Whoa! Spider-Man villain Michael Keaton took help from his friend's little daughters to form his character [VIDEO]

Michael Keaton, who had played the Batman 28 years ago in Tim Burton's Batman movie, is now gearing up for his upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film where he plays the arch enemy of Spidey, Vulture.

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Keaton, who recently appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, was asked about the difference between the two superhero flicks. And he jokingly said, "One's a bat and the other's a spider." Keaton took his time to praise director Tim Burton before talking about Marvel and Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Spider-Man's Vulture said, "It's really different. Really really different in terms of how they're made. You know, when you think about what Tim did, Tim Burton, who to me is an...there's just no one like him. He's truly unique and he's an artist and I just love working with him."

"The Marvel people are kind of amazing. You know, there's all that interconnected lore of Iron Man and all those... I'll tell you, there are so many characters. You have no idea how many characters there are in the Marvel world that we haven't even heard of yet," he added.

Keaton also explained how he formed his character of the Spidey villain. Keaton apparently called his friend Mary and spoke to her two little daughters, who are nine and 11 years old, to know the details about Peter Parker aka Spidey.

Praising Tom Holland, Keaton said, "he is kicking his little butt in the movie" as Ellen pointed out that the bad guys rarely win at the end.

Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Downey Jr., Spider-Man: Homecoming will open in theatres on July 7.

You can watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show clip here.