Spider-Man has had three standalone films in the MCU, with a fourth one\u2014Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2014on the way. He has also appeared in one Captain America movie and two Avengers features. All those installments have allowed Marvel Studios to explore a significant amount\u00a0of characters\u00a0from\u00a0the Wall-Crawler’s vast world. Nevertheless, there is one major player in his\u00a0mythos who has yet to be adapted for live-action: Miles Morales.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hero has found great success starring in Sony’s animated Spider-Verse franchise. 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse made $394 million worldwide, and its sequel, 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse, nearly doubled that, raking in $690 million. So far, though, the hero has remained exclusive to animation and video games, the latter\u00a0through Insomniac’s Spider-Man franchise.<\/p>\n
Naturally, fans have been eager to see his live-action debut, which has, in turn, prompted a lot of speculation regarding who could play him. Now, a big actor\u00a0has revealed he’d like to take on the role: Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin. As part of the show’s\u00a0Season\u00a05 press tour, the Stranger Things cast\u00a0participated in a game set up by Time<\/a>\u00a0that required\u00a0them\u00a0to write down things about their co-stars\u00a0to prove\u00a0how well they knew\u00a0each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of the questions was McLaughlin’s dream role. Sadie Sink wrote “Miles Morales.” The actor, on the other hand, wrote\u00a0down “Avatar.” However, upon Sink telling him she believed Miles was his dream role, he\u00a0stated:\u00a0<\/p>\n “I mean, that’s a dream role, but Avatar, I would want to be in Avatar.”<\/p>\n The actor is clearly not campaigning for the part, but it’s interesting\u00a0to know he would suit up as the hero should the opportunity present itself. It’s also an amusing coincidence that Sink was the one to bring up Miles, given her mystery role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fun fact\u00a0for those unaware: Miles Morales is already in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter interrogated\u00a0the Prowler, a.k.a. Aaron Davis (Donald Glover) about the Vulture’s plans. Davis stated\u00a0he wanted\u00a0the villain’s weapons off the streets, on account that he had\u00a0a nephew who lived\u00a0in the area. Thus, Miles is somewhere out there in the franchise.<\/p>\n