Donald Glover to play Spiderman, the animated version
Well it’s finally happening–almost.
Community star Donald Glover expressed interest in playing the lead role in The Amazing Spiderman in 2010.
His fans took his request pretty seriously, and launched a social media campaign complete with a #donald4spiderman hashtag to make this a reality.
The role ultimately went to Andrew Garfield, but now, Glover is finally getting his chance to play the character.
According to USA Today, Glover will voice half-Hispanic, half-black Spider-Man alter-ego Miles Morales on an episode of Disney XD’s animated series, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors. The character made his comic-book debut back in 2011 after writer Brian Michael Bendis was inspired by the #donald4spiderman campaign.
Thoughts on Glover landing the role?
Does the fact that he’s playing the animated version of Spiderman speak to Hollywood’s issue with blacks portraying mainstream superheroes?
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