Robert Downey Jr to Appear in Upcoming Spider-man: Homecoming

Apr 21, 2016 02:27 PM EST

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Robert Downey Jr to Appear in Upcoming Spider-man: Homecoming

Robert Downey Jr. will be making an appearance as Tony Stark in "Spider-Man: Homecoming".

Sony and Marvel recognized the potential of these two joining forces after seeing their performance together in "Captain America: Civil War". Spider-man is portrayed by Tom Holland.

The upcoming film will focus on Peter Parker's high school days, but no other information other than that has been made available about the plot. It is slated for a July 7, 2017 release.

"Captain America: Civil War" opens on May 7.

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