The latest Spider-Man reboot is still in the process of casting its lead, with The Impossible star Tom Holland rumoured to be the frontrunner. His comments follow news that Miles Morales, a mixed-race iteration of Spider-Man, will be replacing Peter Parker in the comics. I say create new characters the way you want to. I just see no reason to change that which has already been established when it’s so easy to add new characters. The Black Panther should certainly not be Swiss. “It has nothing to do with being anti-gay, or anti-black, or anti-Latino, or anything like that,” he said. Lee was also keen to point out that his remarks had nothing to do with bigotry, but rather with staying true to his work. I have no problem with creating new, homosexual superheroes.” “But again, I don’t see any reason to change the sexual proclivities of a character once they’ve already been established. “I think the world has a place for gay superheroes, certainly,” he said. Lee is also in agreement with the requirement that Parker’s sexuality should remain as originally written, but is open to the idea of other homosexual comic book characters. “I wouldn’t mind, if Peter Parker had originally been black, a Latino, an Indian or anything else, that he stay that way,” he said. The rule that says Peter Parker, Spidey’s alter ego, should always be white doesn’t bother Lee, according to an interview he gave to entertainment site Newsarama.
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