Thread Drift: Should the MCU Peter Parker Be Played By a White Guy?

[Pav]

I don't care who the actor is as long as it's white. Keep Spidey out of this race crap.

So, Liam Neeson?

Andy Dick, obviously.

-Pav, who is actually leaning towards wanting Miles as Spider-Man despite never having read an Ultimate comic...

[JLS Comics]

Nobody complained when Dame Judy Dench became "M' who had, previously, in book and cinema been portrayed as a male character. That her M means Olivia Mansfield and not Mallory was not something that got people up in arms.

I like when things are changed and switched around. It keeps it fresh. But I also like to respect canon and what has come before, whatever that may be.

To answer the question the thread presents, for me, is not all yes or all no. It depends on the story the movie wants to tell. Are they being traditional and "MCUing" (I made that up can I trademark it?) a classic story arc? In this case I say, yes, Peter needs to be that brown haired white guy from the suburbs Are they present an entirely new story or building an entirely new world for a Spider-Person? In this case, make it whoever the heck the creative team wants, except Spider-ham haha... classic but I can't go see a Spider-ham movie) Since they're bringing him in for Civil War and, eventually, Infinity War, they should keep him close to the source material, assuming that most of the rest of the story (title aside) stays close as well.

[Spidey_Legend]

Peter Parker was established as white and brown hair. End of the discussion. All this nonsense about changing race or sexuality is just another cheap intent of political correctness going too far. What it's next? Mary Jane no being red head and Gwen no being blonde?

If anyone wants a black Spider-Man (for example), just make a film about Miles Morales. Simple like that.

[Scott Taylor]

Well, Mary Jane was played by a blond and given the name "Gwen" in the recent ASM films.

[Red Lotus]

I'm voting yes just because I would love for Marvel/sony to introduce Peter as a teacher and have Miles as one of his students. That way they could have an established Spider-man one that you wouldn't have to tell his origin story. And you could have Miles a young new Spider-man who you could do the whole origin story with.

[Borbs]

Why revamp Peter Parker as a black person? Marvel could actually sit down, maybe with some black creators, and create some more diverse, yet all new and ORIGINAL characters? I know if I was a minority, I'd want an original character all my own, and not some established character changed just to pander to me. GAH! I hope that makes sense and I don't sound like a racist S.O.B.!!

[Borbs]

I'm voting yes just because I would love for Marvel/sony to introduce Peter as a teacher and have Miles as one of his students. That way they could have an established Spider-man one that you wouldn't have to tell his origin story. And you could have Miles a young new Spider-man who you could do the whole origin story with.




Red Lotus! Holy shite! You just came up with the perfect idea to introduce both Spider-Men without pissing anyone off! Well done!