For Gyllenhaal, a star credited for hits such as Brokeback Mountain and Nocturnal Animals, his new screen role of Mysterio "kind of relates" to himself.

"There are a lot of similarities between us. He has been struggling with a lot of different things and he has his regrets," says Gyllenhaal.

Unlike the depiction in the Marvel comics that Mysterio is a super-villain, Gyllenhaal notes that his character shows heroic qualities in the new film and he enjoys the idea of Mysterio and Spider-Man becoming allies.