Donald Glover to Produce & Star In “Spider-Man” Movie Based on Villain Hypno-Hustler
Donald Glover will have a meaty role on and offscreen in an upcoming, recently revealed Spider-Man movie for Sony Pictures.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Glover is attached to star in and produce a film set within Sony’s Spider-Man Universe of Marvel characters. The film will be written by Myles Murphy, son of Eddie Murphy, and is said to focus on the Hypno-Hustler, an obscure Spider-Man villain.
Villains Reign Supreme in New “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Images
A slew of new images from director Jon Watt’s upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home have arrived, putting Spidey’s troubles front-and-center. And those troubles have names—Doc Ock, Electro, the Green Goblin are just a few of the sinister souls Peter Parker will be squaring off against.
By now you’ve likely heard the main synopsis for No Way Home, the third film in Watts and Tom Holland’s Spidey-trilogy. After the cataclysmic events in Spider-Man: Far From Home,
A New Spider-Man Spin-Off is in the Works
Well, this is big news. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 scribe Roberto Orci will be penning a script for a brand new Spider-Man spin-off. What’s more, this film will exist in the Spider-Verse world, enlarging Sony‘s web-slinger world, and highlighting a character from their still rather large archive of superheroes and villains.
The Wrap broke the story, which explains how Orci’s film will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but rather will exist wholly within the Sony-owned Spider-Man world.
Sony to Expand Spider-Man‘s Universe to TV
Sony has a hot hand with Spider-Man at the moment. The first and most obvious example is their Oscar-winning, game-changing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Then there was the box office smash hit Venom, based on the titular antihero and sometime antagonist of Spider-Man. Then there’s Sony’s flagship Spider-Man film series starring Tom Holland, with Far From Home bowing this July 5.
Jared Leto Will Transform into Spider-Man Vampire Villain, Morbius
Jared Leto is reportedly making the jump from one universe to another. From the DC Extended Universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that is. According to Variety, Leto is trading in the Joker’s metal mouth for some fangs as Spider-Man nemesis, Morbius.
The vampire villain has a dark and tragic story that seems perfect for Leto to sink his teeth into. (Yeah, I went there.) But really, it’s a pretty grim journey into night.
