Twelve years ago, actor/comedian Donald Glover set the internet ablaze when he reposted a snippet from a geek blog about the possibility of him portraying Spider-Man in a live-action reboot. Back then, Donald Glover's underground rap career was relatively unknown to the mainstream, but as the buzz surrounding his music amplified, so did the hope that the young self-professed "nerd" would someday don the classic Spider-Man armor in a Marvel film. This even became a fan-led campaign.
During the developmental years of Childish Gambino, Glover became a symbol for nerds and outsiders in hip-hop; he even rapped about it in songs like "Not Going Back." Although his rise to prominence and affinity amongst comic book fans did not result in him playing the "web-shooter" on the big screen, he did go on to voice the character of Miles Morales in Disney's animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, back in 2015. Ironically enough, the young African American/Puerto Rican version of Spider-Man was created the same year Glover dropped his debut EP, Camp. As time passed, fans began associating the fictional teen with Donald Glover more and more, but ultimately, he matured beyond the character's age range. Glover never got to play Miles Morales, but he helped introduce the character to the masses long before he was cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as a petty crook named Aaron Davis.
Last year, it was reported that Glover agreed to a deal with Sony Pictures to star in and produce an upcoming Spider-Man film based on an obscure villain named the Hypno-Huslter. There is no word on whether the project will incorporate a storyline involving Miles Morales. However, Amy Pascal, the producer of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, recently revealed to Variety that a live-action film featuring Miles Morales and the primary protagonist would come to fruition.
“You’ll see all of it,” said Pascal during the premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in Los Angeles. “It’s all happening.”
The project will likely come after the release of the third and final installment in the computer-animated trilogy, Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024). Additionally, Pascal will spearhead production for a computer-animated Spider-Woman film and a fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland and Zendaya once the current writer's strike has been resolved.
Source: Variety
