Donald Glover will help bring to life one of the most obscure — and probably the funkiest — villains Spider-Man has ever faced in a new movie centered around the Hypno-Hustler.
Glover is set to star in, and produce, the film, according to
, with Eddie Murphy’s son, Myles Murphy, attached to write the screenplay. Neither a title, nor any plot details were revealed. Peter Parker, the SpectacularCreated by writer Bill Mantlo and illustrator Frank Springer, the villain’s real name was Antoine Delsoin, he fronted a band called the Mercy Killers, and used hypnotic musical equipment to subdue his victims and rob them.
Maybe not surprisingly, the Hypno-Hustler never really caught on and was largely cast to the side, his legacy confined to spots on lists of the dumbest/goofiest/worst Spider-Man villains. But that obscurity — combined with the musical aspect — is reportedly what drew Glover to the character, as he’ll have more room to make the Hypno-Hustler his own, as opposed to a typical
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