Jharrel Jerome Breaks His Silence On Playing SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE's Prowler

Jharrel Jerome Breaks His Silence On Playing SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE's Prowler

Jharrel Jerome played the villainous Miles G. Morales in the closing moments of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and has finally broken his silence on the role and joining the animated franchise...

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2024 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Into The Spider-Verse
Source: Collider

During Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's final act, Miles Morales returns home to defy fate and save his father from dying in a "canon" event. 

During a conversation with his mother, both the audience and the hero realise something isn't quite right. The web-slinger ending up on the wrong Earth is confirmed when his Uncle Aaron - who died during Into the Spider-Verse - walks in. Things soon get even crazier when we learn this world's "Miles G. Morales" is, in fact, Prowler.

The sequel ends on a major cliffhanger, and while many of you might have assumed Shameik Moore was pulling doubt duty as his villainous doppelganger, it was actually Unstoppable star Jharrel Jerome playing the Miles whose Earth (Earth-42) never got a Spider-Man. 

Talking to Collider, the actor broke his silence on the role when he said, "It’s [been] a dream since I was a child to just be a part of that world in any way. Miles Morales is a specific, character as a Dominican from New York, that I've always dreamed of embodying and portraying."

Jerome added, "So just to even play the voice in the world that they're creating is so incredible because what it's doing for my people and our people back in New York — Dominicans, Puerto Ricans — it's really shifting the culture for us in the mainstream in terms of animation and the superhero genre. For me to be a part of it is an honor."

The actor, who you may have seen in Moonlight and When They See Us, also had plenty of praise to share for the franchise and sounds excited to expand the role when Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is finally released (unfortunately, we're still no closer to knowing when that will be and 2025 is looking increasingly unlikely).

"Yeah, they're also just kickass films. Also, some people are like, ‘My son loves you’, or, ‘My daughter loves you.’ Most of the stuff I've done has been very sad and for adults, and so it's cool to kind of expand the fan base a bit and have kids like, ‘Oh my god, I love you!’ Even though they lying because they didn't see my face."

In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, after reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence.

But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

Stay tuned for more on the animated Spider-Verse franchise as we have it.

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/8/2024, 5:22 PM
Oh yeah , I forgot Prowler Miles was voiced by a different actor then Shameik Moore…

He did well with the little he had so looking forward to his performance & role in Beyond!!.

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MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 9/8/2024, 6:07 PM
So 2026 will see the live action Spiderman 4 and Beyond the Spiderverse?
Awesome.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/8/2024, 11:52 PM

As long as they keep this animated B-lister away from the live action, I'm happy.
newhire13
newhire13 - 9/9/2024, 12:34 PM
@DocSpock - Only a matter of time before he’s in a live action movie. Don’t like it? Tough shit.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/9/2024, 12:45 PM
@newhire13 -

Right now they own both the live action and animated superhero movie market.

If they bring animated Spidey in, they’ll just erode the live action Peter Parker. But you’re probably right; Disney will probably be stupid enough to do just that.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 9/9/2024, 12:10 PM
Excited to see what they do with this plot line.

Prowler is usually see as Miles arch-enemy so it’s cool they found a new spin on the villain.

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