen him. Well, maybe the second lowest, as turning to dust in Tony Stark\u2019s arms sounds pretty awful.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThanks to a spell Doctor Strange had to cast to cause the world to forget Peter Parker, Holland\u2019s character has never been more alone. As if that isn\u2019t bad enough, he\u2019s also still mourning the death of Aunt May.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHolland himself has talked about the upcoming film, saying it \u201creally feels like we aren&apos;t making the fourth movie. We&apos;re making the first movie in the chapter. This is a rebirth. This is something completely new.&quot;\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, it stops being so painful, as Holland was recently rushed to the hospital and suffered a \u201cmild concussion\u201d while filming a stunt on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Hey, no one said being a superhero was easy! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 12 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zendaya as Michelle \u2018MJ\u2019 Jones\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe all know and love that Zendaya and Holland are engaged in real life, but things aren\u2019t so great for the pair in the MCU. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dr. Strange\u2019s spell made the world forget Peter Parker, and that included his love interest, MJ.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, these two hearts can reconnect in Brand New Day! When they last saw each other in No Way Home, MJ may have felt something when Parker was trying to hold back tears while saying goodbye at the shop where she worked, hinting that there may be a part of her that still remembers the love they felt for each other.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacob Batalon as Ned\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nJacob Batalon is Peter Parker\u2019s closest friend, Ned; unfortunately, the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day also resulted in Ned forgetting who Peter Parker is too.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nGood friendships can last through most things, and we hope these two can get back to being best friends and laughing together. However, could the lack of Ned in Peter\u2019s life, at least for the moment, lead our hero to finding a new friend? Perhaps one in the Osborn family? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sadie Sink\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia Deadline, Stranger Things\u2019 Sadie Sink has reportedly been cast in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, although it has yet to be confirmed who she will be playing. However, that hasn\u2019t stopped the rumor mill, and Deadline speculates that Sink will play either X-Men character Jean Grey or \u201canother beloved redheaded Spider-Man character.\u201d\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe latter suggestion clearly hints at Mary Jane Watson, but this Spidey series already has its \u2018MJ\u2019 in Zendaya, even though she plays Michelle Jones-Watson. Either way, Sink looks to be playing a \u201csignificant\u201d role in this fourth MCU Spidey film, so we shouldn\u2019t have to wait too much longer to find out who her character is.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle \/ The Punisher\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia THR, Jon Bernthal has once again been cast as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, but this time it will be in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He may have to be a little less violent, as this film is PG-13, but his presence will still no doubt be felt.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe last time we saw the Punisher was in Disney+\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again, where he was Kingpin\u2019s prisoner at Red Hook. However, he was able to grab a guard and break his arm to escape, seemingly setting him up to appear in not only Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but also his own Guardians of the Galaxy-style Marvel special.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nCould we also see Charlie Cox\u2019s Daredevil in Spider-Man: Brand New Day after he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home? Only time will tell!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I would have been miscast,&#8221; Miranda began. &#8220;It was Vulture, and [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin Feige told me the whole plot [of Spider-Man: Homecoming] over the phone.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;&#8216;And they get to the door and it&#8217;s her dad&#8217;,&#8221; Miranda continued, recalling Feige telling him about the moment that Vulture&#8217;s secret identity is revealed. &#8220;I went &#8216;OH!&#8217; over the phone. I was the canary in the coal mine,&#8221; he added, claiming that Feige later told him that his shocked reaction was the moment he realized that the film was going to work.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But despite being impressed with the movie&#8217;s plot, Miranda felt he had to turn down the role as it began shooting &#8220;literally as [I] stepped off the stage doing Hamilton&#8221; after a nearly 18-month run, which had left him in need of a break.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I went, &#8216;I would really like this, I really like these movies, but I would like to stay married, so I cannot do this.&#8217; And god, it would have been terrible,&#8221; Miranda continued. &#8220;Michael Keaton was perfect, they found exactly who they needed. And I&#8217;m very glad. I have no regrets, I needed a vacation so badly, and I think I would have been deeply miscast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Released in 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first solo outing for Tom Holland&#8217;s take on Spidey, and a huge hit for Marvel. This month sees the launch of Holland&#8217;s fourth Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day, which is expected to open with the year&#8217;s best box office so far. Over the weekend, Feige suggested that <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/kevin-feige-teases-appearance-from-florence-pugh-as-yelena-belova-in-spider-man-brand-new-day\">the movie would feature an appearance by Florence Pugh&#8217;s Yelena Belova<\/a>, alongside an enormous swathe of other Marvel characters \u2014 <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-refused-to-tell-sadie-sink-about-her-spider-man-brand-new-day-character-until-filming-started\">including whoever Sadie Sink is playing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Could Miranda have another crack at the MCU in future? Asked whether he had any other Disney-backed projects on the horizon, Miranda claimed he did not \u2014 though was keen to work on a stage version of Pixar movie Encanto when he had time to do so.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: John Nacion\/Variety via Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/spider-man-homecoming\">Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/a> almost starred Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning songwriter and actor has revealed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x98qTp6i_7A\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Sad Confused<\/a> podcast nearly 10 years on, Miranda confirmed for the first time that he had turned down the role of Spider-Man villain Vulture, ultimately played Michael Keaton.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s hard to imagine anyone but Keaton in the role now \u2014 and Miranda himself said that he believed he would have been &#8220;deeply miscast&#8221; as Vulture \u2014 but the frequent Disney collaborator suggested he still would have loved to take part, had the timing been better.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day Cast and Characters: Who&#8217;s Confirmed for the MCU Sequel?<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026, and we\u2019ll finally get to know how Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker has been dealing with the world forgetting who he was.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhile we still don\u2019t know too much about the story of this film, the cast is starting to become a bit clearer. To that end, we\u2019re here to gather all the big confirmed and reported members of this production that will help lead us into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll keep updating this page as we learn more about the cast and characters of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but for now, let us know what you\u2019re hoping for in this much-anticipated entry in the MCU! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nTom Holland will once again star as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but perhaps at the lowest we\u2019ve ever seen him. Well, maybe the second lowest, as turning to dust in Tony Stark\u2019s arms sounds pretty awful.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThanks to a spell Doctor Strange had to cast to cause the world to forget Peter Parker, Holland\u2019s character has never been more alone. As if that isn\u2019t bad enough, he\u2019s also still mourning the death of Aunt May.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHolland himself has talked about the upcoming film, saying it \u201creally feels like we aren&apos;t making the fourth movie. We&apos;re making the first movie in the chapter. This is a rebirth. This is something completely new.&quot;\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, it stops being so painful, as Holland was recently rushed to the hospital and suffered a \u201cmild concussion\u201d while filming a stunt on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Hey, no one said being a superhero was easy! \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 12 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zendaya as Michelle \u2018MJ\u2019 Jones\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWe all know and love that Zendaya and Holland are engaged in real life, but things aren\u2019t so great for the pair in the MCU. At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dr. Strange\u2019s spell made the world forget Peter Parker, and that included his love interest, MJ.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nHopefully, these two hearts can reconnect in Brand New Day! When they last saw each other in No Way Home, MJ may have felt something when Parker was trying to hold back tears while saying goodbye at the shop where she worked, hinting that there may be a part of her that still remembers the love they felt for each other.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacob Batalon as Ned\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nJacob Batalon is Peter Parker\u2019s closest friend, Ned; unfortunately, the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day also resulted in Ned forgetting who Peter Parker is too.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nGood friendships can last through most things, and we hope these two can get back to being best friends and laughing together. However, could the lack of Ned in Peter\u2019s life, at least for the moment, lead our hero to finding a new friend? Perhaps one in the Osborn family? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sadie Sink\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia Deadline, Stranger Things\u2019 Sadie Sink has reportedly been cast in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, although it has yet to be confirmed who she will be playing. However, that hasn\u2019t stopped the rumor mill, and Deadline speculates that Sink will play either X-Men character Jean Grey or \u201canother beloved redheaded Spider-Man character.\u201d\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe latter suggestion clearly hints at Mary Jane Watson, but this Spidey series already has its \u2018MJ\u2019 in Zendaya, even though she plays Michelle Jones-Watson. Either way, Sink looks to be playing a \u201csignificant\u201d role in this fourth MCU Spidey film, so we shouldn\u2019t have to wait too much longer to find out who her character is.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle \/ The Punisher\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nVia THR, Jon Bernthal has once again been cast as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, but this time it will be in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He may have to be a little less violent, as this film is PG-13, but his presence will still no doubt be felt.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nThe last time we saw the Punisher was in Disney+\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again, where he was Kingpin\u2019s prisoner at Red Hook. However, he was able to grab a guard and break his arm to escape, seemingly setting him up to appear in not only Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but also his own Guardians of the Galaxy-style Marvel special.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nCould we also see Charlie Cox\u2019s Daredevil in Spider-Man: Brand New Day after he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home? Only time will tell!\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I would have been miscast,&#8221; Miranda began. &#8220;It was Vulture, and [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin Feige told me the whole plot [of Spider-Man: Homecoming] over the phone.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;&#8216;And they get to the door and it&#8217;s her dad&#8217;,&#8221; Miranda continued, recalling Feige telling him about the moment that Vulture&#8217;s secret identity is revealed. &#8220;I went &#8216;OH!&#8217; over the phone. I was the canary in the coal mine,&#8221; he added, claiming that Feige later told him that his shocked reaction was the moment he realized that the film was going to work.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But despite being impressed with the movie&#8217;s plot, Miranda felt he had to turn down the role as it began shooting &#8220;literally as [I] stepped off the stage doing Hamilton&#8221; after a nearly 18-month run, which had left him in need of a break.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I went, &#8216;I would really like this, I really like these movies, but I would like to stay married, so I cannot do this.&#8217; And god, it would have been terrible,&#8221; Miranda continued. &#8220;Michael Keaton was perfect, they found exactly who they needed. And I&#8217;m very glad. I have no regrets, I needed a vacation so badly, and I think I would have been deeply miscast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Released in 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first solo outing for Tom Holland&#8217;s take on Spidey, and a huge hit for Marvel. This month sees the launch of Holland&#8217;s fourth Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day, which is expected to open with the year&#8217;s best box office so far. Over the weekend, Feige suggested that <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/kevin-feige-teases-appearance-from-florence-pugh-as-yelena-belova-in-spider-man-brand-new-day\">the movie would feature an appearance by Florence Pugh&#8217;s Yelena Belova<\/a>, alongside an enormous swathe of other Marvel characters \u2014 <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-refused-to-tell-sadie-sink-about-her-spider-man-brand-new-day-character-until-filming-started\">including whoever Sadie Sink is playing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Could Miranda have another crack at the MCU in future? Asked whether he had any other Disney-backed projects on the horizon, Miranda claimed he did not \u2014 though was keen to work on a stage version of Pixar movie Encanto when he had time to do so.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image credit: John Nacion\/Variety via Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spider-Man: Homecoming almost starred Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning songwriter and actor has revealed. Speaking via the Happy Sad Confused podcast nearly 10 years on, Miranda confirmed for the first time that he had turned down the role of Spider-Man villain Vulture, ultimately played Michael Keaton. 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