'Spider-Man: Far From Home' star didn't know J.K. Simmons was reprising his iconic role from the original franchise until he watched the movie

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• Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
• J.K. Simmons reprised his role as J. Jonah Jameson during the credits for the sequel. 
• The moment was a big shock to audiences and to some of the cast.
• "[I was] really, really pleasantly surprised," Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned Leeds in the franchise, told Insider during press for the film coming to Blu-ray on October 1.
• Batalon said Jameson's character was in the script when he read it, but at the time they didn't know it would be Simmons reprising his role from the original Spider-Man franchise. 

You weren't the only one who was surprised to see J.K. Simmons reprise his role as "Daily Bugle" editor in chief J. Jonah Jameson in "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

"I think we all sort of found out when we first watched it," Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned Leeds in "Far From Home," told Insider while discussing the movie for its release on Blu-ray.

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