Across the Spider-Verse Star Addresses Hobie and Gwen’s Relationship
Written by on June 9, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star Daniel Kaluuya, who voices Hobart “Hobie” Brown/Spider-Punk, has dished on the relationship between his character and Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld).
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kaluuya was asked if Gwen and Hobie actually had a relationship, or if Gwen was using Hobie as a sort of shield to prevent potential “tragedy” between herself and Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Shameik Moore). “Gwen and Hobie, I think something was happening,” the actor replied with a laugh. “She left a lot of stuff at his house. They’re part of this band, and one of the reasons why Hobie was there was to have Gwen’s back. He wouldn’t be rolling around with the [Spider Society] otherwise, but he felt that Gwen was not well. So I don’t think Gwen used Hobie for that.” Still, Kaluuya ultimately did not reveal whether Hobie and Gwen’s relationship was in any way romantic, despite Miles’ suspicions that it was. “I think they have a genuine friendship, but how deep that goes is between Gwen and Hobie,” he said.
Kaluuya further explained that the only reason Spider-Punk was part of the Spider Society was to watch out for Gwen. “Yeah, it was to have Gwen’s back,” he confirmed. “At the end of the film, he gives a gesture to Gwen again. He just has her back, you know what I mean? Someone’s gotta watch somebody, and he wants to hide how much he cares. He watches over people that are coming from the same type of place that he feels he comes from. So, him being in the Spider Society is a lot of that.”
Spider-Punk Enters the Spider-Verse
The character of Hobie Brown was initially created by Stan Lee, John Buscema and John Romita Jr., initially being introduced to Marvel Comics’ main Earth-616 continuity as the original Prowler in 1969. The version of Hobie who is a punk-rock themed version of Spider-Man was created by Dan Slott and Olivier Coipel. Hailing from Earth-183, Spider-Punk first appeared in 2014’s Amazing Spider-Man #10. After appearing in various multiversal crossover stories, Spider-Punk finally got his own series in 2022, courtesy of writer Cody Ziglar and artist Justin Mason.
The newly-released Across the Spider-Verse marks Hobie’s big-screen debut. That said, the movie does tweak his character somewhat. In the comics, Spider-Punk hails from New York, a city rich with punk rock history, being home to seminal bands like the Ramones and the Bad Brains — after the latter moved to the Big Apple from their original stomping ground of Washington D.C., that is. (Even the Earth-138 designation is a nod to New Jersey natives The Misfits.) In the film, meanwhile, Hobie is from England, a nation that was also at the center of punk’s early days, being home to groups like the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Adicts.
The London-born Kaluuya recently revealed that in order to “get the energy” for the character, he would listen to fan-made Spider-Punk playlists. “It was interesting to see what fans of the comics felt about him, the purists,” he said. “I listened to the songs and anything I would engage with, I’d listen to it again.” There even exists an official Spider-Punk playlist created by aforementioned comic book writer Ziglar, which includes tracks like “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead, “Police Truck” by the Dead Kennedys and “Good Good Things” by the Descendents.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is in theaters now.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, via ComicBook.com
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