Spider-Man filmmaker Sony has told Marvel not to introduce a live-action Miles Morales into the MCU.
That’s according to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, who has been asked when a version of the popular young Spidey hero might pop up in live-action, after previously appearing in Sony’s stylishly-animated Spider-Verse movies.
For now, though, it sounds like we’ll have to wait. In a roundtable press interview attended by Variety, Feige said that Marvel’s own plans for a live-action Miles Morales were currently “nowhere”, per Sony’s wishes.
“We’ve been told to stay away,” Feige continued, suggesting this request will sit in place at least through the conclusion of Sony’s Spider-Verse trilogy. The delayed final part of that — Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse — is currently set to release on June 25, 2027.
In the meantime, don’t expect the MCU to continue setting up its own Miles Morales — something that some fans had speculated could be a part of Tom Holland’s upcoming fourth Spidey film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, following several previous hints.
Spider-Man: Homecoming, Holland’s first full Spidey film, features Aaron Davis/Prowler, played by Donald Glover. Davis is Miles Morales’ uncle — and indeed, at one point, Davis references a “nephew” who lives in New York, seemingly confirming Miles exists in the MCU.
More recently, Daredevil Born Again briefly references an “Officer Morales”, which fans suspect is a nod to Jeff Morales, Miles’ father, who serves as a police officer.
With Holland beginning a second trilogy of Spider-Man movies and having previously suggested he wouldn’t want to play the character forever, fans had speculated about the introduction of Miles Morales, with Peter Parker acting as a mentor, ahead of him potentially passing the Spidey baton over.
That could still happen in the future, of course, but not before at least 2027 — and therefore not in Brand New Day, which launches July 31, 2026.
In the meantime, fans at least have the combined Spidey superhero antics of Insomniac’s Spider-Man series to play, where the two incarnations of the character both appear.
As part of the same interview, Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios planned to recast the X-Men when the superhero squad gets its own MCU movie — as part of a “reset” of the universe following Avengers: Secret Wars.
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