Donald Glover Will Play Hypno-Hustler in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe

Talk a few deep lower antagonist for Spider-Man—however nonetheless, Hypno-Hustler makes good sense for Donald Glover. The Hollywood Reporter broke the information that the actor, who as soon as fancast himself as Spidey with the web’s assist, is now hooked up to star and produce a function centered across the villain.

Myles Murphy (the son of actor Eddie Murphy) can be writing the Hypno-Hustler script; it will proceed to broaden the realm of live-action Sony Marvel franchises, which embody Venom and Morbius. Glover—who can also be the artist often known as Childish Gambino—beforehand performed Miles Morales’ uncle Aaron Davis, aka the Prowler, in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Don’t fear in the event you don’t know who Hypno-Hustler is correct off the bat; the disco-period thief with the ability to hypnotize audiences by means of his candy sonic sounds isn’t one among Spider-Man’s largest foes, however he definitely is an intriguing choice for Glover. We can undoubtedly see a tackle the character as an acclaimed musician in his personal proper, particularly for the reason that commerce report additionally acknowledged it was the musical facet that obtained Glover . Listen, we’ll take new musical tasks from Glover in any form or type—like an entire idea album for this movie, maybe?

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