Daniel Kaluuya and Sony Pictures Developing Spider-Verse Spin-off Based on Spider-Punk
Hobie Brown is expected to rock the big screen in the newly announced addition to the Spider-Verse franchise.
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The Spider-Verse is officially back with its newest project, Spider-Punk, now officially in early development at Sony Pictures Animation.
Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah, Nope), who voiced the mohawked, guitar-wielding Hobie Brown in 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, is teaming up with Ajon Singh to co-write the animated spin-off. While plot details are under wraps, fans can expect the film to spotlight the rebellious, punk-rock take on everyone’s favorite webcrawler.
Kaluuya’s Spider-Punk made his debut in 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse alongside a plethora of other Spider-variants. He’s also set to appear in the upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, slated to hit theaters June 25, 2027. That film will pick up right where Across left off, with Miles Morales trapped on Earth-42 and facing his most daring challenge yet – an evil variant of himself as The Prowler.
The Spider-Verse films have been nothing short of blockbuster magic for Sony. 2018’s Oscar-winning Into the Spider-Verse swung to $384 million worldwide, while its sequel nearly doubled that at $690 million.
Kaluuya, who won an Academy Award for his performance in 2021’s Judas and the Black Messiah, is no stranger to iconic roles, with credits in Black Panther and Jordan Peele’s Get Out and Nope. Outside the Spider-Verse, he’s also working on a live-action Barney movie for A24 and Mattel alongside Ayo Edebiri.
No release date yet for Spider-Punk has been confirmed, but fans should be excited to see Hobie Brown receive his own full-length feature film.
