‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Producer Teases Jake Gyllenhaal’s Return As Mysterio

Heads up Spidey fans! Spider-Man: Far From Home producer Eric Carroll teased Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio could be making a return in future MCU movies.

Everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back in Spider-Man: Far From Home and this time he teams up with Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio to take on threats from another universe! Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio was revealed in the first Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer prior to the release of Avengers: Endgame. After Endgame‘s release and monstrous box office performance, the second trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home gave us a closer look at Peter Parker’s relationship with Mysterio and a small glimpse into Mysterio’s backstory.

Fans of the Spider-Man source material were quick to point out that Mysterio is a villain in the comic books. So Jake Gyllenhaal playing an ally/mentor to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the trailer was sort of a head-scratcher to some, but this is Marvel we’re talking about. During his interview with io9, Far From Home producer Eric Carroll teased that there’s more to Mysterio than meets the eye.

“We wanted to find our ‘in’ and similar to what we did with Mordo in Doctor Strange. We wanted to give them time to have relationships so when and if we get to do something different with Mysterio, it really feels like a betrayal… and we’re hopefully setting the stage for something really spectacular and that feels really Spider-Man, which is, again, if we get to do something else with this character, then they’ve already got this really personal relationship.”

So it looks like Mysterio could have some alternative motives on our Earth than just helping Spider-Man go back to his school vacation. This perhaps could be the beginning of a new on-screen rivalry that will test Spider-Man like never before.

What do you think about Eric Carroll’s comments about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home? Do you think he’ll have a prominent villain role in the future of the MCU? Sound off in the comment section below!

Here’s a brief synopsis for Spider-Man: Far From Home:

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

Directed by Jon Watts from a script written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, Spider-Man: Far From Home stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, Numan Acar, J.B. Smoove, Oli Hill, Remy Hii, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

Spider-Man: Far From Home will be released in theaters on July 2, 2019.

Source: io9