Daniel Kaluuya Talks Spider Punk And How He Brought London To The Spiderverse

[@Jose-uy5qc]

“I was briefly a runway model” I just realized he wasn’t actually a runway model, he just crashed the event 😂

[@KC_Smooth]

Ahhhhh good catch!

[@wafflfries4163]

Emphasis on BRIEFLY

[@carterego5443]

I DONT BELIEVE IN CONSISTENCY!

[@sensi1111]

Now I know how to start my modeling career lol

[@emotionalboii]

That makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE how did I not catch that

[@lraiolo]

I love when he says “I ain’t got a Scooby Doo”

[@cb3890]

Imma start saying that 😂

[@manueldeltoro9944]

​@@cb3890 same😂

[@swiftly_produced2694]

I loved how they worked in a british slang refrence AND comic book refrence in one part. I loved everytime where they got a little box with an explanation. So cool

[@nataliahenry6911]

Same

[@-naomi-1084]

i thought it was "they aint gon scooby doo me"

[@Truhsty]

"I was this cool the whole time" owweeeee

[@DoveLady]

i might need medical assistance

[@Truhsty]

​@@DoveLadylove that comment lol

[@deyu_]

"this kid is an anarchist" love homie vibes.

[@Xgil2Play]

"Taking a crap on the establishment; I salute you. 🫡"

[@Raghetiel]

Even his character design is anarchy! Almost everything in the movie is animated on 2 (meaning one picture every 2 frames). Meanwhile, Hobie is animated on 3, his God damn guitar on 4, his jacket on 2, etc. That immediately sets him out of the picture, whenever he's on screen

[@UnregisteredUsername]

Anarchist*

[@Fancypricee]

@@Xgil2PlayMy favorite quote from him 😭😭

[@thalmoragent9344]

​​@markmylabris4742 Yeah, his whole universe seems so... different 😅 or I guess what I meant to say was, so well detailed in its own way, that it's just... awesome

[@anonymouscinemafan1820]

I'm so glad Hobi wasn't a secondary antagonist. In so many movies the "other guy" that the girl mentions always one ups the MC, and by the end turns out to be a complete loser are evil Villain. But in Spider-Verse Hobi showed off that He was smart (made his own multiverse watch) He was caring (left and came back to join team Save Miles) He was cool (needs no explanation) Hobi is definitely my favorite Spider-Man. I can't wait to see more of him.

[@johnmichael4806]

I love how they set it up like that at first, then subverted our expectations and showed that he was one of Miles' biggest allies

[@eanarchygle]

Well said!!

[@dx.feelgood5825]

Hobie is an absolute bro. I swear he was making the watch for Miles initially, then dropped it off to Gwen when her shit went down

[@lucyandecember2843]

Man i love hobie

[@emmanuelv2323]

Every Spider-man is a super scientist too!

[@MrKingkz]

As a black British rock fan this is amazing

[@TonyTylerDraws]

You’ve been cool the whole time 🤘🏿

[@MasterKcoop]

Ok

[@tink6225]

It's always cool to see yourself represented in media

[@saltyboylecture1267]

Rap is black, Punk and Rock is white. Just look at the bands and rappers demographics.

[@MrKingkz]

@@saltyboylecture1267 I agree with this av been saying that rap is more punk then punk it is everything that punk clames to be in a lot of ways still like punk rock too tho

[@kono_dioda87]

"I hate the PM" is a goated line

[@julesking1303]

Reminds me of that one line in Stormzy’s song Vossi Bop “Fuck the Govermment and fuck Boris” which is fuckin amazing to see in concerts

[@kyransawhill6650]

In the comics, Hobie was an American who rallied against and overthrew the U.S. president (Norman Osborn, who was obviously inspired by Trump at the time), so it makes sense that the British version would hate and rebel against the prime minister. It’s also kind of funny because he’s closest to Pavitr, who also resents the British government.

[@SK-qo4qs]

The PM is for the Prime Minister are we talking about the clock label? Hmmmm anarchist

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

@SK-qo4qs Judging by how, in that line, he chucked a thing at a bunch of police officers, it’s about the prime minister

[@carlaglover9098]

I’m obsessed with Hobie

[@bleha2827]

Me too

[@cat.2558]

Sameeeee😩🫶

[@mystic8raven51]

He became my new favorite since DocOc got hit by truck-kun at the end of the last movie. 😂😂😂

[@get2myhead]

samee 😫😖

[@louisedgewood9839]

He's a cringe character. These movies suck. Woke trash.

[@Hellscrap3r]

"Careful bro, cause I'll do me and we won't understand" fuckin' love this guy

[@heathercreates]

I remember telling my dad in the theater "I can't tell what he's saying but I agree."

[@sashatiana-alize6186]

Yep 😂😂😂😂💯👏🏽

[@RoninBlade-ls5ex]

It’s crazy how he had barely 20-30 mins of screen time and not only was he the mvp of the film, but the all time fan fav. Good job producers, y’all did great character work

[@zerere_]

He had under 10 I think

[@koalabro6118]

TBH Gwen kinda mid in this movie when compared to the ferocity of Miguel, the charm of Pavitr, the angst of Hobie, or the exaggerated swagger of the black teen.

[@NoraHannigan678]

@@koalabro6118 chronic misunderstanding of the character

[@freddogrosso9835]

He's like 5 min. total. It shows how great of a character he is.

[@TheHardR]

@@NoraHannigan678Who? Gwen?

[@Vesperitis]

I need to know who was the one who thought to say “It’s a metaphor for capitalism!”

[@MeMaurice1905]

True hero

[@julesking1303]

i mean. that’s just classic punk teenager shit. it’s timeless lol

[@Xgil2Play]

I chuckled out loud in the theatre after hearing that. It's too funny. Something you'd find on the Internet.

[@user-ue8il6jx3b]

​@@julesking1303that's just punk, timeless ageless punk

[@thesamuraiman]

Best line

[@colbee2143]

“Taking a crap on the establishment, I salute you” still remains to be one of my favorite lines, thank you Daniel for doing such a great job 👏🏼 🙏🏼

[@danielquinones6889]

“I don’t believe in teams.” “You’re in a band!” “I don’t believe in consistency.”

[@justaghostinthesea]

Best joke of the whole film for me, or at least my favourite

[@joeyfumia5525]

"Boy, this guy is killing me."

[@LjuboCupic1912]

@@justaghostintheseafor me it was: “What’s that?” “It’s a metaphor for capitalism.”

[@randomstuff_723]

Not even his animation is consistent

[@barnazsoka2218]

"I don't belive in comedy! ... Just kidding!"

[@clyne8835]

Hobie's voice acting actually shocked me because it's not often you hear such an authentic accent in film! Hobie sounds like blokes that I know irl!! That's amazing!!

[@persyalexander5207]

Hobie is just being a big brother to Miles in the Movie

[@andreaallson765]

The only big brother I would ever approve of

[@KC_Smooth]

To Gwen as well!

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know and I love it

[@Numba1Gorilla]

Nah, his uncle.

[@bensenzo]

​@@KC_Smoothnah. He and gwen banged. It's clear 😅

[@scrp6638]

Fun Fact: By “I hate the AM, I hate the PM” he’s not saying he hates the whole day. He’s saying he hates the media (AM Radio) and the Prime Minister (PM) Edit: reworded something

[@user-yl2so8db5t]

Since he’s slamming an alarm clock with his fist for the “I hate the am” line, I’m pretty sure he’s just not an early riser lol

[@mynightingale]

It’s a double joke but not with AM radio I think?? a creator tweeted about it I believe

[@driveasandwich6734]

The AM part is clever, hadn't heard that idea before

[@jqa16]

I thought it was American Media and Prime Minister

[@Beau-Bo]

FM radio is where it’s at

[@joechill6327]

Kaluuya can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned.

[@DoveLady]

NONE.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

None at all

[@MatthewMurraycogswoth]

Bro don't jinx him, I don't want to hear of some random scandal that comes out about how he kicked a puppy and assaulted a purple bench

[@minxxd]

@@MatthewMurraycogswoth BYE😭

[@Abner-gu3ve]

@@MatthewMurraycogswoth true 😂

[@redacted6306]

I love him talking about how if he speaks like he normally speaks, the audience won't understand him because hobie was the one character i felt like i needed subtitles for he was just sooo british xD

[@violetskies14]

As a British person it was so cool seeing a character talk in a recognisable accent, most British characters in American media have their accents modified and softened and made more posh to be understandable and recognisable to Americans and a lot of the time they don't even sound British anymore. Even though it's not my accent it was just awesome to hear that, also just the art style, the punk references everything was so British and it was awesome.

[@stamzthehuman897]

Was this a common thing? I'm american but I often listen to UK music so I'm used to that kind of accent

[@jackblack9380]

Miles:You can’t convince me to not save ######.(Don’t want to spoil) Hobie:Here we go. Spider-Woman:Your not helping. Hobie: *Good.*

[@MariamBikashvili]

Even tho ive seen it i appreciate you for not spoiling it

[@brana1646]

Hey man ur awesome for not spoiling. You are very considerate. Cheers 🍻

[@jackblack9380]

@@brana1646 🍻

[@Dumitaz]

and then after that he's the one reminding him to use the whole hand instead of the tips of the fingers.

[@unluckyfives]

I love that Hobie was introduced like he was going to be a rival that Miles hated, but it almost immediately flipped and suddenly Miles is simping for Hobie because he's just that cool.

[@violetskies14]

Me too, came in thinking he was going to be an antagonist left loving everything about him.

[@Kuso319]

fr I love how they bonded throughout

[@Raven-jf8fb]

“Taking a crap on the establishment, I respect you.”

[@Salik96]

*Salute you

[@knealiegamesYT]

He was not only the perfect man for the job, he was born for it

[@ellenoordenouden4753]

As a punk, this is the first time ever I’ve seen a well written punk in the media

[@KLRCAT]

I love how they gave the actors some creative freedom to bring some authenticity to their characters

[@lemon_the_spider]

Honestly, I'm so happy Daniel got a big role where he gets to be his full British self! Like I love him in Get Out, Black Panther, and Nope is probably my favorite horror movie, but this just felt so... him, like I could feel more of Daniel as a person through this role and it's awsome

[@bruhdudeguyman]

Daniel Kaluuya is an amazing actor! Loved his performances in Get Out and Nope! His performance as Hobie is just as cool!

[@sussurro.7]

He was also in Black Panther as W'Kabi! :)))) Such a talented and competent guy

[@fruitmilk2863]

He’s also in black mirror quite a lot. Love him !

[@gilnahnu]

Right❤

[@uniserenity1414]

and Skins uk, the first time i saw him in a tv show. He's grown so much since then, super proud of him

[@toasterbunnie295]

i was already fond of hobie but learning that he was voiced by daniel kaluuya made me fall head over heels

[@JayDeeMarvelMusic]

“Big steppa”

[@Ang3l_6yw]

The way miles got jelous about Gwen saying Hobie's name

[@ObsidianLife]

I can't even front, years ago I thought Spider Punk was a super dumb character and this movie made me LOVE HIM!!!

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Why’d you use to think that?

[@iamc4mii]

@@Abner-gu3ve I'm also curious! Why did you think he was a dumb character? /gen

[@Abner-gu3ve]

@@iamc4mii ? Never said that

[@aaa2470]

@@Abner-gu3ve think they accidentally replied to you instead of the comment

[@edythebeast7087]

@@Abner-gu3vei think they were referring to op not you

[@violetskies14]

As an English person it was just so cool to see a character in a big blockbuster film be so British. Most of the films we get in Britain are American, we have our own film industry but nothing with the budget of Hollywood, and I'm so used to seeing Britain through the lens of an American perspective and there's always a slight frustration of "that's not right" but you don't get that with Hobie. He is incredibly British in the best ways from the art style to the punk references to his anti establishment attitude he embodies some of the best things and the best people my country has to offer and is just the best character I've seen in a while. Most British characters you see in American media are posh, refined, and often they are part of the establishment, in some government role, and in reality the majority of working class British people, aka most of the country, hate the establishment and make shitting on politicians a national sport. We even hate our own political parties a little, especially when they're in power. It's just great seeing a character embody that sentiment. Sorry for the rant lol.

[@boyanua294]

Do Love The Accent

[@benbrgr9]

"Hobie youre not helping" "i know" was honestly one of the best lines of the movie

[@krishcharan]

I love that they set him up to be the typical trope of someone Miles is jealous of but instead he's the one who helps him first

[@ilou9129]

HE WAS THE VOICE ACTOR????? I didn't think there was any way for SpiderPunk to get cooler

[@Kuso319]

he was as cool as you thought the whole time

[@Theone_andonlypookie]

Miles: how are you even cooler under the mask? Hobie: I was always cool Hobie Brown iconic spider-man-

[@HM4Hill]

Favorite part about Spider-Punk was how even his animation was inconsistent. Dude was beyond committed

[@tycemo707YT]

I love his voice. I love Spider-Punk, he needs a tv show or something

[@sussurro.7]

Yessss 🙏🏽

[@rabbit0664]

I love how they made him so real. Like actual words that were said. Also like how he wasn't a straight up rival but chill.

[@nu2king_]

The way miles said “wait who’s hobie?!”💀

[@nonbinarymess]

“careful cuz I’ll do me” is such a Hobie thing to say and it makes me so happy. Both Daniel and Hobie are just so fucking cool

[@pixelsaidon5032]

Hobie is that guy! I know almost nothing about him at all and he's one of my favourite spider-Man incarnations already.

[@TheRyuSword]

“I was this cool the whole time.” Best character

[@BeardedWolfKing]

Love everyone involve in this series. They really nail authenticity. Thats why im hyped to see Noir again too. Nick Cage is born for Noir

[@veronicawalker3473]

I loved when he said in the movie "man like miles". As a Jamaican i laughed my ass off. If u know, u know.

[@khayawobill570]

Yes london takes like 75% of slang from Jamaican immigrants and rest from like Arab, African immigrants

[@robincampbell2877]

Even in interviews, you can feel the hobie in him

[@thugvida]

I think we all hated him at first, but grew to be one of our favorites. True MVP of the movie

[@LowTier_Demon]

Johnny would be proud of tucker (if you get the reference)

[@MegaWarrior8]

I think the whole thing of the directors telling him to "just do you" really allows to make a lot of these characters more endearing. Its not "just a script" he's reading. Fusing real personality into the performance really helps make even supporting characters shine

[@BuddyRIP]

After hearing this, you can tell he was having a good time filming the role too, the tones where he's more excited are what he channels for the characters voice almost

[@VancityMerc319]

Can’t wait for beyond the spiderverse

[@adamfeliciano6321]

“Prolly doesn’t even do anything.” “maybe it did before you RIPPED it out of a wall!”

[@hectic8636]

Voice actor did such a good job

[@notjohnbruno1522]

Kaluuya’s great in everything he’s in, but this is the role he was born to play, and it’s a damn good role at that

[@kamcobbe]

Spider Punk is the coolest Spiderman so far.

[@berengerburkhart4080]

Daniel Kaluuya is a class act. Happy to see him succeed in Hollywood

[@801leggy]

Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie doing nature documentary narration

[@the_magicas]

I had no idea Hobie was voiced by Daniel Kaluuya! Love this!

[@angeltangle]

I watched today with my 5year old and as a black Brit from Camden I loved Hobie. The artwork and attitude of Hobie was just perfect. Loved the character and animation. I enjoyed the film much more than my kid.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Daniel Kaluuya was PERFECT to play Hobie

[@SomeGuyOnYT]

I fucking love this guy

[@Dumitaz]

I love how much he helped Miles, from the use of the palms when they trapped him to starting a revolution basically by helping Gwen. And he was the only going like "fuck em"

[@gabriellopez1457]

This was one of the best punk characters of all time and of course Daniel kaluuya pulled it off

[@untamedslayer1170]

Ain’t that bro from black panther?

[@jazkun]

Wakabi in black panther and he was in get out too

[@sussurro.7]

​@@jazkunHe was also in " Nope "

[@sashatiana-alize6186]

Yep

[@dolleyes5062]

And he won an Oscar for "Judas & the Black Messiah."

[@franciscs1604]

Wait- WHAT?! THE DUDE FROM “GET OUT”, “US”, AND “NOPE”!!!!

[@alexsheppard237]

This mans voice rebirthed a whole generation of anarchists and im here for it.

[@Pixvyuu]

Favorite Actor, Favorite character! Gotta love em 😂❤❤❤

[@Lylybeebee]

I love how you can clearly tell from the interviews he does (from choice language like “he’s got a bit of cockney in there too” and a capital fm interview he did where he says “i got to mix like a london accent and cockney accent”) that Daniel Kaluuya was very much made to put the cockney in their despite the rest of Hobie’s dialogue being Daniels more natural accent and them VERY OBVIOUSLY NOT BEING THE SAME ACCENT to anyone actually from London

[@prettyrat.]

I mean… yeah it’s not ‘the same’ but most people don’t sound exactly the same all the time?? Sometimes I sound more ‘MLE’ and sometimes I don’t, that’s what happens when you move around the city lmao. Like unless you were born and raised in one neighbourhood and never ever left even for work or school, you’re gonna pick different things up. I grew up using terms like ‘taking the mickey’ and ‘donkey ears’ before I even knew what cockney rhyming slang was, and I’m not cockney at all, I’m just a Londoner lmao. Not everyone’s gonna sound like one specific stereotype 100% of the time, most people don’t. If I met someone like ATSV’s Hobie Brown who sounded just like that, I wouldn’t clock any ‘forced’ cockney accent at all, he’d just sound like a guy. Are *you* actually from London?

[@jacobquackenbush2981]

I needed those subtitles

[@bigmfzack]

This man had 4 minutes screentime and still is one of the most loved

[@arsoncat2146]

Of course he's from Camden

[@DoveLady]

like my man 😖🩷😩

[@Sc7ut]

Ngl hobie is the only british person i can respect

[@bluedude05]

"how are you even cooler under your mask?!" Where almost the exact words I was thinking when he pulled it off, so you know the staff just knew how cool he was.

[@zmanandjack7533]

"Who's hobie?" The goat 🐐

[@Joker144]

How did he have a perfectly shaped head with all the hair he had? Like remember that one spiderman meme where he wore the mask but his hair made him an alien

[@YZ87110]

I hope his character gets more screen time. Perfect casting like Nick Cage with Spider-Man Noir

[@greenblackswerl]

He’s such an amazing actor

[@Pocketsand99]

Spider punk is my all time favorite now

[@raptor463]

Best character in the movie fr fr

[@doronflake4298]

Either you love Hobie or you wrong.

[@jezmoz3977]

I also love when he smiles when Miles got out from the restraint

[@Matoro0902_The_Wise]

Hobie always catches me everytime his dislikes for AM, PM and labels are mentioned😂😂😂

[@fili_barbosa]

I salute you!

[@RXLXNTLXSS]

This was a metaphor for capitalism

[@DoveLady]

IFKYK

[@big_tyler_m]

I don't think it's a metaphor I think he outright says it. Or am I wrong?

[@voidmatic]

my fave line was "I hate the am hate the pm" (am - morning, pm - prime minister) big vibes

[@Kallosis]

Hobie was probably my favourite character in the movie. My daughter's too

[@DoveLady]

I will support anything my husband is in. i know fuck all about spider-man besides basics but hes in it so i love it.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

😊😊😊😊 Spider-Punk is my favourite version of Spiderman because he's an Renegade And he doesn't follow the Rules 🎸🤟🏿🎸🇬🇧🎸🤟🏿🎸☢️☣️☢️☣️☢️🕷🕸🕷🕸🕸🕸🕷🕷🤟🏿😝🤟🏿

[@tyranitararmaldo]

Daniel Kaluuya is everywhere, and I love it!

[@remnant1018]

Favorite character of the whole movie😌

[@rahul13796]

If you realize he is Wakabi from Black Panther.....

[@Mr.Sleepy._.]

The only character that was cringe

[@LaughingJokerProd]

How Daniel Kaluuya even cooler without faking an American accent

[@WarGhoulKharas]

From Black Death to Spider-Punk.

[@AnonAnonymousymous]

Jessica to hobie: “You’re not helping” Hobie: “Good” Coldest dialogue 🥶🥶🥶

[@JustHereForCats]

He was so perfect 😭

[@death-stroke6577]

YES this is literally his Spider-Man what if Daniel Kaluuya became Spider-Man LETS GO

[@justvibingtbh]

and he truly was himself and we love both him and hobie for it ❤

[@Peanut-Butter]

That’s what I love about voice actors, there are some that voice a bunch of characters but hardly use their normal voice like the guy who does like half the family guy characters, and then there are the voice actors who just use their plain voice so then you can imagine that character saying those things, cuz that’s the voice.

[@hachi9404]

I fucking love hobie