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The Michael Keaton Batman Easter Egg You Missed In Spider-Man: Homecoming

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David Edwards

Updated on March 08, 2026

Over on the @FilmEasterEggs Twitter account, the page pointed out similarities between two shots in both the 1989 "Batman" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming." The latter features Michael Keaton's Vulture flying in front of the moon, while the former features Batman's stealth jet, the Batwing, silhouetted against the moon. In both movies, they are very quick shots and quite easy for anyone to miss. While not an exact confirmation by the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" filmmakers that they were referencing the film, it seems fairly obvious that it's at least a small nod to Keaton's time in the role of the Dark Knight.

Either way, it's a very interesting and appropriate little visual throwback to Tim Burton's "Batman" and shows just how influential Keaton's time was as the titular character. It's also a role that the actor will be returning to after more than three decades away from it in the upcoming movie "The Flash."

Keaton's time in the big-screen world of comic book superheroes seems far from over, and it looks like we'll see more of him as Vulture in the upcoming "Morbius" film, as well.