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Next Spider-Man won't be white?
Los Angeles, Feb 25
The upcoming Spider-Man
movie will reportedly feature an African-American or Latino protagonist,
instead of a white man, if a revelation by a film journalist is to be
believed.
The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider, during a recent episode of
"Meet the Movie Press", spilled the beans about the next "Spider-Man"
movie, reports aceshowbiz.com.
"Listen, this is not set in stone
guys, but I'm telling you right now, Spider-Man's not going to be
white. I'm 95 percent sure. Spider-Man's going to be most likely black.
But there's a chance he could also be Latino. 95 percent sure, not
white,†Sneider said.
His statement contradicts the previous
reports which suggested that Dylan O'Brien and Logan Lerman were linked
to the role. It was also said that the movie will be set in high school.
Peter
Parker has been the main character in the previous Spider-Man films,
but many fans are excited to see Miles Morales. Morales, whose father is
African-American and mother is Puerto Rican, is also a geek like Parker
and gains his power from a spider bite.
The standalone film is expected to release July 28, 2017.