SDCC: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Confirms Flash Thompson

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By Kevin Melrose

Published Jul 24, 2016

Director Jon Watts has also revealed the first names of two more characters, suggesting we'll see Liz Allen and Ned Leeds.

While we eagerly awaited the release of the footage screened Saturday at Comic-Con International, director Jon Watts has pulled back the curtain -- if only a little -- on the ensemble cast of "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

Tony Revolori was confirmed in that footage as Peter Parker's high-school nemesis Flash Thompson, a role for which he'd been rumored since his casting was announced.

But in a subsequent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watts introduced co-stars Laura Harrier and Jacob Batalon as Liz and Ned, whom we can probably safely assume are classic Spider-Man supporting characters Liz Allen and Ned Leeds.

However, Zendaya's role remains a bit of a mystery. The Disney Channel star is still referred to only as Michelle, whom some have speculated is based on the Marvel Comics character Michelle Gonzales.

Opening July 7, 2017, "Spider-Man: Homecoming" also stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.