In an added twist, Jameson was played by J.K. Simmons, who originated the role in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies from the early 2000s.
The following post contains SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Far From Home.
He explains that he signed on to do sequels, but the studio isn’t obligated to use him in subsequent films.
The last we saw of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a massive cliffhanger at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home: J. Jonah Jameson revealing Spider-Man’s secret identity to the entire world.