8 Alternate Versions Of Spider-Man We Need To See On The Big Screen

Last year, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures made history when they reached a deal which will see Spider-Man become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Played by Tom Holland, the new Peter Parker will first show up in Captain America: Civil War before starring in a solo outing next year from director Jon Watts. As of right now, we still haven't seen so much as a single official image of the new Spider-Man, but the future still looks bright for the iconic superhero. While Marvel no doubt already have big plans for Spidey's role in The Avengers franchise and are looking for him to square off against some of his most iconic villains in a new series of movies, what about the many alternate versions of the character that have been introduced over the years? Bringing in any number of these different takes on Spider-Man has the potential to expand the franchise in a huge way, while pairing him up with some of them would no doubt result in guaranteed box office hits. Peter Parker is a character with a great supporting cast, but it's the other Peter Parkers that Marvel and Sony should be looking at, not to mention the other familiar faces who have donned the costume in alternate realities, futures or even the same world. Here, you will find the eight alternate versions of Spider-Man who are most deserving of swinging their way onto the big screen in the not too distant future. We hope you'll agree with our picks. 8) Spider-Man Noir This alternate version of Spider-Man hails from a much darker world than the regular Peter Parker, and his story actually takes place in the 1930s during The Great Depression. Pretty much all of the hero's villains were given Noir makeovers, and this Peter actually uses guns and doesn't stick to walls. However, he still has webbing which he uses as a net to trap enemies (it doesn't shoot out in a way which would allow him to swing between buildings), not to mention the rest of the powers we're used to seeing. The Spider-Man Noir character has developed a sizeable fan base in recent years, which at one point led to him starring in a video game, and while this would be a very unique and different direction for Sony to take the franchise in, they could certainly do something interesting with it. 7) Spider-Girl While many fans would love to see Spider-Woman on the big screen, it's important to note that Jessica Drew actually has nothing to do with Spider-Man. She's an entirely separate character with totally different powers and an admittedly similar name. Marvel will no doubt get around to introducing her at some point, but it's Spider-Girl who has the potential to carry her own movie. There have been multiple versions over the years, but the one I'm talking about here is Peter Parker's daughter Mayday, from an alternate timeline. In that world, Spider-Man lost a leg during a battle with the Green Goblin, so retired to bring up May with his wife Mary Jane. When she reached her teens, the youngster started developing powers of her own and soon donned a costume to follow in her father's footsteps, coming across some great villains and the descendants or older versions of many familiar Marvel heroes in the process. 6) Spider-Ham Yes, I'm being 100% serious here! While a live-action version of Spider-Ham is probably asking too much (though who would have ever guessed we'd see Howard the Duck at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy?), bear in mind that Sony are developing an animated feature with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and this character would definitely fit into that type of setting. His origin story is absolutely ridiculous, but wacky enough to work in a cartoon, and a character who is either a pig with the abilities of a spider or a spider with the limitations of a pig would definitely appeal to a younger audience. A razor sharp script like The LEGO Movie's would also grab the attentions of older viewers and fans alike, and it would be a bold and exciting move by Sony to introduce Spider-Ham and the likes of Mary Jane Waterbuffalo and King Doctor Octopussycat (I swear I'm not making any of this up; these are all real characters who could appear in a Spider-Ham film). 5) Scarlet Spider While Ben Reilly may be the first name which comes to mind when thinking about the Scarlet Spider, I'll get to him a little later. Instead, it's the Kaine Parker version who could ultimately factor into these movies in a really interesting way, though it will take some time. Originally introduced as a scarred and borderline insane clone of Peter Parker's, he's eventually healed, steals one of Spidey's suits and heads to Houston to become a reluctant hero known as the Scarlet Spider. That right there is a pretty much perfect premise of a spinoff movie, and following his journey as he leaves his villainous ways behind him would make for compelling viewing. In recent years, the Spider-Man comics have really delved into the mystical side of the character's powers, and much of that has been linked to the Scarlet Spider; should Marvel decide to touch on any of that, then further exploring it with by telling Kaine's story would be really smart. 4) Spider-Man 2099 We're still pretty far away from the year 2099, but Marvel and Sony really should be thinking about capitalizing on the potential this character has sooner rather than later. Miguel O'Hara isn't related to Peter Parker in any way, and was actually the head of the genetics department for the Alchemax Corporation in his time. He gained his powers after experimenting on himself, and as well as having all of the regular Spidey's abilities, he also has organic webbing, fangs and talons. With a unique rogues gallery, Marvel could easily set a movie around this Spider-Man's adventures in the year 2099, but Miguel has travelled back in time on many different occasions, so the potential for a really unique story featuring both versions of the hero is definitely there. It really just boils down to whether or not time travel is going to find its way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but if it does, this is one team-up which definitely needs to swing onto the big screen. 3) Ben Reilly While The Clone Saga is widely considered one of the worst and most convoluted stories in comic book history, there's a lot in there which could work well in this new Spider-Man franchise. When The Jackal successfully cloned Peter Parker, Spider-Man came face to face with himself, but assumed that his doppelgänger had been killed when an explosion went off moments later. Instead, the clone fled and started a new life as Ben Reilly, only to return years later when it was revealed that he was actually the real Spider-Man (he wasn't; it was all just part of Norman Osborn's plan to mess with Peter - see what I meant by "convoluted"?). It was during that period that he took over as the new Spidey, donning a costume loved by fans and attempting to forge a new life after years earlier having to say goodbye to everyone he cared about. Honestly, Ben's big screen's debut is long overdue at this point and Marvel could really do a lot with this. 2) Spider-Gwen The great thing about Spider-Gwen is that she hails from an alternate reality, and in that world, she was the one bitten by the spider, while Peter Parker ended up transforming into The Lizard and dying shortly after. The fact that she wouldn't be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe gives Sony a lot more freedom to do what the want with her, and so it's entirely possible that they could bring back Emma Stone to play this version of the character. Of course, that does risk confusing some moviegoers, and there's really no reason why the MCU's Gwen (if they're planning on introducing her) couldn't don a costume and take on this role; after all, recent comics revealed a young girl called Cindy Moon was bitten by the same spider which gave Peter his abilities, so sub Gwen in for her, and it would be easy enough to introduce Spider-Gwen. A firm fan favourite, a Spider-Gwen movie could end up doing really well. 1) Miles Morales When Marvel announced that they were rebooting the Spider-Man movie franchise with Sony, there was an overwhelming demand for them to bring Miles Morales to the big screen in the place of Peter Parker. Created as part of Marvel's Ultimate line, he too was bitten by a genetically modified spider, and actually decided to become the new Spider-Man following the death of Peter Parker. While the movies could head in that direction in the distant future, it may actually be smarter to introduce him as a classmate of Peter's next year, giving him his powers in a sequel and then teaming the two Spider-Men up for what would no doubt be a really fun movie (the fact they both have very different powers would also make for a much more interesting dynamic than utilizing Ben or Kaine). However it happens, there's no way Marvel haven't paid attention to the vocal response to Miles, so expect to see him sooner rather than later.