Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gave Sony Pictures the opportunity to put the focus on a huge number of alternate reality web-slingers, and we're anticipating a similar number of surprises in next year's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Thanks to some newly surfaced merchandise, though, we know that Spider-Punk will be among them.
His involvement has previously been rumoured, but it's now confirmed that Hobart Brown will be part of the sequel thanks to various toys that have found their way into stores.
It's unclear who will voice the character, though we'd like to think Sony would enlist a legit punk rockstar to bring him to life on screen. The character's design was originally going to be used for Spider-UK, but plans changed, and Dan Slott and Olivier Coipel's creation has since become a firm fan favourite.
In the comic books, Hobart was bitten by a spider that had stumbled into radioactive waste dumped by President Norman Osborn. This Spider-Man would become a symbol of anarchy on his world and led a Spider-Army to fight back against the villain's oppressive regime.
Cody Ziglar and Justin Mason launched a new Spider-Punk series earlier this year, so now feels like the perfect time to put the spotlight on this unique Spider-Verse hero.
Needless to say, the mind boggles at the sort of visuals we could see in this movie. Spider-Punk swings into action with a guitar in hand, and we're sure Sony's animators will have fun doing something really unique with this wall-crawler as he no doubt helps Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen take the fight to The Spot.
In the movie, Miles returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga for an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently set to be released in theaters on June 2, 2023.
Check out this newly revealed merchandise below: