Spider-Man voice actor worried new series would be “annoying and woke”

nme.com:

Marvel animation Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-man has spoken about the show, saying in an interview he was worried it would be “annoying and woke”.Hudson Thames, who voices Peter Parker/Spider-man in the show, spoke to Collider about appearing in the Disney+ series, which debuted January 29. “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.He continued: “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”.Thames has faced some criticism for the comments, particularly the negative use of the term “woke”.

In a Reddit AMA, the series’ show-runner Jeff Trammell addressed the interview. “I love Hudson and didn’t focus too much on what he said” he wrote when asked about the quote.