Draft:Untitled Hypno-Hustler film

The untitled Hypno-Hustler film is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Hypno-Hustler, produced by Columbia Pictures. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be a film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The film is being written by Myles Murphy, and stars Donald Glover in the title role.

Sony and Glover had begun developing a film for Hypno-Hustler by December 2022, with Murphy attached.

Cast

 * Donald Glover as Hypno-Hustler

Development
Sony Pictures had begun developing a film based on the character Hypno-Hustler by December 2022, as part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) shared universe based on Spider-Man-related Marvel Comics characters. Donald Glover was attached to star as the character and serve as a producer, while Myles Murphy was writing the script. Glover had previously been lobbied to appear in a Spider-Man property by fans, and had voiced Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the Disney XD series Ultimate Spider-Man (2015) and portrayed Aaron Davis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Glover was excited by the character being a band leader in the comics, that there was less baggage of a canon that would allow for a freeing interpretation, and by Murphy's approach. Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film could explore different musical periods and genres such as being a period piece focused on disco, a modern reimagining of hip-hop, or a futuristic cyberpunk version.