Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterLike so many, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers grew up loving Spider-Man — from the animated TV series to the action figures to, as they became adults, Sam Raimi’s live-action movies starring Tobey Maguire.
But when the screenwriting team (“The Lego Batman Movie,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”) were recruited to work on 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” starring Tom Holland, roughly six weeks before production, their attention wasn’t on the web-slinger.
It was on the film’s villain, Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton).“I think everyone knew that the villain needed some help,” says Sommers.
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