User blog:ARTaylor/Miles Morales is Sony's Spider-Man

The rumors that have been flying for months have been proven true. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment's Spider-Man film will feature Miles Morales as the titular hero, as confirmed by Sony's president Kristine Belson at a slate presentation this morning.

To those who don't know, Miles Morales comes from Marvel's now defunct Ultimate universe. He is a half-black, half-latino boy who took the mantle of Spider-Man after the Ultimate Peter Parker met his end at the hands of Green Goblin. He briefly met the main universe Peter when the latter crossed over into the Ultimate universe. After the Ultimate universe was destroyed, Miles and several of his supporting cast made the leap over and joined the main universe. This is largely the basis for the character's appearances on the now-ended Ultimate Spider-Man series.

Writers and producers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord said, "What inspired us the most is that anyone can where the mask. You can be any race creed or color." There is still no word on the other rumor that this will tie in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe possibly spinning off from this summer's Spider-Man: Homecoming, which also features the talents of Miles voice actor Donald Glover.

Sony's film, which still does not have an official title, is set to be released December 21st, 2018.