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Leaked Spider-Man licensing agreement reveals that Peter Parker can’t be black or gay

June 19, 2015 by Gary Collinson

When it was first announced that Marvel had reached a deal with Sony to reboot Spider-Man and introduce him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was a lot of speculation that we might see a different take on the wall-crawler – specifically, that we’d see a non-white version of the character, be it Miles Morales, or a reimagined Peter Parker.

Given the actors that have been testing for the role, we now know that isn’t going to happen, and thanks to a leaked licensing agreement between Marvel and Sony (courtesy of Gawker), we also know why: Peter Parker can’t be anything but caucasian and heterosexual:

SEE ALSO: Spider-Man shortlist now down to three names

What do you make of this Spider-Mandate? Let us know in the comments below…

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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket, suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and horror franchise reboot Robert Returns. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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