SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES Star Ikè Amadi On Playing The Prowler And Possibly Reprising The Role (Exclusive)

SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES Star Ikè Amadi On Playing The Prowler And Possibly Reprising The Role (Exclusive)

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms star Ikè Amadi played Aaron Davis/The Prowler in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and opens up here about the experience and whether he could reprise the role one day.

By JoshWilding - Sep 03, 2021 10:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man PS4

Sony couldn't have found a better launch title for the PlayStation 5 than Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and while it wasn't a particularly lengthy experience, it was still undeniably spectacular. A big chunk of the story revolved around Miles' relationship with his uncle, Aaron Davis, and the revelation that he was, in fact, working for Roxxon as The Prowler. 

By the time the credits rolled, Aaron had redeemed himself and ended up behind bars, but it makes perfect sense for him to reprise the role in the next Spider-Man game. While we had Ikè Amadi on the phone to discuss his role as Jax in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, we had to ask whether the door is open to him reprising the role one day.

"Uh, well [Laughs], I would tell you that I’m never allowed to talk about anything at any time, but I would, of course, love to come back," he confirmed. "The first introduction for me...I actually had not read the comics before I saw Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Their version of Prowler, I thought, was excellent. I took that and wanted to make it my own. With the help of an excellent team, I think it really came across well. That was a really good time for me."

When we pointed out that Aaron was one of the most complex Spider-Man villains to be featured in this franchise, Ikè opened up on what about the character most appealed to him as an actor.

"Oh, yeah. I think, to me, the most fascinating characters are always the ones that have that redemption arc," Ikè explained. "They deal with their issues and they may fall and falter, but they’re always trying to find something good. The best part of Aaron was that he thought what he was doing was right. He always felt that was the case."

Hopefully, we will see more of The Prowler when that next Spider-Man game is released because there's a lot of potential there to dive even deeper into his relationship with Miles. It would also be interesting to see what happens when the reformed criminal crosses paths with Peter Parker's web-slinger. We'd also love to get some DLC that sees him become a playable character...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms is available now on 4K/Blu-ray & Digital!
 

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WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/3/2021, 10:04 AM
What’s the odds that we get a glimpse of Miles Morales in No Way Home?
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/3/2021, 10:38 AM
@Waddles - that’s definitely a way of aging him up. You think Marvel could keep a secret casting like that under wraps?
Origame
Origame - 9/3/2021, 11:01 AM
@WruceBayne - considering all from no way home we figured out already, I really don't see this production also having a miles casting in secret.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/3/2021, 11:33 AM
@Origame - fair enough.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/3/2021, 12:21 PM
@WruceBayne - I flip flop between thinking that its really likely to not at all. Part of me is still convinced that this whole Spider-man multiverse story is a way for Sony to reclaim Peter Parker and stick him in the Venomverse, but then some things on the business side like the Disney Plus content deal they make it seem like the partnership is tighter than ever. I think we get one of 3 things at the end of NWH

-Peter leaves the MCU and ends up in the Venomverse and is replaced by Miles (or a tease at him)
-Peter gains the ability to travel between worlds somehow
-The Venomverse characters are added to the fringes of the MCU similar to how the Netflix shows did where they can say they are a part of the MCU but are never really acknowledged otherwise

I think the only way we see Miles in this movie is if Peter leaves and even then I think it would be like the end of AoU where its just a tease
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/3/2021, 12:22 PM
@Origame - Thats a good point tbh
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/3/2021, 3:37 PM
@Ha1frican - I think Sony definitely has plans on putting Spider-Man in the “Venomverse” and giving Miles to the MCU. That’s away of keeping a “Spider-Man” in high school where he’ll be more grounded. This current Spider-Man has more experience than most of the earth based heroes anyways. After Infinity War it should be a breeze for Spider-Man to wash the likes of Dr. Octopus or Electro.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/3/2021, 10:56 AM
Guess TheDoctor1225 was right, this guy's name does show up in a lot of places.

Anyway, I like most of the stuff he's in. The Miles Morales game was great, and Ike included all of the cast was perfect. Everybody's voice matched so well to the characters
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/3/2021, 12:23 PM
I hope we get Donald Glover as a full blown Prowler at some point, I dont know a ton about the character but the Miles Morales game combined with his appearance in Into the Spiderverse made me want to see him in costume for sure
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