Kingpin Returns On Spider-Man

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Source: Sci Fi Wire

Duncan Reprises Kingpin

Michael Clarke Duncan, who played the Kingpin in the Daredevil movie, is reprising the role for MTV’s upcoming Spider-Man animated series, the Comics Continuum reported. “When they called me and asked me to do the animated cartoon, I said, ‘No problem,’” Duncan told the site. “I couldn’t see anybody else doing the Kingpin but me. This is my guy right here.”

The latest animated version of the Kingpin is African-American, unlike the comics version, the site reported. Duncan said that after an initial vote of confidence from Daredevil director Mark Steven Johnson, he didn’t worry about any differences from the comics.

“Mark Steven Johnson took me to lunch, and I said, ‘Are you certain that you have all your research? Because I don’t want nobody marching outside my trailer. I don’t want all this black and white stuff. I want to come to work and not be bothered.’ … And he told me that the people at Fox, [New] Regency and himself had complete confidence in me as being the best actor for the job. And once he sold me on that, I never thought about the color thing again.” Spider-Man launches on MTV on July 11.