When the time came to cast a new Spidey for The Amazing Spider-Man, fans campaigned for Donald Glover to play the role. Although Andrew Garfield went on to play the character, Glover did eventually enter the Spider-Man universe, voicing Miles Morales in the Ultimate Spider-Man series and appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He’s set to take the lead in a new Spider-Man movie, but it’s definitely not what you expected.
Donald Glover is set to star in a Spider-Man movie for Sony Pictures, which is said to revolve around Hypno-Hustler, a villain who isn’t exactly landing on the top of anyone’s best villain lists. Sources told THR that Donald Glover “sparked to the musical aspect of the character and the fact that he has less Marvel cannon baggage, freeing him to greater interpretations.” This would give Glover the opportunity to do just about anything he wants with the project, which is being scripted by Myles Murphy, son of Eddie Murphy. In addition to starring in the Hypno-Hustler movie, Glover will also set to produce the project as well. Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but if Glover is involved, I’d more than ready to keep an open mind.
Hypno-Hustler was created by Bill Mantlo and Frank Springer and first appeared in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #24 in 1978. The character is the leader of a band known as the Mercy Killers and uses hypnosis technology on his audiences to rob them.
Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is based on the various Marvel Comics characters and properties that are commonly associated with Spider-Man. It kicked off with Venom in 2018, followed by Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021 and Morbius in 2022. The franchise will grow even more with the release of Kraven the Hunter on October 6, 2023. The film features Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the title character, who is said to be a “protector of the natural world” and an “animal lover” in the movie. There are also projects based on El Muerto and Madame Web in the works, as well as a Silk TV series in development for Amazon Prime Video and another Venom sequel.