Ever since the hit musicalHamiltonbecame a cultural sensation, the Broadway show’s creator and star,Lin-Manuel Mirandahas been quite in demand. He recently provided some new music for the global blockbusterStar Wars: The Force Awakensand the upcoming animated hitMoana, and he will also be starring in Disney’sMary Poppins ReturnsalongsideEmily Blunt, while also composing the musical for that project alongsideAlan Menken. It seems that the music-minded performer wants to transition into the superhero world as well, revealing in a recent interview that he wants to play the comic book villain Carnage in aMarvel Cinematic Universe movie.
There have been rumors that, in the upcomingSpider-Man: Homecoming,Better Call SaulstarMichael Mandois playingCarnage, but that has yet to be confirmed. If that character doesn’t appear in this upcoming movie, though, it’s possible thatLin-Manuel Mirandacould be a serious contender for the role, despite his lack of superhero movie experience.Meet the Movie PresshostSimon Thompsonrevealed during last week’s episode that he recently spoke withLin-Manuel Miranda, where he said that playing Carnage is one of his big career goals. Here’s an excerpt from last week’sMeet the Movie Pressbelow.
“[Miranda] is a big fan of Marvel. And there is one particular character that he would actually like to play. It’s Carnage. He said if Disney and Marvel were looking at doing a Maximum Carnage movie or bringing Carnage in [theMCU] as a character, he wants to be Carnage. Genuinely as a fan, he would love to play Carnage. That’s a goal of his.”
It’s also worth noting that, just last month, Sony Pictures chairmanTom Rothmanteased that fans should expect “real news” about forthcomingSpider-Man spin-offssoon. The Sony executive didn’t offer any specifics, but it’s certainly possible that Carnage could be one of the characters to get his own movie. Having a global star likeLin-Manuel Mirandain the title role could certainly be something both Marvel and Sony would consider.
Carnage, a.k.a. Cletus Kasady, made hisMarvel Comicsdebut inThe Amazing Spider-Man#344, which was published in March 1991. Carnage’s comic book history is closely tied to Eddie Brock, a.k.a. Venom, with the two sharing a prison cell together in Rikers Island. When Eddie’s alien symbiote Venom returned, allowing him to escape from prison, the symbiote unknowingly left an offspring in the cell, which bonded with Kasady and caused the formation of Carnage. He then escaped prison himself and committed a number of murders, which lead to a showdown withSpider-Man.
