Jake Gyllenhaal surprised everybody when he showed up at Comic Con XP in São Paulo, Brasil on December 08 (last Saturday).

Tom Holland and Jake were at the stage to promote Spider Man – Far From Home, where he’ll be playing Mysterio.

The crowd was very loud and excited because both of them weren’t expected at this event.

Pictures to follow shortly.

by Kirsten Howard for Den of Geek

It’s been common knowledge for a while now that Jake Gyllenhaal will be playing villain Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio in Marvel’s summer 2019 outing, Spider-Man: Far From Home. The actor has been spotted on location in full Mysterio costume, but he’s been reticent to confirm his involvement publicly…until this week.

Posting a reaction video on Instagram where he finds out that he is not in fact playing the role of Spider-Man in Far From Home, Gyllenhaal finally had time for a tongue-in-cheek moment to reveal his part in the forthcoming superhero flick.

Here he is, reading a Mysterio-heavy copy of Amazing Spider-Man #311…

We’ll next see Gyllenhaal in Velvet Buzzsaw, where he’ll be reuniting with Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy, and he’s about to start work on the Steven Knight-written Rio, where he’ll appear alongside the MCU’s Sorcerer Supreme, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya Coleman, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and, yes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Spider-Man: Far From Home will be released on 5th July, 2019.

We Got This Covered – It’s official: Tom Holland is terrible at keeping secrets.

The Marvel favorite has been a fixture of the MCU ever since his unforgettable debut in Captain America: Civil War, though it’s fair to say that Tom Holland, what with his boundless energy and social media presence, has become something of a liability for Marvel Studios.

It’s all fun and games, of course, but it seems Holland has already ‘spoiled’ the title of Marvel’s Homecomingsequel. It’ll seemingly release as Spider-Man: Far From Home come 2019, and when it does, it’ll pit our friendly neighborhood Web-Head against Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio, the classic Marvel villain known for his illusions and trickery, which push Parker’s spider-sense into overtime.

Or at least, that’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, who have now confirmed that Gyllenhaal has closed his deal to play Mysterio, with Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers on script duties.

He won’t be the only antagonist for Spider-Man to contend with, of course, given that it’s been revealed that Spider-Man: Far From Home will also herald the return of Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes – the crooked construction work better known as the Vulture. His return has prompted rumors of a full-blown Sinister Six storyline being incorporated into the Jon Watts-directed sequel, though we’ll have to wait until the film opens big next summer before we have official confirmation of that potential team-up.

One thing’s for sure, though: after years spent flirting with the genre, along with Matt Reeves’ in-development Batman movie, Gyllenhaal is ready to break his superhero duck. And we’re fascinated to see how he takes to the complex, morally ambiguous role of Quentin Beck.

Spider-Man: Far From Home swings into your local theater on July 5th, 2019. Its mission? To successfully launch the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a post-Avengers 4 world. So, you know, no pressure…

The Hollywood Reporter – Jake Gyllenhaal is ready to bring a little mystery to the Spider-Man universe.

The actor is in talks to play the classic Marvel villain Mysterio in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced Mysterio in the comics in 1964. A special effects expert, Quentin Beck used his talents to create elaborate illusions to commit crimes and to fight Spider-Man.

Tom Holland starred as the Marvel hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming and recently appeared in Avengers: Infinity War. Jon Watts is returning to direct the sequel to Homecoming, which earned $880 million worldwide. Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, two of the screenwriters behind the first movie, are back as well.

Gyllenhaal has an interesting history with Spider-Man. Original Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire injured his back while shooting Seabiscuit in between Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Gyllenhaal was briefly considered to take over the role if Maguire could not resume his duties. Maguire was able to return to work, and the filmmakers put a joke about Spider-Man hurting his back into the sequel.

Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel is set for July 5, 2019.