by Ali » Feb 10, '15, 3:50 pm
Donald Glover.
Please. I want Peter Parker to be played by Childish Gambino! I also kind of want to see the s*itstorm if we get a black Spiderman, but the hell with it. Johnny Storm's black, Peter Parker can be, too!
On top of that, I think Donald Glover can get the balance right. Tobey had the introspective, sensitive Parker down pat, but his fun side was weak. Garfield was the exact opposite, capturing that snarky, joking attitude perfectly, but not really getting you to feel any emotional weight. Now, I think they're both fine actors, and a lot of their performance did have to do with the script and direction, but you could clearly tell which side of Parker they were more interested in playing.
I hope that the full movie they do isn't another origin story. We all know how it goes, nerd gets bitten by a radioactive/mutant/genetically-engineered/flushed-down-the-toilet spider, he becomes awesome. We don't need to see it again. I'm also wondering if they should heavily involve a love interest at all. One of the bigger problems with the two versions is that there was such a focus on the romance. Now don't get me wrong, I thought the relationship between Parker and Gwen Stacy was the best part of the "Amazing" series, but again, at this point, it'll feel like a re-tread. We've seen Gwen Stacy die, we've seen the Mary Jane melodrama, let's focus on Spidey being a Superhero. Hell, have his movie take place in between the two! After Gwen has died, show him struggling to do his duty, overcome his demons, and bring MJ in at the end.
I do hope that the MCU/Sony collaboration will work better than Sony alone. Marvel seems to be good at integrating characters gradually, so lets hope this works out.
But really, Donald Glover.

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