Robert Downey Jr. was added to Spider-Man: Homecoming's cast in April, and following Captain America: Civil War, most people assumed he was appearing because of the connection Tony Stark had formed with Peter Parker during the superhero conflict. However, if the above information is true, then it sounds like Tony could be drawn into The Tinkerer's machinations. As in the comics, Tinkerer will presumably plot from behind the scenes, but through Vulture and Shocker, he'll be unleashing destruction to prove how capable he is. Of course, Phineas won't be the first person to seek revenge against Tony Stark. In the years before he donned his mighty armor, the quick-witted industrialist pissed off a lot of people.

If Tinkerer is Spider-Man: Homecoming's behind the scenes menace, does this mean that Tony Stark will become Iron Man during the movie? Peter Parker proved how capable he is in Captain America: Civil War and we're guessing he'll take down Vulture by himself, but Tony may feel it's his personal duty to stop The Tinkerer from causing more harm. It also begs the question of why Tony fired Phones in the first place. The best guess is he was probably creating something he was given express orders not to, but did it involve that Chitauri technology or something else? Whatever may be going on here, with two villains out on the streets with Tinkerer's technology and the inventor scheming something fierce, Spider-Man is going to have his hands full with these threats.

Directed by Jon Watts and penned by a giant writing team, Spider-Man: Homecoming swings into theaters on July 7, 2017.