Christopher Daniel Barnes is hoping to swing back into the animated Marvel multiverse in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2. The star of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Barnes has stated that he would reprise his role “in a second”. While he believes that he may be a bit too old for a college-aged Peter Parker, he’d love to play an older Spider-Man in the upcoming Sony sequel.
Wanting to Return as Spider-Man
Barnes stated:
“I’ve had the honor of playing like 30 different Spider-Men over the years, it’s been incredible. I would do it in a second. I mean, I love it, and it’s a great honor every time they ask you to participate. They’ve had me come back with multiple roles as the villain. And as the old saying goes, ‘Die the hero or live long enough to become the villain.'”
Spider-Man Noir
Barnes had voiced Spider-Man Noir in the 2010 video-game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Barnes recalled his time voicing this character:
“When I was done doing Spider-Man, obviously for many years — because I was very young when we did it — they called me back a few years ago and they said, ‘We want you to be a part of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions’. I said, ‘Of course I would love to, but I think I’m a little too old to play the sort of coming-of-age hero archetype that Spider-Man represents.’ They said, ‘No, this is a different character. This is Spider-Man Noir.’ I often make this joke, they said, ‘He’s older, he’s darker, he’s bitter.’ I go, ‘Oh, so he’s me!'”
On Nicolas Cage’s Noir
Barnes also commented on Nicolas Cage’s turn playing Noir in the first Spider-Verse film:
“Everybody’s take is different, everybody has something different to offer. As long as they’re doing their best to be true to the character, that’s all that matters. [Actors are] just vessels for the fans to experience the archetype,” he continued. “If you appreciate it, and if you love the character, and if you love the story, and the mythology, do your best to portray it and then interact with the fans that way. That’s what it’s really all about.”
Would you want to see Barnes return to the Spider-Man world?
Source: CB
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