3) The Prowler And His Nephew
For a long time, Donald Glover’s role in Spider-Man: Homecoming was shrouded in secrecy, with various rumours spreading about who he could play. Was he the Prowler? Was he an older version of Miles Morales? As it turns out, there’s some truth in both.
Glover’s character’s name in the movie is given as Aaron Davis. As fans will know, Aaron is a small-time criminal who goes by the supervillain handle the Prowler in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics. Though he doesn’t suit up at any point during the film, his alias is briefly seen in Peter’s heads-up display screen about the guy when he goes to interrogate him.
During this interrogation, Davis agrees to help Spidey locate Vulture and his goons, as he also doesn’t want Toomes’ dangerous weaponry in the neighborhood. “I got a nephew who lives round here,” he says.
It’s easy to miss, but this is actually a reference to Aaron’s famous nephew in the comics. None other than Miles Morales, the second Spider-Man! Yes, everyone, Miles totally exists in the MCU. Whether this is just a harmless easter egg or a clue that he’ll eventually turn up is unknown, but it’s definitely exciting.
Published: Jul 7, 2017 10:38 am