Spider-Man: Homecoming adds Community's Donald Glover in mystery role

When Sony announced plans to reboot Spider-Man back in 2011 one of the names being tossed around to take on the role was Donald Glover, a casting which would likely have introduced audiences to the Miles Morales version of the character as seen in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics (which are absolutely worth a read). Ultimately Andrew Garfield headlined the less than Amazing Spider-Man movies, but it looks like Glover is getting his chance to star in a Spider-Man film after all.

According to Deadline, the Community star has joined the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming. What role he's playing is anyone's guess at this point - though it's safe to assume that it won't be Spider-Man - but I'd be surprised if it turns out to be a wholly new creation as opposed to someone we're already familiar with in the comics.

While I haven't watched Community (for my sins) I've enjoyed Glover's performances in Magic Mike XXL and The Martian, and his casting is another big win for Spider-Man: Homecoming. In the unlikelihood that Jon Watts & co have figured out a smart way introduce Miles Morales in the film, here's hoping whatever character Glover ends up playing makes good use of his talent.

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Directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Donald Glover, and Zendaya, Spider-Man: Homecoming will swing into cinemas on July 7, 2017.

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Amon is a contributing editor and columnist for Empire magazine, but is also a Film and TV writer for GamesRadar+, Total Film, and others. He has also written for NME, Composer Mag, and more, along with being a film critic for TalkSport. He is also the co-host of the Fade to Black Podcast, and a video mashup creator. Can also do a pretty good Bane impersonation.