It Seems There Was No Chance New SPIDER-MAN Would Be Anything But White & Straight
And those hoping he might dabble in a spot of drug dealing will be disappointed too. A leaked legal licencing agreement between Marvel and Sony clearly spell out the "mandatory Spider-Man character traits", and he was always going to be portrayed exactly as he always has been...
When it was announced that Marvel had regained some rights to the Spider-Man character, fans wondered if this new incarnation might shake things up a bit since both previous big-screen versions pretty much followed the exact same blueprint. Marvel and Sony had an opportunity to diversify one of the most iconic fictional characters in history by perhaps using Miles Morales, or even just casting a non-white actor in the Peter Parker role.
Rumors swirled that this may have been the plan, but if the details of this leaked licencing agreement between the studios are anything to go by, our new Spidey was always going to be exactly like our old ones.
Notice it doesn't say anything about him USING drugs - junkie Spider-Man?? It also doesn't specify that he can't be a giant tampon - calling it now! Seriously though, this is kinda hilarious and proves that no matter what studio bigwigs say about being open to diversifying these type of big characters characters... they ain't! What do you guys think? Perhaps the purists are nodding their heads in agreement? Sound off in the usual place.