Vin Gonzales

People who've only seen the Spider-Man films probably assume that Peter Parker only has one friend, Harry Osborn. However, that's not the case. One person who's been left out of both franchises is Peter's romantic rival and eventual roommate, Vin Gonzales. In the comics, Vin is a friend of Carlie Cooper and member of the NYPD. His relationship with Spidey is a bit tricky; he was once mistaken for the wall crawler by Kraven's daughter and beaten nearly to death for it. He also tried framing Spider-Man for murders around NYC in order to sway public opinion away from the web slinger. A character like Vin could easily be factored into this new franchise as one of Peter's friends, and his distrust for Spider-Man could offer a great dynamic for the film to explore.