During a visit to the set of Spider-Man: Far From Home, executive producer Eric Hauserman Carroll discussed the possibility of seeing J. Jonah Jameson and The Daily Bugle in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
So far, Marvel Studios and Sony’s Spider-Man films have centered on Peter Parker’s high school experiences while J. Jonah Jameson and the Daily Bugle has yet to be introduced in the MCU. In fact, J. Jonah Jameson and The Daily Bugle have not been seen in a live-action Spider-Man film since J. K. Simmons portrayed the character in Sam Raimi’s third installment of his film series in 2007.
However, when asked if Peter Parker’s work life at The Daily Bugle or his relationship with J. Jonah Jameson could be explored in a future Spider-Man film, executive producer Eric Hauserman Carroll noted they’ve discussed such a possibility. That said, Carroll indicated the MCU version of J. Jonah Jameson might have a different spin to modernize the character:
“Yes, we’ve absolutely talked and thought about those characters a lot, specifically in reference to this film. What we just want to make sure we’re [presenting] them in a way that doesn’t make you feel instantly like you’ve seen them before. So we have a couple of ideas, some of which I can’t really go into detail because they’re spoilery, but it’s absolutely – if we had an “in” for the Daily Bugle that wasn’t just your traditional newspaper…and Peter Parker, there’s this cool, weird thing happening where being a photographer isn’t necessarily a mark of distinction anymore. We all have better cameras in our pockets than most people even owned ten years ago. So how do we get Peter or somebody into that world without it feeling like, do kids really aspire to go be photographers for The New York Times anymore? Or do they aspire to have their tweet reposted, and so on.
So we’re trying to pay as much homage to the source material as possible, and we do think there are a couple of fun ideas like that in here, most of which I don’t want to spell out for you, but absolutely. We want to take as much of the mythology that people love and present it in a way that’s totally faithful to what people love about it, but in a [different] way.?”
When asked if it would be fair to say J. Jonah Jameson or the Bugle would not be in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Carroll simply replied, “No.”
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Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, Spider-Man: Far From Home stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, Numan Acar, J.B. Smoove, Oli Hill, Remy Hii, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
Spider-Man: Far From Home will be released in theaters on July 2, 2019.
Source: Slash Film
