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So, why is Simmons back now?

And what does this mean for the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward?

Are we in the multiverse now?

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But thats not what nu Jameson is reporting.

(Its all a not-so-subtle dig at the speed with which false information spreadsthese days.)

Okay, what does that mean for the future of theSpider-Manmovies?

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But superheroes answering to their given name is fairly de rigueur in the MCU.

Vulture lies and says he doesnt, but who knows how his mind has changed since the Blip.

But what is theDaily Buglenow?

Is the new version of theDaily Buglea proper newspaper?

(Another newscaster refers to theBugleas controversial.)

In print, itslibel, to an alt-right conspiracy theorist with bona fide social-media influence.

And why is J.K. Simmons playing Jameson again?

However, on that show, theres a lot multiverse explaining to account for their returns.

(Note: Thats a DC TV show, not a Marvel movie.)

Anyway …)

Far From Homegives us no such explanation.

So was the return of J.K. Simmons as Jameson just an inconsequential cameo?

Which brings us to X-Men.

Today its Simmons inFar From Home.

Could we get Patrick Stewart returning as Professor X as an instrument of S.H.I.E.L.D.

in the next properAvengersmovie, by way of an alternate-reality plot?

All right, but what do we know for sure?

In 2010,Stan Lee toldNPRthat he wrote Jameson as a dark reflection of himself.

And that was it.

What about that other post-credits scene?

Hed dispatched the Skrulls to do his work for him.

Somefans thought Maria Hill was a Skrull inInfinity War, and if Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.

What if J. Jonah Jamesons a Skrull, too?

(Doctor Strange 2, Black Panther 2, Captain Marvel 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3, Black Widow, The Eternals, andShang-Chiare also on their way in the near MCU future.)

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