Daniel Kaluuya could not have come again for the sequel to Black Panther, however he’s becoming a member of one other main sequel from Marvel. The Oscar-winning star of Get Out and Nope will voice Spider-Punk in subsequent yr’s extremely anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the information on the casting, which is barely going to proceed over the approaching months. Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (who confirmed Kaluuya’s involvement on his Twitter) revealed earlier this yr that Across the Spider-Verse has 240 characters in it, in comparison with 40 within the first film. It’ll additionally happen throughout six dimensions as an alternative of the one from the primary movie. To say it’s a much bigger film than its Oscar-winning predecessor could be an understatement.

Spider-Punk has but to seem on display screen however early merchandise leaked, all however confirming his inclusion within the movie. Appropriately, that merch was of a web-shooting electric guitar and Spider-Man mask with spikes on it. The character is a punk rocker, in any case.

Kaluuya (who received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Judas and the Black Messiah and just lately appeared in Nope) joins a solid that already consists of returning actors Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, and Greta Lee, in addition to newcomers Issa Rae, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, and Jason Schwartzman. This time, they’ll be directed by Justin Okay. Thompson, Joaquim Dos Santos, and Kemp Powers.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse follows the persevering with adventures of Miles Morales (Moore) who as soon as once more groups up with Gwen Stacy (Steinfeld) to avoid wasting not only one universe of Spider-people, however many. It’s scheduled for launch June 2, 2023 and can then be adopted by the trilogy capping Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on March 29, 2024.

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