Summary
- A live-action Spider-Man movie featuring Miles Morales is reportedly in development at Sony, fulfilling a long-awaited wish for fans.
- While Tom Holland's Spider-Man will continue, the Miles Morales project is a different fan-favorite version that fans have been eagerly anticipating.
- Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike and the upcoming release of "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," fans may have to wait for both live-action projects to begin production.
A live-action Spider-Man movie with Miles Morales is reportedly in development at Sony, granting fans a long-requested wish.
The original Spider-Man has had several appearances in live-action projects, most notably being portrayed by three different actors in three different franchises since the early 2000s, with Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man trilogy aging surprisingly well since the 2000s and Andrew Garfield's portrayal receiving a lot of appreciation in recent times. The last film in Tom Holland's Spider-Man trilogy saw all three versions on the big screen together in a triumphant box office win for the character.
While there are plans to continue with Holland's take, his Spider-Man 4 is seemingly set to take longer than fans want. However, a recent rumor suggests that there might be another project in the works featuring a different fan-favorite version of the character. According to reliable source Daniel Richtman, a live-action Spider-Man film centered on the Miles Morales version of the character is finally in the works at Sony, making good on the news given by producers Amy Pascal and Avi Arad in May, where the pair also revealed that a Spider-Woman project was on the drawing board.
This is news that fans have been waiting for since the character’s introduction in 2011, with interest in a live-action adaptation featuring Miles Morales growing with his increasing prominence in the Marvel Comics universe. While the character has never been seen in live action, Miles has made his way into the public consciousness via the animated Spider-Verse film franchise that revolves around the hero and has been met with massive success, with its most recent entry Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse set to debut on Netflix for audiences at home to enjoy. Miles has also appeared in the Insomniac Spider-Man game series, where he features heavily, and even has his own standalone installment titled Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Unfortunately, fans have a long wait ahead of them before the live-action Miles Morales movie kicks off, partly due to the still-ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, and the threequel film Beyond the Spider-Verse is also still far from release. However, the Spider-Verse short film recently received an official synopsis, and it might be released for general audiences soon, meaning it could be what fans need to tide them over while the other Spidey-focused content remains in development.
The Spider-Man franchise is mostly currently available for streaming on Netflix, with Across the Spider-Verse hitting the platform on October 31.
Source: Daniel Richtman