Spider-Punk Is Getting His Own Animated Movie
Deadline broke the news of the Oscar-winning actor's new project (lately, all his headlines have been regarding that bizarre yet intriguing Barney movie he's got in the works), which is said to be 'in early development.' Kaluuya would co-write with Ajon Singh; 'plot details are under wraps, and there are no other deals in place at this time.' It's also not confirmed that Kaluuya would voice the character, but you have to assume that's in the cards.
Spider-Punk has been around since 2015's The Amazing Spider-Man #10, when he was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Olivier Coipel for a Spider-Verse comics crossover. As the trade reminds us, Hobie Brown is 'a version of Spider-Man who leans into a more anarchistic, anti-establishment attitude than Peter Parker's version. Residing on Earth-138, the character is fueled by his desire to help take down corrupt systems.'
A Spider-Punk movie sounds like just the Spider-Movie we need right now, in other words. What do you think of this news?
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