Spider-Man: Far From Home Casts Aladdin Actor in Mystery Role
Numan Acar has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home, the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Little is known about Acar’s role, other than the fact that his character will be named Dimitri.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed last month that Spider-Man: Far From Home will see the Wall-Crawler take a trip with his classmates to Europe as part of a summer vacation. Earlier this month, it was revealed that J.B. Smooth had joined the film in a mystery role. It is also rumored that Jake Gyllenhaal is in the running to play the film’s villain, Mysterio.
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The potential addition of Mysterio adds fuel to the speculative fires when it comes to the identity of Acar’s character. While “Dimitri” isn’t a whole lot to go off, there is at least one notable Spider-Man villain who bears the name — Dmitri Smerdyakov, the Chameleon. First introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #1 in 1963, Chameleon is a master of disguise whose power set would mesh nicely with Mysterio’s. He’s also the half-brother to Kraven the Hunter, which is its own can of worms.
Acar’s Spider-Man: Far From Home role won’t be his only major big screen appearance in the near future. The actor is also slated for a role in Disney’s upcoming Aladdin live-action reboot. Acar will play Hakim, the number one underling for the film’s villain, Jafar.
Only time will tell which character Acar is really playing in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Directed by Jon Watts, Spider-Man: Far From Home stars Tom Holland and Marisa Tomei.
(via Deadline)
