Spider-Man fans may lament the lack of any Spider-Man 4 movie news at D23, however lucky attendees got a fresh look at what's to come in the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
Sadly we can't show it, but we can at least talk about it. A new clip was shown to the attendees, showing Peter arriving at Midtown High only to bet with another arrival. Unfortunately, it's of the unfriendly kind, as a mysterious symbiote comes through the portal. Doctor Strange intervenes to stop the interdimensional symbiote, Runaways' Nico Minoru is in danger as the symbiote has its eyes set on her. Peter tries to save her but is bitten by a mysterious spider that follows the symbiote through the portal. A few months later Norman Osborn is seen mentioning Peter.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man with a Twist
Based on the aforementioned information this is a far cry from the source material where Peter is bitten by a radioactive Spider-Man, or in this case Spider-Man's MCU history, though it's worth mentioning that Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is in a totally different neighborhood from anywhere we know in the Marvel Universe. The series plays on Marvel's What If...? premise to introduce us to a familiar Spider-Man with a reimagined history as it plays by its own rules in its corner of the multiverse. One of the changes is that Spider-Man wears multiple suits including the Future Foundation suit.
Akin to Tony Stark's role as a mentor and father figure to the MCU's Spidey since the events of Captain America: Civil War, Norman Osborn is that mentor to Spider-Man in this alternate history. Norman Osborn will be voiced by Colman Domingo, while Peter Parker/Spider-Man will be voiced by Hudson Thames.
Though no release date has been confirmed by Marvel aside from a statement about the mentioned animated titles getting released within next 18 months, according to the US copyright Office Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is scheduled to be released on November 2nd, 2024. We believe this may be accurate considering that the same source accurately stated Agatha All Along's release date which is September 18 in the US, and September 19 in Europe.
Same listing confirms the casting of following characters:
Hudson Thames as Peter Parker
Eugene Byrd as Lonnie Lincoln
Grace Song as Nico Minoru
Hugh Dancy as Otto Octavius
Kari Wahlgren as Aunt May
Zeno Robinson as Harry Osborn
About Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
RELEASE DATE: TBA
CREATOR: Jeff Tramell
SHOWRUNNER: Jeff Tramell
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jeff Tramell, Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito
WRITER: Jeff Trammell
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Marvel Studios Animation
Tentative synopsis: Peter Parker’s life, while getting ready for his High School orientation, is forever changed by events that send him on a journey like none before. In the first episode we discover that the new era of Spider-Man begins here!
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