The Spider-Verse is expanding again.
“Spider-Punk,” a spinoff of 2023’s animated hit “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” is in early development at Sony Pictures Animation. Daniel Kaluuya, who voiced the character in the comic book sequel, and Ajon Singh are developing and co-writing the feature.
Plot details haven’t been sorted out, but the film will center on the punk-rock version of Spider-Man — aka Hobie Brown — whose main weapon is his guitar. Kaluuya’s character was introduced — along with many other iterations of the beloved web-slinger — in the multiversal adventure “Across the Spider-Verse.” He is expected to return in “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”
It’s unclear when “Spider-Punk” will be ready to swing to theaters. For now, “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,” the third entry in the web-slinging trilogy, won’t be hitting the big screen until June 25, 2027. Though little is known about the threequel, the story picks up after the cliffhanger at the end of “Across the Spider-Verse,” with protagonist Miles Morales (the main Spider-Man in this world) as a fugitive on the run while also trying to save his family from imminent danger.
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Sony’s “Spider-Verse” films have been critical and commercial winners, with the original 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” grossing $384 million globally — in addition to winning the Oscar for best animated feature — and the sequel amassing an impressive $690 million at the worldwide box office.
Kaluuya broke out in 2017 as the Oscar-nominated star of “Get Out.” The British actor has since appeared on screen in “Black Panther,” Steve McQueen’s crime drama “Widows,” Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and the Fred Hampton biopic “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which earned Kaluuya his first Oscar statue. He’s also currently developing a live-action “Barney” movie for A24 and Mattel.
Deadline first reported the “Spider-Punk” news.
