It’ll probably surprise you to hear that clear fan favourite, Spider-Punk (played by Daniel Kaluuya) was almost cut from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse… because, what nonsense is this?
Spider-Punk, AKA Hobie Brown, is hands-down the coolest character in the whole film (well, at least, he’s certainly MY fave) and the creative way his character was brought to life just added an extra dimension to the movie.
So, why was he almost cut?! Well, whilst directors Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos, and Justin K. Thompson fully expected Spider-Punk to go down well with audiences, Santos revealed during a recent interview with GamesRadar that he almost didn’t make the cut.
It’s funny as he had to earn his way into the film – he almost got cut out of the movie! There were versions of the Spider-Society he wasn’t involved in – but the scenes suffered for him not being in it. It became really elevated when he joined.
Apparently there’s no explanation about why they were considering cutting Hobie from the film, but it’s clear they’re glad that didn’t happen (*whispers* I am, too). Powers was quoted saying:
It was so gratifying for him to be such a hit as when information was leaking out about the movie, many people were asking online where their favorites were, like Spider-Man Noir etc. We were like all ‘come on, you gotta trust us, you’ll love the new characters’ but the fans came back saying they wouldn’t. But hey – look what happened!
In fact, Spider-Punk turned out to be so popular that fans are even hoping he’ll get his own spinoff movie! I mean, I’d watch it. When talking on the subject, Thompson said:
Whilst making this movie we wanted to ensure that all of our characters and the dimensions they come from could open up – honestly, it was like making six films. We invested as much into each of them so they could stand alone if needed. And we wanted to give audiences a true sense that they were visiting something as fleshed out as a separate movie. We were geeking out whilst making it thinking how rad it would be to work on an entire film set in just one of these dimensions. We’ve heard from fans that they want a Spider-Punk series or a Spider-Gwen short – I’d love to see a Pav short!.
Naturally, having so many different versions of Spider-Man, all coming from totally different worlds lends itself to the possibilities of spinoffs galore. Currently, a Spider-Woman movie is in development, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Spider-Punk quickly follows.
You can also stream Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix right now.
What do you think? Would Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse have felt a bit flat without Hobie? And would you pay to see a Spider-Punk spinoff? Make your voice heard in the comments!
Source: GeekTyrant
