2018 Animated Spider-Man Movie May Feature The Prowler

Sony is busy prepping an animated film featuring the iconic hero that’s set to release in 2018. Rumour has it that it’ll be the Miles Morales version of the character who takes center stage, which means this is going to be a very different movie than what we see with Homecoming. So far, that’s all we’ve really heard about it, but earlier today, notorious scoopster Umberto Gonzalez dropped a hot rumour on Instagram which pointed to the Prowler showing up as well.

Originally Hobie Brown, a teenager who turned to a life of crime after being fired from his job, the character would go on to become an ally to Spidey in later years. However, given that the film will be based on the Ultimate Comics, this version of the Prowler will likely be Aaron Davis, Miles’ cat burglar uncle. It was him who was responsible for giving the young boy his powers in the first place, as Davis broke into an Oscorp lab at one point and accidentally brought home with him a genetically altered spider, which then bit his nephew while he was visiting.

With next to no information having been revealed about the animated flick yet, we really don’t know how closely the writers will stick to the source material. Furthermore, Gonzalez doesn’t provide any clues as to how the Prowler will factor into things. Still, the fact that he’s involved is definitely exciting and does give us some indication of which Spidey stories they may be adapting.