It Official Miles Morales Would Appear In Animated Spider-Man Movie

 

Earlier today, Sony confirmed that it will be the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man who will be featured in their upcoming animated film, which is due for release in 2018. No cast has been announced for the project just yet, and plot details are non-existent, but we do know that it’ll be written by The LEGO Movie‘s Phil Lord, who will also executive produce alongside Chris Miller. Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey, meanwhile, will be behind the camera to helm.

At a presentation in Los Angeles earlier today, the studio told those in attendance that the film will not be set in the same continuity as Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was widely assumed, and will be completely standalone, allowing them to bring in a whole host of exciting characters who we haven’t seen in the MCU yet.

For those unfamiliar with Morales, he took on the mantle of Spider-Man several years ago in 2011’s Ultimate storyline, replacing a deceased Peter Parker. He’s since moved into the proper Marvel Universe where he actually fights alongside Peter, but it seems that the focus of this upcoming animated effort will be mostly on Miles. And honestly, that’s a smart move.