Spider-Punk absolutely stole the show in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. He was 100% the coolest character to ever strum a guitar as he slung his webs and fought the establishment. And it didn’t hurt that Spider-Punk was voiced by Daniel Kaluuya, who adds a natural cool element to any character he inhabits. So it only makes sense that a Spider-Punk animated movie is now reportedly in the works at Sony. And even better, Daniel Kaluuya and Ajon Singh are attached as writers on the Spider-Punk film. The movie is still only in early development at Sony, out all our webs and toes are crossed that this one makes it to the finish line.
In 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Punk was a quick fan-favorite. And he had Miles Morales’ back when he needed him most. We’re hoping Spider-Punk has a major presence in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, but it would be super neat if he could have his own movie too. Marvel Comics’ Spider-Punk, also known as Hobie Brown, was created by Dan Slott and artist Olivier Coipel. He’s a more bad a** version of Spider-Man than Peter Parker, one might say. And has way less time for corrupt governments and systems—our kind of guy. Spider-Punk first appeared as part of 2015’s The Amazing Spider-Man #10.
If you want to get to know Spider-Punk for yourself, in anticipation of this movie, of Beyond the Spider-Verse, or just because he’s awesome, you can check out our explainer here. We’ll give you a taste of it below.
Unlike Peter Parker, Hobart Brown was living on the street as an unhoused youth on Earth-138. But as was often the case for his multiversal spider brethren, a spider bit him. This one mutated as part of President Norman Osborn’s toxic waste dumping. He gained powers that were identical to the 616 universe’s Peter Parker. A punk kid or not, Hobart was still a gifted scientist and invented his web shooters. But none of this stopped him from playing the guitar and being in a punk band. Thereby making him officially cooler than 616 teenage Peter Parker.
It might be a while before we hear more about the Spider-Punk movie. But we’ll be first in line for tickets whenever it finally makes it to theaters. In the meantime, we can’t wait to see Spider-Punk again when Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse hits theaters (hopefully) on June 25, 2027.
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