The movie is being written by Myles Murphy, the son of famed comedian Eddie Murphy. The film will be produced by Sony and set in their universe of Spider-Man-affiliated characters, the one that also includes the two “Venom” films,” “Morbius,” and the upcoming “Kraven the Hunter” and “Madame Web” movies. Hypno-Hustler, created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Frank Springer in a 1978 issue of “Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man,” is a relatively obscure part of the Spider-Man mythos — and a dated product of the ’70s disco craze. The character, whose real name is Antoine Delsoin, led a band called the Mercy Killers and used hypnosis technology in his instruments to commit crimes.
Sony has not shied away from plucking little-remembered comic-book characters for projects led by big stars. In 2024, we’ll get “El Muerto,” a film based on a character that appeared in just two issues of “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” back in 2006. The main draw for that film isn’t the super-powered wrestler himself — it’s who will be under the luchador mask. Bad Bunny, one of the biggest music stars in the world, is graduating from a supporting role in “Bullet Train” into leading-man material for “El Muerto.” Bad Bunny has also done some wrestling in WWE, which will further prepare him for the role. Glover has an interesting history with the Spider-Man franchise. The “Atlanta” creator, star, writer, director, etc. was a popular fancast for the character back when he was still on NBC’s “Community.” Glover eventually got a chance to play the Miles Morales version of the character, albeit in animated form, on the Disney XD series “Ultimate Spider-Man” in 2015. In 2017, Glover had a small role in Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” as a character implied to be Miles Morales’ uncle. (Shameik Moore ended up voicing Miles in the 2018 movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and its upcoming sequel “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”) Glover is repped by WME and Johnson Shapiro. Murphy is also repped by WME. News of the Hypno-Hustler film was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
