For Tony Todd, his voice role as Venom in in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is the latest in a career that has been full of heroes and villains.
The actor is known for his work ranging from Candyman, where he played the titular urban legend, to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which he voiced the titular Decepticon known as The Fallen.
With Spider-Man 2, he steps into the suit of one of Spider-Man’s chief villains for the game that stands as PlayStation Studios’ fastest selling game, and which this this spring unveiled an update featuring new suits and the ability to replay at a harder difficulty. Venom, meanwhile, remains in the pop culture conciousness in more ways than one, with Tom Hardy unveilling the trailer for Venom: The Last Dance on Monday, showing that the character’s legacy traverses comics, games, movies (and even the multiverse).
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter,...
The actor is known for his work ranging from Candyman, where he played the titular urban legend, to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which he voiced the titular Decepticon known as The Fallen.
With Spider-Man 2, he steps into the suit of one of Spider-Man’s chief villains for the game that stands as PlayStation Studios’ fastest selling game, and which this this spring unveiled an update featuring new suits and the ability to replay at a harder difficulty. Venom, meanwhile, remains in the pop culture conciousness in more ways than one, with Tom Hardy unveilling the trailer for Venom: The Last Dance on Monday, showing that the character’s legacy traverses comics, games, movies (and even the multiverse).
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Theo Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A recent IGN article has sparked controversy on Twitter. In the article, IGN discusses how animators utilized recent technological advancements to introduce Hailey Cooper, a deaf character, into Insomniac’s Spider-Man series. Cooper is an original character developed for the games and serves as the love interest of Miles Morales.
Much of the ire has been hurled at Sweet Baby Inc., the Narrative Consultancy company blamed for injecting “wokeness” into several video game titles like God of War Ragnarok, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and of course Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Praise and critique
Although the IGN article paints the character in a flattering light, and the developers are proud of their work, gamers seem to have taken a different perspective on the matter.
The Hailey Cooper character was originally introduced in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, but she received a bigger role in its sequel, becoming Miles’ girlfriend and...
Much of the ire has been hurled at Sweet Baby Inc., the Narrative Consultancy company blamed for injecting “wokeness” into several video game titles like God of War Ragnarok, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and of course Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Praise and critique
Although the IGN article paints the character in a flattering light, and the developers are proud of their work, gamers seem to have taken a different perspective on the matter.
The Hailey Cooper character was originally introduced in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, but she received a bigger role in its sequel, becoming Miles’ girlfriend and...
- 4/4/2024
- by Chad Glapion
- FandomWire
For Nadji Jeter, stepping back into the role of Miles Morales for Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 was a chance to learn some new skills — outside the realm of webswinging. Among them was studying American Sign Language, which Miles uses to communicate with street artist Hailey Cooper in the game, which has been praised for its deaf representation.
“We had great teachers on set. I’ve always embraced it, because I feel like we’re touching a lot of communities,” Jeter tells The Hollywood Reporter. “A lot of people out there that can sometimes feel like they get excluded. But in Spider Man 2, everyone is connected with this game.”
In Spider-Man 2, Jeter also formed a relationship with genre legend Tony Todd, who plays Venom in the game.
“That’s my uncle, man! Uncle Tony,” says Jeter. “The day when he was on the motion capture set, it was like the President was there.
“We had great teachers on set. I’ve always embraced it, because I feel like we’re touching a lot of communities,” Jeter tells The Hollywood Reporter. “A lot of people out there that can sometimes feel like they get excluded. But in Spider Man 2, everyone is connected with this game.”
In Spider-Man 2, Jeter also formed a relationship with genre legend Tony Todd, who plays Venom in the game.
“That’s my uncle, man! Uncle Tony,” says Jeter. “The day when he was on the motion capture set, it was like the President was there.
- 11/16/2023
- by Theo Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For Yuri Lowenthal, Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 was a case of real life colliding with fiction. In the game, he worked with his wife, Tara Platt, who voices Captain Yuri Watanabe. And he became close with actor Nadji Jeter, who plays young Spider-Man/Miles Morales.
“My real-life relationship with Nadji, at various times, would echo the relationship that we have in the game,” Lowenthal tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I think that just comes from me being a lot older than him and maybe having acted longer. But it just started to grow that way with us in real life, too.”
The game also included some dark moments for Peter, via his relationship with the symbiote.
“I was drained at the end of sessions, because it was hard pushing Peter and that character into a very unfamiliar and mean place,” says the actor.
Lowenthal has dabbled in the world of Spider-Man...
“My real-life relationship with Nadji, at various times, would echo the relationship that we have in the game,” Lowenthal tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I think that just comes from me being a lot older than him and maybe having acted longer. But it just started to grow that way with us in real life, too.”
The game also included some dark moments for Peter, via his relationship with the symbiote.
“I was drained at the end of sessions, because it was hard pushing Peter and that character into a very unfamiliar and mean place,” says the actor.
Lowenthal has dabbled in the world of Spider-Man...
- 10/26/2023
- by Theo Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Actor Nadji Jeter has signed with talent management company Cultivate Entertainment Partners for representation.
Jeter made his film debut in the 2006 feature Dirty Laundry, written and directed by Maurice Jamal. He went on to appear in films including Grown Ups 1 and 2, The Fifth Wave, Oscar-winning Wonder and most recently Miss Virginia and 2021’s The Runner.
On television, Jeter voiced Miles Morales in the Marvel/Disney Xd series Spider-Man. He previously voiced the Miles Morales character in the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse PlayStation game where he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles in Grey’s Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Castle, Last Man Standing and Grown-ish, among others.
“We are delighted to welcome Nadji Jeter to our talented roster,” said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders at Cultivate Entertainment Partners. “Nadji’s remarkable talent and...
Jeter made his film debut in the 2006 feature Dirty Laundry, written and directed by Maurice Jamal. He went on to appear in films including Grown Ups 1 and 2, The Fifth Wave, Oscar-winning Wonder and most recently Miss Virginia and 2021’s The Runner.
On television, Jeter voiced Miles Morales in the Marvel/Disney Xd series Spider-Man. He previously voiced the Miles Morales character in the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse PlayStation game where he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles in Grey’s Anatomy, Everybody Hates Chris, Castle, Last Man Standing and Grown-ish, among others.
“We are delighted to welcome Nadji Jeter to our talented roster,” said Sean Mik’ael Butler and Patrick Strøm, co-founders at Cultivate Entertainment Partners. “Nadji’s remarkable talent and...
- 7/6/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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