Spider-Man Voice Actor Says His ‘Biggest Fear’ Was the New Disney+ Series ‘Was Gonna Be Annoying and Woke’
variety.comJack Dunn Hudson Thames, who voices the titular web-slinger in the upcoming Disney+ show “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” recently shared some worries he had about leading Marvel‘s latest animated series.
While speaking with Collider, Thames said he had concerns that “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” would be “annoying and woke,” but ended up thinking the show was “awesome” after reading the script. “I thought it was awesome.
I mean, my biggest fear was that it was gonna be annoying and woke, and it wasn’t,” Thames said. “I was like, ‘Yes, this is great, it’s so well written,’ like it feels real.
I’m the oldest of five boys, so I feel like I kind of know what’s happening in their lives and in high school, and it felt like it was doing that justice.” “Woke” is a blanket term for those who are actively aware and considerate of social justice issues such as race, gender and sexual identity.
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