Thomas Haden Church in mystery role for superhero film Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Wings) revealed in an interview with JoBlo that he filmed a mystery role last year for an upcoming superhero movie that isn’t going to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Church was asked if he had any interest in returning to the genre, especially now that it has gotten even bigger after his one time playing the supervillain Sandman in Sony’s Spider-Man 3 back in 2007.