Marvel's alternate Spider-Man Miles Morales is finally getting the big-screen adventure he's deserved for so long.

As part of Sony Pictures Animation's media presentation today (January 18), producers of the standalone animated Spider-Man movie shared the awesome news that their storyline will indeed feature Miles.

The character was originally created by Marvel Comics dream team Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli six years ago for their Ultimate Spider-Man run, set in a separate continuity from the main Marvel universe.

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The character proved so popular that he made the jump to the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, and even turned up in the main Marvel Comics continuity eventually.

Donald Glover voiced Miles in the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show, but it's not clear if he'll be reprising that role for this standalone movie.

However, Sony and Marvel's untitled animated movie is being produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller - the creative team working with Donald Glover on the upcoming Star Wars spinoff for Han Solo and Lando Calrissian .

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The storyline for Spidey's cartoon adventure hasn't yet been revealed either, but Lord and Miller promised a movie with "a lot of heart, a lot of action, and a lot of laughs".

Sony's Untitled Animated Spider-Man Project is supposed to swing into the UK and US on December 21, 2018.

As of now, it looks like the Miles-centric movie won't connect with the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe - in which Tom Holland plays the Peter Parker version of Spidey.

Holland's own Spider-Man: Homecoming - which also features Donald Glover in an unknown role - arrives on July 7 in the UK and the US. Watch a trailer below:

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