{"id":3321,"date":"2014-08-27T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T18:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:04:32","slug":"donald-glover-finally-play-spider-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/donald-glover-finally-play-spider-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Glover is Finally Spider-Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that time back in 2010 when the internet exploded and everyone was yelling about <b>Donald Glover playing Spider-Man<\/b>? To refresh your memory, <em>Community<\/em> and <em>Mystery Team<\/em> star, and Childish Gambino alter ego, comedian Donald Glover was rumored (well, &#8220;tumblr&#8221; rumored) to play Spider-Man in the (then) new reboot <i>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/i> starring Andrew Garfield. While Glover wasn&#8217;t recast in Garfield&#8217;s stead, he was cast as the voice of Miles Morales in <i>Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>As Glover points out in his stand-up, half the internet supported the idea to make the new films dark and edgy, possibly like Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>Dark Knight Trilogy<\/em>, while the other half couldn&#8217;t stand to see an African-American Spider-Man. To which Glover responded that Spidey could be anyone of any race, creed, gender or color.<\/p>\n<p>Glover&#8217;s life somewhat parallels that of the webcrawler himself. Glover and his family were not wealthy, much like Peter Parker&#8217;s, and his parents ran a foster home. &#8220;Spider-Man is the best because you just don&#8217;t know who he is, and he&#8217;s funny and he&#8217;s poor,&#8221; Glover said. &#8220;I understand Spider-Man a lot on that level. He&#8217;s just trying to make it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So why wasn&#8217;t Donald given the role of Spider-Man? Who knows. But what he got in return is amazing: the exposure to an entirely new audience. Glover shines as a comedian, and his ability to bring humor to Disney XD&#8217;s Ultimate Spider-Man as the young Miles Morales will surely captivate young and old viewers. <\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man&#8217;s alter ego Miles Morales first premiered in 2011 in <em>Ultimate Fallout<\/em> #4, written by Michael Bendis and art by Sara Pichelli. Bendis and Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso stated that Morales was inspired by both U.S. President Barack Obama and Donald Glover himself. Glover&#8217;s episode as Miles Morales will air next year, but <I>Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors<\/i> will premier this Sunday, August 31, on Disney XD. Huzzah! #donald4spiderman is a success.<\/p>\n<p>(On another note, can we please get #donald4lando rolling. Who wouldn&#8217;t want to see Donald as Billy Dee&#8217;s kid in <em>Episode VII<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<h3>Watch Donald Glover as Miles Morales<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dZz_r9_ZBAI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that time back in 2010 when the internet exploded and everyone was yelling about Donald Glover playing Spider-Man? To refresh your memory, Community and Mystery Team star, and Childish Gambino alter ego, comedian Donald Glover was rumored (well, &#8220;tumblr&#8221; rumored) to play Spider-Man in the (then) new reboot The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield. 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