JK Simmons had one of the biggest surprises of 2019 when he reprised his role of J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man: Far from Home. He first played the role way back in Sam Raimi’s trilogy of Spidey flicks for Sony, and had recently crossed over to DC to play Commissioner Jim Gordon in Justice League, so to see him back and hating on the wallcrawler was a huge shock. But wat that appearance just a one-off standalone? Or will he be sticking around the MCU for the long haul?
Turns out…nobody knows, not even Simmons. The Oscar-winner revealed on PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing that he is signed on for multiple Spider-Man sequels, but they are under no obligation to use him and isn’t sure whether he should “expect’ it to happen…
“I don’t know if I would use the word ‘expect’…“It’s great to have the opportunity, as these things evolve, to be one of the holdovers from the previous version.”
I find it hard to believe that Disney/Marvel wouldn’t take advantage of having someone like Simmons at the ready. Add to it that this version of Jameson is something different than we’ve seen before, boasting a Rush Limbaugh/Alex Jones-style online media presence, and there are just so many ways to go with Spider-Man interactions.
Hopefully Simmons will be there when the next Spider-Man sequel opens November 5th 2021.
