Jake Gyllenhaal 'Spider-Man' Sequel's Villain? It's a Mysterio

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal may join the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel as he is currently in talks to appear as Marvel villain Mysterio, according to reports.

If the Academy Award-nominated actor is cast in the role, he will join Michael Keaton, who will once again play the role of Vulture, according to Variety.

Also returning for the sequel are Marisa Tomei and Zendaya, as well as Tom Holland as the webslinging Peter Parker. Jon Watts will return as director.

Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal are set to produce the film.

If a deal is finalized, this would mark Gyllenhaal’s first foray into comic book fare. However, he was briefly considered for the title role when Toby McGuire, the original onscreen Spider-Man, suffered a back injury on another film.

Holland appeared as Spider-Man in last month's record-breaking "Avengers: Infinity War," which is the fastest film to make $1 billion.

Most Twitter users were on board with Gyllenhaal as Mysterio.

if jake gyllenhaal really is going to be in the next spiderman movie, marvel has officially collected all the trading cards for the "beautiful bearded men in hollywood" set

— sarah (@holloser) May 21, 2018

the homecoming 2 hype is so powerful i learned how to properly spell jake gyllenhaal’s name in less than 3 hours when i couldn’t do it to save my life for 3 years

— juliah misses peter parker (@spideystights) May 21, 2018

Fantasic News! Mysterio is awesome and Jake is a great actor!

— YankyDoodleDandy (@frmSAfrica) May 21, 2018

Jake Gyllenhaal is an odd misspelling of Bruce Campbell.

— JJ AZ (@phoenixjj) May 21, 2018

I was actually hoping this would be the next Spidey villain. Great casting choice, too.

— MajoraMasked (@MiiJake_2017) May 21, 2018

I guess they were just determined to get this dude in a Spider-Man movie one way or another. His name been floating around ever since Tobey hurt his back

— Troy McClure (@chris_tha_ninja) May 21, 2018

Mysterio is kind of a dork though, shouldn't this be done by James Franco or Bruce Campbell or somebody?

— Rafiq S Shaheen (@LaughForge) May 21, 2018

• Rainbow Rowell to Write Marvel Comic Series
• Justin Trudeau, Marvel Comics Collide in New Canadian Storyline