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The Chameleon is reportedly set to play the role of the villain in Sony's Spider-Man 4. We know that Tom Holland is set to reprise his role as Spider-Man in Sony's upcoming project that is scheduled to be released in theatres in July 2026. But little is known about the rest of the cast and that has sent the rumor mills spinning faster than a neutron star.
Fans react hilariously as The Chameleon is rumored to star as villain in Spider-Man 4
The Chameleon isn’t exactly the A-lister you’d expect to headline a Spider-Man blockbuster. Dmitri Smerdyakov, better known as The Chameleon is a shape-shifting master of disguise who can impersonate anyone. Sony has reportedly decided to dust off one of Spider-Man’s lesser-known enemies and given him the license to wage psychological warfare on Peter Parker.
The news had mixed responses on social media, with some fans rejecting the outlandish idea while others were willing to hear Sony out. They accepted the news with open arms, having been tired of watching their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man having to constantly fight off cosmic beings in multiverses:
"Seems like Sony agreed to a street-level film," commented one fan (via X / @writersblxk)
"If the villain of Spider-Man 4 is The Chameleon we genuinely might be back cuz it implies smaller scale crime compared to crazy world ending or multiversal stuff," said one enthusiastic fan (via X / @Browntable_Ent)
The moment The Chameleon’s name hit the headlines, it sparked a hilarious mess of a fan frenzy as social media exploded with memes and jokes poking fun at the sheer absurdity of the hypothetical scenario:
"If the Chameleon thing is also true, that's kinda hilarious. Like, everyone else is dealing with an incursion while peter has to beat up a guy committing identity fraud", joked one fan (via X / @BlackZirconTV)
Fans hilariously played to the fact that this won't be the first instance that the fourth installment of an uber-popular franchise ends up having 'The Chameleon' as the villain:
"If I had a nickle for every time a character named "The Chameleon" was the main Villian for a movies 4th installment, I'd have 2 nickles, which isn't much but it's weird that it's happened twice right?", jested one fan (via X / @King_of_Fedoras)
If the rumors come true, Spider-Man would be joining an illustrious company that has a grand total of one other member: Kung-Fu Panda.
There were also rumors swirling a while back that Sony would be looking for a female actor to play The Chameleon in the movie. One fan (@Aubreykdream) hilariously played to the rumor and suggested that The Chameleon might be gender-swapped and played by a female actress who could resemble Zendaya:
"I can already see them casting a female chameleon for they can have her turn into zendaya"
Sony and Marvel have spoiled us by introducing iconic villains such as Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Venom onto the screens. And now… we're getting a guy who’s basically a walking identity crisis? The Chameleon isn’t exactly a heavy hitter in the comic universe either and some fans seemed despondent and took to social media to air their grievances:
"I don't know if it's true yet but... if Chameleon is the villain for Spidey 4 that would be awful. He's a lame villain, and a serious downgrade from Green Goblin", expressed one fan (via X / @DanielRPK)
To be honest with him, it's not just The Chameleon, everybody pales in comparison to Green Goblin!
Fans have also been debating fervently about the hypothetical exchanges that would take place if The Chameleon were to make an appearance in Spider-Man 4. The Chameleon would probably spend half the movie disguised as various members of Spider-Man’s inner circle and delivering heartfelt life advice while secretly plotting chaos underneath his mask!
Can you imagine the mental toll it'd take on Peter if he accidentally confessed his secret identity to a disguised Chameleon instead of MJ or if The Chameleon started cosplaying as Uncle Ben? Or if he gets framed for robbery just because the master in disguise dressed up like him? It'd be enough to make anyone paranoid and could become serious very soon.
Case in point, we did get Spider-Man getting charged for robbery recently. Was it really him or is The Chameleon already here, unbeknownst to us all? The investigation goes on....
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The Chameleon being cast as the villain in Spider-Man 4 has the potential to either be the dumbest idea Sony’s ever had or the most brilliantly unhinged. On one hand, The Chameleon doesn’t have super strength, radioactive powers, or even a cool suit and his entire schtick revolves around being really good at dressing up. On the other hand, it might be cool to see.
Until the rumors are confirmed, we'll still be debating about the potential of this absurd crossover.
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