Okay, that title is a little misleading, I know. Still, it is accurate. Let me explain...
As you all know, Tom Holland's appearance in Captain America: Civil War was the first time that we were able to see Peter Parker's Spider-Man interact with the other heroes in the MCU. It was a HUGE deal, considering that the Spider-Man property is owned by Sony, and for two movie companies to agree to share the rights to something is nearly unheard of. The agreement helps both companies, though, not just Marvel. Now that we've seen Spider-Man in an MCU movie, we can expect to see other Avengers in the Spider-Man solo films. In fact, Robert Downey Jr. is going to be appearing in the Spider-Man: Homecoming movie that will debut next year.
Before it was revealed that Tom Holland would be playing the Peter Parker version of Spider-Man, there was a lot of rumors going around that instead of featuring Peter Parker, Marvel and Sony would instead focus on the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man. If they would have gone this route, it really wouldn't have surprised many people. We've already be given five different movies that featured Peter Parker, so what other stories could they tell that wouldn't be rehashing storylines from these other films? And would we be given yet another origin movie? How many times are we going to see a radioactive spider bite this kid? Even with all of these reasons, Marvel and Sony decided to stick with Peter Parker, since he is the most well known and most popular Spider-Man out there, and Miles would not appear on the big screen...or would he?
Heroic Hollywood is reporting that there is an animated feature being worked on that will feature Miles Morales set to come out in 2018. Even though this is just a rumor right now, they point to something that Tom Rothman (Sony Pictures Chairman) said at last year's CinemaCon while discussing the possibility of someone different being Spider-Man for an animated movie:
“The film will exist independently of the projects in the live-action Spider-Man universe, all of which are continuing.”
So why make an animated Spider-Man movie that stands alone from the live-action movies and feature the same character? It would make more sense to make one featuring Miles Morales and introduce him to theater goers that don't actually read the comic books. I'm also guessing that since it's going to be an animated movie, it'll be geared towards a younger crowd which will help expand their brand. It could also open up the possibility of Miles appearing in an MCU film at some point down the line if the animated film does really well.
Like I said before, these are just rumors. The animated film may well feature Peter Parker's Spider-Man, though that wouldn't make much sense. The movie is being co-written and produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, both of which gave us The LEGO Movie. There is no director yet, and a storyline or title for the movie hasn't been revealed to anyone. We do know that it is scheduled to be released into theaters December 21, 2018. Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released July 7, 2017.
So what do you think? Are you ready for an animated Spider-Man movie that will feature someone other than Peter Parker as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.
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