10 Spider-Man Characters Who Need To Join The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Last month, Spider-Man finally joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tom Holland suited up and swung into action in Captain America: Civil War. Next up for him is solo movie Spider-Man: Homecoming from director Jon Watts, while it's thought that the iconic superhero will also factor into the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. It goes without saying then that big things are on the horizon for this character, and while we already know that he'll be squaring off with The Vulture in the reboot (played by Michael Keaton), there are plenty of great supporting characters and villains who also need to join this world in the near future. Whether they do it in Spider-Man: Homecoming sequels or other parts of the MCU, all of the characters listed here are essential to Spidey (and many have yet to make their big screen debuts despite having decades worth of history behind them and huge fanbases). Thanks to Marvel, Spider-Man is amazing again, but this lot would certainly help make him spectacular... 10) Kraven The Hunter Before his powers took on a more mystical nature, Kraven the Hunter was exactly what the name implies - a hunter. With no superpowers, this would certainly be a very different type of foe for Spider-Man, but one that fans are desperate to see. He arrived in New York with the goal to take out its newest hero, but no doubt the best story for Marvel to adapt would be Kraven's Last Hunt. The leaked emails from the Sony Hack revealed that it's a story the studio are interested in, and it's both critically acclaimed and loved by comic book fans, which would definitely win the movie some points early on. For those unfamiliar with the tale, it sees Kraven shoots Spider-Man with a tranquillizer dart, bury him and take on his identity before committing suicide after being beaten by the hero. It's dark and a bit twisted, but it could certainly work well on the big screen. 9) Cindy Moon/Silk A relatively new character, Cindy Moon was bitten by the same radioactive spider which bit Peter Parker. However, he never knew about this as Cindy was hidden away by a mysterious man known as Ezekiel Sims (more on him later) after her powers emerged, and she spent years locked away from the world. That was to stop a vampiric like being known as Morlun from tracking her down, and some time after Spidey defeated him, she was finally freed. It was then that Cindy became Silk, embarking an a relationship of sorts with Peter (their connection through that spider means they find each other overwhelmingly attractive, something which would be best left out of a movie). While the decision to have another person bitten by that same spider was controversial with fans, Cindy is a great character and having her somehow involved in this new series - as a fellow student? - opens the door to many new stories and perhaps even a spinoff. 8) Jean DeWolff Despite the fact that they initially had something of a hostile relationship (mostly thanks to J. Jonah Jameson's anti-Spider-Man stories in The Daily Bugle), Spider-Man and NYPD police captain Jean DeWolff would later become close allies. She was tragically murdered by a villain known as the Sin-Eater and when Peter visited her apartment for clues, he found newspaper clippings of Spider-Man, an indication that Jean had romantic feelings for him. The previous Spider-Man movies never really touched on the wall-crawler's relationship with the police, though his interactions with Captain Stacy in Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man at least hinted at that. Having an authority figure of sorts in the NYPD for Spidey to both clash and work with would be something new for the franchise and Jean is a fantastic character who most definitely deserves and needs to receive the big screen treatment. 7) Betty Brant Elizabeth Banks played a very minor role in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies as Betty Brant, but she sadly didn't have much of an impact on anything that happened. That's quite a contrast to the comic book version of J. Jonah Jameson's secretary (who later becomes a reporter), as she was actually Peter Parker's first girlfriend. Unfortunately, they split up when Peter's activities as Spider-Man led to him being unable to spend enough time with her. At this point, we've had three movies which featured Mary Jane Watson as a love interest and three focusing on Gwen Stacy. Bringing the latter back so soon after The Amazing Spider-Man movies would be a mistake, and while Mary Jane has been gone from the big screen long enough to be effectively rebooted without bringing up past memories, it would be much more interesting to introduce a brand new love interest in the form of Betty Brant. 6) Black Cat Initially someone Spider-Man clashed with, cat burglar Felicia Hardy is best known as the Black Cat. She's been portrayed with and without powers over the years (when she does have them, she can project bad luck on her foes) and at one point became Spidey's girlfriend. Not Peter Parker's though. When he unmasked in front of her, she was horrified because she was in love with who he was as Spider-Man, not the "boring" and "ordinary" man beneath the mask. Introducing Black Cat in the MCU could be tricky. The Ultimate Comics had Felicia recoil at the sight of Spider-Man's face because he was so young, but their relationship has always been fascinating, and it would be a great shame to miss out on that. Perhaps Marvel's reboot could shake things up a little by having her be a fellow high school student? Sure, that would be a departure from the comic books, but it's one which wouldn't be too tough for fans to accept. 5) Hobgoblin Does Marvel really want to go back down the Goblin route? The Green Goblin's story was covered in all three of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies and even factored into The Amazing Spider-Man before Harry Osborn took up the mantle in the sequel. However, despite the similar look and name, the Hobgoblin is a very different kind of bad guy. A number of men have held the mantle, while the initial mystery of who was beneath the mask could very easily play into this entire planned trilogy of movies. A successful fashion designer, Roderick Kingsley became the Hobgoblin when he discovered one of Norman Osborn's caches of weapons and managed to alter the Goblin formula to avoid going insane. Those ties with the Green Goblin mean that his origin story would have to be greatly retooled, but if they could make it work, he's definitely worthy of a movie appearance. 4) Ezekiel One day out of the blue, Spider-Man was confronted by a mysterious older man who somehow had the same powers as him and knew his secret identity. Ezekiel revealed to Peter that his powers weren't scientific in nature at all; they had a basis in magic. Despite being sceptical, Spidey found himself up against all sorts of mystical threats and Ezekiel was a good friend to the hero...until it was revealed that he meant to sacrifice Spider-Man to save himself, which was a shocking twist at the time. Taking the franchise in this direction and throwing a mentor character like Ezekiel into the mix (think back to Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd's relationship in Ant-Man as Hank Pym and Scott Lang) would be something quite interesting for this franchise, and arguably a little more exciting and different that putting Iron Man in that role. The best part about this though would undoubtedly be the fact that Ezekiel's introduction would lead to Spider-Man facing off with the deadly Morlun... 3) Morlun Not one of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's original creations, Morlun is a fairly new villain (he was introduced in the early 2000s when J. Michael Straczynski took over writing duties on The Amazing Spider-Man). However, despite not having decades worth of history, he's still one of the Marvel Universe's most fierce and powerful bad guys, and Peter Parker very nearly failed to survive their first encounter as he was truly pushed to and beyond his limits. Mystical in nature, Morlun arrived on the scene at the time Peter discovered that his powers may be more magic than science based. He relentlessly tracked Spider-Man through New York and started murdering civilians whenever the hero managed to hide to take a rest. With so much focus on Peter's parents and science in The Amazing Spider-Man movies, focusing on the mystical side of Spidey's abilities could definitely be a great basis for Marvel's new trilogy. 2) The Scorpion Scorpion is one of Spider-Man's classic enemies, but perhaps not as A-List as the likes of Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus. Even so, his story is perfectly suited for the big screen, especially if Marvel intends to reintroduce The Daily Bugle in this reboot (a location and cast of characters which was sorely missed from The Amazing Spider-Man movies). In the comics, J. Jonah Jameson hires private detective Mac Gargan to find out Spidey's secret identity. When he fails, he agrees to be bonded to a suit which will grant him the abilities to take the hero down and unmask him himself. Unfortunately, it also drives him insane, and a vengeful and crazy Scorpion ends up targeting both Spider-Man and Jameson. 1) J. Jonah Jameson The editor of The Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson seriously hates Spider-Man. Of course, little does he know that the kid he employs to take photos of the wall-crawler is also the hero he's branded a menace. J.K. Simmons brilliantly played the character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and clearly afraid of being unable to top that, Marc Webb foolishly left both this character and Peter's work at the newspaper completely out of his two Amazing Spider-Man movies. Marvel needs to not make the same mistake. If having the teenage Peter work as a freelance photographer at a major New York newspaper is too hard to believe, follow the Ultimate comics and give him a job there working for The Daily Bugle's website. Jonah, Robbie, Betty and all those other characters need to be part of the new Spider-Man's world, as seeing Spidey clash with JJJ would be just as much fun now as it was a few years ago and still is in the comics.