Among the many things that comic-book fans have been requesting from the executive gatekeepers at Marvel has been a Spider-Man movie led by the Black Hispanic Miles Morales instead of Peter Parker. And after we’ve seen the webslinger played by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, a more diverse option for the superhero is finally arriving.
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Sony confirmed today that their upcoming 3D animated Spider-Man will tell the story of Miles Morales. The ever-busy Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “The Lego Movie,” and of course, Disney‘s Han Solo spinoff) have penned the script, which is very promising stuff. Bringing it all to life will be directors Bob Persichetti (“The Little Prince“) and Peter Ramsey (“Rise Of The Guardians“). That’s about all the details for now, but you can check out Sony’s tweets below.
#SonyAnimationDay presents video of executive producers of the stand-alone SPIDER-MAN animated feature, writer @PhilipLord and @ChrizMillr.
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) January 18, 2017
From the video: Phil and Chris state the film "has a lot of heart, a lot of action, and a lot of laughs." #SonyAnimationDay
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) January 18, 2017
.@PhilipLord and @ChrizMillr are bringing the Miles Morales story to the big screen in all-new animated stand-alone SPIDER-MAN feature.
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) January 18, 2017
Experience the upcoming stand-alone animated SPIDER-MAN feature, directed by Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey, in theaters 12/21/18. 🕷️
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) January 18, 2017
The untitled animated Spider-Man movie will hit theaters on December 21, 2018.
