Daniel Kaluuya Confirms He Is Developing A Spider-Punk Animated Movie

Spider-Punk is officially tuning up his guitar for a solo adventure. Daniel Kaluuya has confirmed that he is actively developing an animated Spider-Punk feature, returning to the breakout character he voiced in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse for Sony Pictures Animation. In a recent conversation, Kaluuya shared that he is working on the script alongside writer Ajon Singh, reaffirming that the project is very much alive and moving forward.

From fan favorite to leading role

News that Sony was exploring a Spider-Punk spinoff first surfaced earlier this year, when reports revealed that Sony Pictures Animation had put an animated feature centered on Hobie Brown into early development. The film is being written by Kaluuya and Ajon Singh, with the actor expected to reprise his role as Hobie, the guitar shredding, system smashing Spider-Man variant from Earth 138.

Entertainment Weekly previously confirmed that Kaluuya and Singh are co-writing the film for Sony Pictures Animation, describing the project as an animated feature that puts Spider-Punk in the spotlight after his scene stealing debut in Across the Spider-Verse. Plot specifics are still locked down, but the expectation from multiple reports is that Kaluuya will again voice Hobie and that the movie will lean into the character’s anarchic, rock star energy.

More recent coverage adds an important update. According to a new interview, Kaluuya says he and Singh are in the final stretch of their first draft, suggesting the film has quietly progressed through development rather than stalling after the initial announcement. That kind of scripting milestone usually means the studio will soon have a full story in hand to evaluate, even if a green light, director, and release date are still down the road.

Why Spider-Punk makes sense as a spinoff

Spider-Punk was a relatively new face in Marvel Comics before the movies. Created by writer Dan Slott and artist Olivier Coipel, Hobie Brown first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man in 2015 as a punk rock reimagining of the Spider-Man mythos. This version of Hobie fights authoritarian regimes on Earth 138, weaponizing both webs and power chords while embracing an aggressively anti establishment attitude.

Across the Spider-Verse turned that foundation into one of the film’s standout characters. Kaluuya’s vocal performance, mixing laid back humor with political edge, helped define Hobie as the effortlessly cool older kid in the Spider Society. The filmmakers have said that once Kaluuya came on board, they reworked the character to better fit his energy, and audiences responded immediately. Hobie became a fan favorite, the sort of character who practically demands a deeper look at his world.

From a franchise point of view, a Spider-Punk movie fits neatly into Sony’s current strategy. The studio is already expanding its Spider-Verse with projects like the Spider-Noir series and the upcoming final chapter Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, where Kaluuya is also expected to return as Hobie. Spinning a solo adventure out of a proven fan favorite lets Sony explore a new visual style and tone while staying inside an animated universe that has already earned enormous goodwill.

What fans can expect, and what we still do not know

For now, Spider-Punk remains in development without a public release window. There is no confirmed director or cast beyond Kaluuya’s expected return, and plot details are being kept quiet. The character’s comic roots suggest a story that leans into protest, music, and a more openly political edge than even the main Spider-Verse films, but that is speculation until Sony or the writers say more.

What Kaluuya’s latest comments do confirm is momentum. A nearly completed first draft means there is a full Spider-Punk story on the page, shaped in part by the actor who helped make Hobie an instant icon. For fans who fell in love with the cut-and-paste animation style, clashing colors, and guitar-swinging swagger of Spider-Punk in Across the Spider-Verse, that is a promising sign that his solo film is not just a headline but a project actively being built behind the scenes.

If Sony ultimately gives Spider-Punk the official go ahead, the character could become a key pillar of the animated Spider-Verse era: a spinoff that embodies everything people loved about these movies in the first place, from bold visual experimentation to the idea that anyone, even a rebellious street kid with a guitar, can wear the mask.

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