>While production on [*Spider-Man: Brand New Day*](https://deadline.com/tag/spider-man-brand-new-day/) has been paused for a week, after star Tom Holland suffered a concussion on set, casting on the project continues, as [Marvin Jones III](https://deadline.com/tag/marvin-jones-iii/) has been tapped for the role of Tombstone, sources tell Deadline.
>Reps for [Sony](https://deadline.com/tag/sony/) declined to comment; reps for [Marvel](https://deadline.com/tag/marvel/) couldn’t be reached. **Jones comes to the new live-action** ***Spider-Man*** **after being tapped to voice Tombstone in Sony’s animated Oscar winner** ***Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse***, as well as the threequel *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse*, which is still forthcoming.
Joshdabozz2025-09-23 20:02
Wait, he’s coming back for Beyond the Spider-Verse as well?
ErickR2D22025-09-23 20:12
Probably playing the Earth-42/Prowler-Miles variant where there is no Spider-Man and everything is FUBAR.
PokePersona2025-09-23 19:43
Awesome casting both in animation and live action. My excitement for the film is even higher now.
Upbeat_Tension_80772025-09-23 19:44
If Tombstone is on it, then I'd like to think that Mr Negative will also be in this film with a gang war happening between their crews
white22342025-09-23 19:46
Who says Sadie sink isn’t Mr. Negative? You heard the scoop here first folks
ZachRyder2025-09-23 19:55
You joke, but seeing her blue hair in the Darkforce Dimension in live action that is styled to look like Jim Lee's art of black hair would blow minds.
HorsNoises2025-09-23 20:10
Unironically she might be Tombstone's daughter Janice.
Crimkam2025-09-23 20:31
Peter dating a supervillain’s daughter again?
ZachRyder2025-09-23 20:51
"MCU Spider-Man is a reskinned Miles Morales" is NOT beating the allegations.
ResortFamous3012025-09-24 02:05
I mean, comic Peter has dated relatives of super villains, plus miles didn't really date tombstones daughter.
themisc2025-09-23 22:00
He's certainly got a type!
TiberiusCornelius2025-09-24 02:33
You think the Parker Luck will let him have nice things?
jesusunderline2025-09-23 21:38
The best Marvel Lawyer that's not Murdock or Jen Walters!
I was hoping to see her in a season 2 of She-Hulk, but after last week I don't think we'll be seeing she-hulk again in the MCU anytime soon
TiberiusCornelius2025-09-24 02:34
Technically they already wasted Janice in FFH but I'm fine with them retconning that. We deserve Superior Foes one day.
_Football_Cream_2025-09-23 19:59
It's giving strong vibes from the first Spider-Man PS game and I'm absolutely here for that. God I'd kill for Kingpin to be in the mix as well.
Pure_Measurement_5292025-09-23 20:33
One of my favourite games ever. The Tombstone side story caught me off guard and I didn’t expect it at all
JyconX2025-09-23 20:51
Kingpin is one crime boss we unfortunately won't see in the movie. Vincent D'Onofrio stated that Marvel Studios can only use the character on TV side.
_Football_Cream_2025-09-23 21:28
I know he said this but I just dunno how they coundn't find a way to make it happen. Spider-Man wasn't gonna be in the MCU until he was. Daredevil was in a Spider-Man movie. Idk I just am shocked there is no way to have him show up when it's all in the Marvel studios umbrella.
raven00x2025-09-23 23:09
Money usually fixes those kinds of problems, but Sony knows that they have and presumably their ask is more than what the mouse would get from kingpin on the big screen.
WellThatsAwkwrd2025-09-24 04:27
Doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but spending a shit ton of cash to get Spider-Man is WAY different than spending a shit ton of cash to get kingpin. Sony is well aware of how popular kingpin is right now and would absolutely bend Marvel over a barrel and show them the 50 states for those rights
YouRebelScumGuy2025-09-23 22:28
What if they showed him on a TV in the movie?
myrevolver2025-09-24 06:25
I thought the deal was that Marvel has TV rights and Sony has movie rights, so he should be able to appear in a Spider-Man movie. I know he said he couldn’t be in the movies, but… well, it’s not like MCU cast and crew have ever intentionally misled the public about future projects or anything…
HistoricalUse9522025-09-23 20:03
Mr Negative is NOT in this film.
All the scoopers have said he is not in it.
We´re getting Savage Hulk, Punisher, Scorpion and Tombstone for the main course.
AND THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!
CorrectOpinions0nly2025-09-23 20:43
Didn't the set leaks literally have the Inner Demons symbol on vehicles
Bigpappa362025-09-23 20:52
They did. So I would assume they are in there. But maybe he’s the owning villain like the ps4 game or it just the goons and Mr negative is the big bad next movie
imjustbettr2025-09-23 23:04
I could see Spidey and Punisher basically kneecapping most of the gangs by the end of the movie, then Mr. Negative as the weapons "supplier" swoops in between movies to take over.
natesucks4real2025-09-23 23:58
> Savage Hulk
How does that work? We have "smart" Hulk and Banner can change at will since She-Hulk, no?
MusicLikeOxygen2025-09-23 20:09
I remember one of the early rumors was that instead of a big bad, it would have multiple mid-level villians in a gang war, with Spidey caught up in the middle trying to stop it.
alex4942025-09-23 21:45
I'd love if guys like Hammerhead were in there
imjustbettr2025-09-23 23:02
Makes sense with the inclusion of the Punisher. I'm sure MCU Punisher could hold his own with some of Spidey's more powerful villains, but bringing in Frank because organized crime is escalating just makes more sense.
Plus it's an angle MCU Spidey hasn't really dealt with a lot.
CeruleanEidolon2025-09-24 01:01
And still I wonder how if at all the Daredevil: Born Again stuff will play into it. Will there be any lip service paid to Fisk running the city, or is this set during a different time period?
DUNG_INSPECTOR2025-09-24 06:03
I'm convinced that Fisk will have a presence in this movie, even if he's not actually in it. It's not like the old days of Marvel TV and Marvel Studios, this is all under Feige now, and I just don't see how he can setup Fisk as a rogue mayor who declared war on masked vigilantes, and then ignore that in the next Spider-Man movie.
Yukie_Cool2025-09-24 23:06
Especially since *he basically referred to spider-man* in his inaugural address.
PayneTrain1819992025-09-23 20:15
Who better to force the return of Savage Hulk?
JE1632025-09-23 22:57
Any idea who owns the movie rights to Cloak and Dagger? I think it’s Fox now Disney
monkeybiziu2025-09-23 19:47
Isn't this just Tobias Whale from Black Lightning, except for Marvel?
Good casting, but seems oddly similar.
AgentP202025-09-23 19:51
He also voiced Tombstone in the Spiderverse movie.
-_ShadowSJG-_2025-09-23 20:00
dope
Rising-Jay2025-09-23 20:00
Two whole lines of dialog if we aren’t counting his deleted scene during the dinner near the end
AgentP202025-09-23 20:01
He still played him.
Rising-Jay2025-09-23 20:08
I’m aware, just seems like now there’ll be more to do with the role lol
AgentP202025-09-23 20:10
Hopefully he isn't part of a montage.
Vinnie_Vegas2025-09-24 01:05
Basically no one has seen Black Lightning. It's not going to factor into their plans.
And they already used him as the voice of Tombstone in Spider-verse, so clearly it already did not bother them.
uberknuckles2025-09-23 19:47
Yea he looks like tombstone
AgentP202025-09-23 19:52
This isn't the first time he played tombstone either.
uberknuckles2025-09-23 19:57
Yea he looks like tombstone
CharacterFocus3212025-09-23 20:04
So nice you had to say it twice
uberknuckles2025-09-23 20:06
He does look like tombstone bwaha
carloslet2025-09-23 20:13
... Say that again?
CaptHayfever2025-09-23 20:33
that again
uberknuckles2025-09-23 20:44
Yea he looks like tombstone
MessedUpPro2025-09-24 04:30
Wait who does he look like?
KwisatzHaderach942025-09-23 23:55
this has got to be the easiest casting choice they've had since ryan reynolds 😄
uberknuckles2025-09-24 00:14
LOL
ChemicalExperiment2025-09-24 00:11
He's also albino just like comics Tombstone!
Realistic_Analyst_262025-09-23 19:48
He was great as Tobias Whale in Black Lightning. He can pull off Tombstone.
Shankman5192025-09-23 19:50
He voiced Tombstone in Into the Spiderverse
Realistic_Analyst_262025-09-23 20:06
Yes
Calvin_And_Hobbies2025-09-23 20:09
He did voice him in Spiderverse, but he had like two lines. Besides, now he can also bring that voice along with the physical performance which will be a sight to see.
Sonicfan420696662025-09-23 20:36
Apparently he originally had a larger role that ended up being cut down.
Ben-J-Kirby-Tennyson2025-09-23 23:24
Yeah, he had a deleted scene where he was the Spiders’ main obstacle.
p_yth2025-09-23 20:13
Wow what are the odds of that
ManateeGag2025-09-23 20:29
Seriously, he was definitely a bad guy that I was itching to see get some comeuppance. He played the villain so well.
matchafoxjpg2025-09-23 20:31
i'm still traumatized by his performance as tobias whale. he'll be amazing as tombstone. 🤣
ReeceReddit12342025-09-24 14:00
When he ripped Khalil's mechanical spine out... yeesh. That sent shivers down my... well... spine
fart_fig_newton2025-09-23 22:45
It's been so many years since I've seen that, but I knew that I remembered him from somewhere good. Once I saw that in the article, it clicked and I knew we were in good shape. Dude is gonna kill it as Tombstone.
OliviaElevenDunham2025-09-24 00:23
Yeah, he was great as Tobias Whale.
RaijinDragon2025-09-24 02:35
I didn't know anything about Black Lightning when I first started watching it, so I initially thought his character was supposed to be a Tombstone knockoff. So this feels like the perfect casting to me.
chesterforbes2025-09-23 19:48
There’s going to be as many characters in this movie as in Doomsday
EastHillWill2025-09-23 19:51
Spider man: brand new doomsday
Author-S2025-09-23 20:19
Spider **-** man: Brand New Doomsday
Never forget the hyphen
Megleeker2025-09-23 20:40
Spider-Man, never forget the upper case m.
PlatinumPlayer2025-09-23 19:48
This fuels my tin hat theory that they delayed spiderverse to include a live action miles to include into secret wars. Choo Choo
Just_Log_85282025-09-23 19:52
I can’t see a world where marvel lets Sony anywhere near secret wars past Peter.
soggyDeals2025-09-23 20:16
How? Tombstone was a Peter villain for over 20 years before Miles showed up. Does Tombstone even have any particular relationship with Miles?
PlatinumPlayer2025-09-23 20:30
The fact that he was in the spider verse franchise.
I just think they changed the entire direction of the whole spiderverse movie since it’s taking so long. I’d like to think they’re incorporating a live action miles for their next cinematic chapter after these movies. A reach, I know.
This addition fuels that for me
CaptHayfever2025-09-23 20:35
Not to mention the most recent adapted appearance of Tombstone is in YFNSM, a Peter show.
darthyogi2025-09-23 19:50
Nice a new Villain
AhhBisto2025-09-23 19:50
Couldn't have nailed the casting harder if they tried, he's excellent in anything I've seen him in and of course he's got the look
PhanThief952025-09-24 05:11
He’s also played Tombstone before in Into the Spiderverse
Legonistrasz2025-09-23 19:52
Great casting
SuspectKnown96552025-09-23 19:52
Oh dope.
Stripe-Gremlin2025-09-23 19:53
Seeing how he already voiced Tombstone in Spider-verse, I think this will be incredibly fitting, his voice was perfect for the one line he got in that
Preddy_Fusey2025-09-23 19:53
I think we now know who will be getting a majority of the Punisher's bullets
Annihilus_RD2025-09-23 19:55
THE ONLY CHOICE!!!
Joshawott272025-09-23 19:55
Casting the guy who voiced Tombstone in *Spider-Verse* is a nice touch.
AlwaysBi2025-09-23 19:56
I’m worried about this film, I can’t lie. A street fighter Spider-Man film with tombstone as the villain sounds great, throw in the punisher even better. But why is Yelena and the Hulk in this?
BelieveInTheShield2025-09-23 20:02
Yelenas in it too?
AlwaysBi2025-09-23 20:02
Apparently
BelieveInTheShield2025-09-23 20:03
I've been waiting my whole life for live action Scorpion, I don't think anything can ruin this movie for me lol
AlwaysBi2025-09-23 20:27
So have I. But I wanna see him done justice
JyconX2025-09-23 20:54
That information came from an unreliable source
Evorgleb2025-09-23 20:36
According to a website that makes up news.
dimesniffer2025-09-23 19:57
dont let bro meet miles morales
kamekaze10242025-09-24 05:03
I wanna paste one of my fav quotes from him but I’m afraid I’m gonna get banned 😭
dimesniffer2025-09-24 05:31
😂
jeryddy2025-09-24 18:20
Chocolate covered Incredible
Joshdabozz2025-09-23 19:58
He’s got his second chance!!! He was gonna play tombstone in El Muerto before it got cancelled. Reminder he was also Tombstone in Into The Spider-Verse
pinkbubblegumswag2025-09-23 19:59
damn this is crazy good casting
vinnybawbaw2025-09-23 20:00
YESSSS
Crater_Raider2025-09-23 20:03
I'm hoping Tombstone is *white* white. Like they don't call it a day on the make up because he's albino.
I guess this guy has the role of albino black gangster that fights superheroes nailed down. I wonder what they will do to differentiate him from Tobias Whale.
Ramboolo2025-09-23 23:13
He was really amazing as Tobias whale I really enjoyed watching him
Vinnie_Vegas2025-09-24 00:35
>I wonder what they will do to differentiate him from Tobias Whale.
I doubt they'll be massively concerned about *Black Lightning* fans thinking his characterisation is too similar to Tobias Whale.
Most people haven't seen it and it was a long time ago anyway.
WeeklySavings2025-09-23 20:06
dopeeee
Lost-Address362025-09-23 20:07
Krondon Dizzlean?? I love this! Good for bro.
Troyabedinthemornin2025-09-23 20:09
I wonder if this means Tramell Tillman is playing Robbie Robertson, the two characters have a history together
hweird2025-09-23 20:14
This movie is stacked with Spider-Man rogues gallery. I can only hope it’s done with care
That-Armadillo81282025-09-23 20:16
Krondon. His name is Krondon
Author-S2025-09-23 20:16
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
jadedfan552025-09-23 20:18
Good choice for Tombstone. Marvin did a great job as Tobias Whale on Black Lightning.
IRONMAN_y2j2025-09-23 20:19
At this point who is not in the movie?
Freshman_Woes822025-09-23 20:19
Steady Gang 🏆
Signal_Expression7302025-09-23 20:23
Peak casting.
Signal_Expression7302025-09-23 20:26
According to Daniel RPK, Marvin Jones III was going to play Tombstone in the cancelled El Muerto.
If is true, probably they kept the only good thing.
eagc72025-09-23 21:42
He's lucky he didn't ended up as part of the Sonyverse
Defiant-Channel23242025-09-23 20:26
The Insomniac one already looked like him without a beard, so this is literally perfect casting.
UltimateArtist8292025-09-23 20:27
Ok, now that's perfect casting here.
AdmiralCharleston2025-09-23 20:28
Hoping for a julien donkey boy moment where he starts rapping "black albino straight from alabama"
ThatCoolBritishGuy2025-09-23 20:30
I think this movie is actually gonna be peak spidey media, holy shit
BatmanSwift992025-09-23 20:34
Don't let him meet miles 🤣 bro was racist af on black lightning
mccoy00comedy2025-09-23 20:39
Perfect casting
chuckdee682025-09-23 20:39
He was great in Black Lightning, so much so that I was surprised it was his first acting gig.
Hydrobolt2025-09-23 21:14
Really? I'm even more impressed
chuckdee682025-09-23 22:14
Yeah, if you look at his entries on Wikipedia, his first credit is a minor thing, then straight into BL and Spiderman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krondon. It's really impressive!
EndingsBeginnings12025-09-24 01:04
He was playing a character that is basically Tomstone as well and he was LEGENDARY. His potrayal of Tobias Whale is as good as Heath Ledgers Joker but sadly not as recognised.
PhanThief952025-09-24 05:12
Absolutely crazy that was his first acting role because he was wild as Tobias Whale.
axb20022025-09-23 20:40
Hell yeah brother
Subject-Ad50712025-09-23 20:48
Dang, he was Tobias Whale in the CW Black Lightning. I don’t have a high view of those shows, btw
Remote-Direction9632025-09-23 20:57
Perfect
Siddharth-4562025-09-23 21:00
Tramell Tillman might be playing Robbie Robertson cuz he has some ties to Tombstone where he exposes him and Tombstone wants to kill him for that. Maybe he might be Ben Urich type character from Netflix Daredevil
DweebNRoll2025-09-23 21:05
W this is insane ❤️🔥❤️🔥
Professional_Hat26152025-09-23 21:20
I wonder Who Tramell Tillman Is playing then
TheeFlyGuy80002025-09-23 21:32
Love to hear it
JKP0062025-09-23 21:34
What a great fucking casting job. Love this one!
M0NG00SY2025-09-23 21:35
Never knew Tombstone was suppose to be Africa albino!? Just thought he was pale skinned brute
tootapple2025-09-23 21:47
I’ve worked with him before. He was awesome!
GUSplatoon2025-09-23 21:51
Holy W casting. I loved his work in Black Lightning.
BeautifulTop16482025-09-23 21:52
Yo big W as the kids say
HowardBunnyColvin2025-09-23 21:59
"Straight Arrow"
Wolfram_And_Hart2025-09-23 22:01
The second I saw him in Black Lightning I said “oh fuck he would make a great Tombstone. “
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>Reps for [Sony](https://deadline.com/tag/sony/) declined to comment; reps for [Marvel](https://deadline.com/tag/marvel/) couldn’t be reached. **Jones comes to the new live-action** ***Spider-Man*** **after being tapped to voice Tombstone in Sony’s animated Oscar winner** ***Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse***, as well as the threequel *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse*, which is still forthcoming.
I was hoping to see her in a season 2 of She-Hulk, but after last week I don't think we'll be seeing she-hulk again in the MCU anytime soon
All the scoopers have said he is not in it.
We´re getting Savage Hulk, Punisher, Scorpion and Tombstone for the main course.
AND THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!
How does that work? We have "smart" Hulk and Banner can change at will since She-Hulk, no?
Plus it's an angle MCU Spidey hasn't really dealt with a lot.
Good casting, but seems oddly similar.
And they already used him as the voice of Tombstone in Spider-verse, so clearly it already did not bother them.
Never forget the hyphen
I just think they changed the entire direction of the whole spiderverse movie since it’s taking so long. I’d like to think they’re incorporating a live action miles for their next cinematic chapter after these movies. A reach, I know.
This addition fuels that for me
I guess this guy has the role of albino black gangster that fights superheroes nailed down. I wonder what they will do to differentiate him from Tobias Whale.
I doubt they'll be massively concerned about *Black Lightning* fans thinking his characterisation is too similar to Tobias Whale.
Most people haven't seen it and it was a long time ago anyway.
If is true, probably they kept the only good thing.
Very exciting.
fuck yeah, good for him.