Overview

• Enthusiasts have campaigned for Daniel Dae Kim to portray Mister Negative in the upcoming film, highlighting his ability to capture the character’s dual nature.
• Kim acknowledged awareness of the fan-driven casting discussion and expressed openness to the role, but said he has received no contact from Marvel or Sony.
• Stephen Oyoung, who voiced Mister Negative in Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, similarly reported no outreach about reprising the character in live action.
• In the comics, Martin Li’s transformation into Mister Negative began in 2007 after Maggia experiments, resulting in his split personality as a philanthropist by day and crimelord by night.
• The film’s creative team—director Destin Daniel Cretton and writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers—and its core cast led by Tom Holland alongside Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Michael Mando and Liza Colón-Zayas are confirmed for the July 31, 2026 debut.