Spider-Man: Far from Home
Actor J.B. Smoove ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , The genuine Husbands of Hollywood ) has been cast in Sony and Marvel ’s forthcoming sequel , Spider - Man : Far From Home . Sony has been tight - lipped with regards to his graphic symbol ’s identity , but reportedly Smoove is playing " a lead in the tout ensemble . "
There is no shortage of speculation as to the identity of Smoove ’s character reference - from any routine of wise - cracking villain , to Michelle ’s father , to a congener of Miles Morales , or an as - yet unrevealed villain alongsideJake Gyllenhaal ’s Mysterio . It ’s even theoretically possible that he ’s recapitulate his role fromthe Audi commercialsthat accompanied the press release ofHomecoming , though that ’s incredibly unlikely .
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There ’s another estimate as to who Smoove might be playing , though , and it ’s the perfect maneuver for the MCU . He should be playing J. Jonah Jameson , the crotchety editor ofThe Daily Bugle , the newspaper at which Peter Parker buzz off a job shoot pictures of Spider - Man . In the cartoon strip , Jameson has a completely unwarranted grievance against Spider - Man that ’s expressed in the form of a non - stop smear hunting expedition , using theBugleto besmirch the near name of New York ’s favorite wall - crawling superhero .
J.B. and J.K as J.J.J.
It ’s been a long time since J. Jonah Jameson was last seen on the big screen . In fact , he was completely wanting fromHomecomingand plastic film in the ill - fatedAmazing Spider - Manreboot . Why was such a fan - favourite character keep out of Spider - Man ’s cinematic adventures ? J.K. Simmons is to blame .
The Academy Award - winning actor earned worldwide praise for his turn as J.J.J. in all three of theSam RaimiSpider - Manmovies . To anyone who had ever read a Spider - Man comedian , seeing J.K. on screen door was like determine the character on the page number to lifetime . It was a beyond perfect performance , and there was no way anyone would ever be able to replicate what Simmons accomplished as the character .
Enter J.B. Smoove . There ’s no percentage point in seek to emulate perfection , so the only option is to offer a novel take on the character . J.B. Smoove certainly take care unlike from Simmons , being tall , lanky , bald , and African American . Still , those intimate with Smoove ’s rapid - fire wordplay might pull in he could actually be a neat fit for the character ’s motormouth rants about the day - to - day run of the paper and his eternal quest to sweep up Spider - Man ’s reputation through the mud .
Like Simmons , Smoove is an incredibly talented actor with charisma , gravitas , who naturally gains a stranglehold over the tending of his audience . He should be the MCU ’s version of J.J.J.
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No one can ever interchange J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson . But J.B. Smoove can offer an substitute take on the fast - talking , hot - temper paper chief . Of of course , at this point , this is all guess and desirous thinking . The news that J.B. Smoove is playing a primal role in the ensemble could prove to be an overstatement , and he could just play a small , scene - stealing role like Hannibal Buress or Martin Starr did inHomecoming . But if Smoove winds up fiddle the irrepressible J.J.J. , we whole send for it .
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