The Marvel Cinematic Universe finally brought in a major addition to its stable of superheroes, when it signed a deal with Sony to shareSpider-Man, withTom Hollandcoming on to play Peter Parker. This iconic character made his debut in the summer blockbusterCaptain America: Civil War, and he will star in the first stand alone filmSpider-Man: Homecoming, which is set for release on July 04, 2025.Tom Hollandhas confirmed that he has signed on for threeSpider-Manmovies, but for those hoping that the MCU’s film and TV worlds may finally collide with this Brooklyn hero, that doesn’t seem to be happening.
While ABC’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.and Netflix’sDaredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke Cageand the upcomingIron Fistare actually part of the overall Marvel Cinematic Universe, there hasn’t been much crossover between the movie and TV sides. After delivering a performance as Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin, that was adored by fans and critics alike inDaredevil, many fans had hoped that the nefarious Kingpin would eventually transition from the film to the TV side in one of the upcomingSpider-Man movies, but the actor confirmed onTwitterthat he isn’t starring inSpider-Man: Homecoming, and he doesn’t think that there is enough room to bring his character in to the MCU. Here’s what he had to say when asked by one fan on Twitter about moving over to the film side of the MCU.
“That I doubt. Seems to be so many characters in the film uni to service. The films are already jam packed.”
There had previously been rumors thatKingpinwas going to serve as the main villain inSpider-Man: Homecoming, but that was never confirmed, and now we know that the villain will be Vulture, played byMichael Keaton. In the comics, Spidey and Kingpin have clashed several times, and he would certainly make a great villain on the big screen as well. Still, the actor doesn’t believe that he will be switching over to the movie side, and he even responded to another fan by confirming that there is “no chance” he’ll appear inThe Defendersmini-series as well. That show brings in all four of Netflix’s Marvel heroes,Daredeveil,Jessica Jones,Luke CageandIron Fist, with production already under way, and Marvel reportedly eyeing a 2017 premiere, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
Earlier this morning,Vincent D’Onofriowas asked by another fan if he thought Kingpin should get his own spin-off series, where he responded by stating, “Tell that to @Marvel I’m around.” When publications started running with the story that he wants a Kingpin spin-off series, the actor revealed that isn’t true, clarifying that he merely said that the fan should tell Marvel that they want a Kingpin spin-off, not that he was vying for one to happen. However, for those who want to see Kingpin return at some point in theMCU, it will happen, but the actor is not sure when.
AfterThe Defenders, Marvel has renewedDaredevilfor a third season, along with second seasons forJessica JonesandLuke Cage. Since it seems unlikely that Kingpin will be the villain in the recently-announcedSpider-Man: Homecoming 2, which was set for a June 2019 release date, it seems our best bet to see Kingpin once again will be on the Netflix streaming service, most likely inDaredevilSeason 3, but that hasn’t been confirmed. While we wait for more onSpider-Man: Homecomingand the future of the MCU, take a look atVincent D’Onofrio’s tweets below.
