Donald Glover has been associated with The Spider-Man brand ever since his part in Spiderman: Homecoming, Glover did voice Spider-Man/Miles Morales in the Disney XD animated Ultimate Spider-Man in 2015, and he even auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in Sony’s reboot of the spiderman franchise from 2012. He is also a notorious figure in the MCU fandom. Since fans of the MCU have fan famously fan cast him in several Spiderman-associated roles. In more recent news, Glover is attached to star in and produce a feature set in Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man universe of Marvel Comics characters. Myles Murphy, the son of actor and Stand-Up comedian Eddie Murphy, is on board to write the project, which has no title but is said to revolve around the Hypno-Hustler, one of the more obscure Spider-Man villains.
Created by Bill Mantlo, the writer who also created Rocket Racoon, who became a staple in The Guardians Of The Galaxy films, and artist Frank Springer, Hypno-Hustler was very much a product of the disco music scene when he first appeared in the comic Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man No. 24 in 1978. His real name was Antoine Delsoin, the leader of a band called the Mercy Killers, and he used hypnosis technology in his instruments on his audience to rob them.
It should be noted that Hypno-Hustler is not considered one of Spider-Man’s most famous villains, Which Includes characters like The Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Venom. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter
“Glover sparked to the musical aspect of the character and the fact that he has less Marvel canon baggage, freeing him to broader interpretations. The project could be anything from a disco period piece to a re-imagined modern hip-hop version or even a cyberpunk future play. ”
There’s no doubt that Murphy and Glover will take a new and inventive twist on the character, the details of which have been kept under wraps.
It is unclear at this time if the character will interact with other Sony characters, such as Venom and Morbius, in future projects.
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