ISSA RAE HAS BEEN CAST AS FIRST EVER SPIDER WOMAN

Issa Rae will be joining the cast of Spider-man: Into the spider verse playing the role of spider-woman, this is the first time for Issa in any Marvel production and is also the first time Spider-Woman is being brought to life. This is a dream come true for Issa as she has been such a huge Marvel fan over the years.

She took to her Instagram story to express excitement. “The way that I have loved Spider-Man since the third grade. A dream come true,” she wrote in her story. Her insecure co-star Yvonne Orji tweeted the official announcement of Issa joining the animated spider verse movie and said “Love to see it.”

The sequel is said to be released in October 2022, although plot details are being kept a secret in the circuits of super collider but will continue to feature an array of Spider- characters drawn across Marvel comics time and space.

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson are directing the sequel. Peter Ramsey, one of the directors of the first movie, is returning as an executive producer, alongside Aditya Sood.

Issa is currently filming the very last season of her brain child show Insecure, which airs on HBO, Insecure has earned her 3 Emmy nominations including outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She also has a second season of Robin Thede’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, which she is also executive producing.

It has been a good couple of years for Issa Rae, she has been a breath of fresh air with her style of producing and writing, she is definitely changing the ace of black entertainment for the better.