Donald Glover’s connectionSpider-Manhas gone back for a few years at this point, with the actor ultimately inspiring the creation of Miles Morales, (who Glover voiced in Disney XD’sUltimate Spider-Manseries). Now he’s going to be taking on the role ofHypno-Hustlerfor Sony’sSpider-Manuniverse.
The Hollywood Reporter has given fans some details to chew overregarding the upcoming movie that would see the continued expansion of Sony’s pocketSpider-Manfranchise.
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Sony Pictures, unlike what happened withFox and theirX-Menfranchise, has maintained the rights toSpider-Manever since they first acquired them and allowed Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire to produce their initial trilogy. With recent movies such asVenomand its sequel, as well asMorbius, and more spinoffs based on Peter Parker’s vast rogues gallery, they’ve been trying to expand on their property and create their own pocket Marvel universe. This has been made all the easier since the events ofSpider-Man: No Way Homesaw Doctor Strange performing a spell that erased Spider-Man from every MCU character’s mind and essentially divorced the two franchises once more. The latest rogues gallery member to get a movie behind him is the musical villainHypno-Hustlerand the man behind the hustle is Donald Glover.
Glover’s association with music (his Childish Gambino persona well known to music fans worldwide) saw him take to the character’s musical side since that is Hypno-Hustler’s number one gimmick as aSpider-Manrogue. The other aspect Glover took to was the character’s limited presence inSpider-Manhistory to date making the character, unlike aVenomor aMorbius, an essential blank slate that can sort of be created (or recreated) from the ground up. It offers Glover, who has been nominated for several Emmys for hiswriting on his FX seriesAtlanta, an opportunity to flex his creative muscles toward the comic books he so clearly loves.
Glover’s association withSpider-Manstarted with a fan campaign started to land the actor the role of the titular webhead back in the 2010s, a bit that would be referenced when his character inCommunitywore a set ofSpider-Manpajamas. Taking the popularity of the idea along with the election of Barack Obama, and the Marvel creatorsset out to design Miles Morales, aSpider-Manof color, and the rest was history. Sony has not only made the previously mentioned villain flicks in their expanding live-actionSpider-Manuniverse, but also has aKraven the Huntermovie coming June 25, 2025. This is besides continuing development of films based onMadame WebandSpider-Woman.Hypno-Hunterjoins this lineup.
The as-yet-untitledHypno-Hustlermovie is part of the upcomingSpider-Mandevelopment slate.
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