Spiderman: Spiderverse actor Shameik Moore responds to ‘haters’ after Miles Morales claim

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shameik Moore has responded to the “haters” who don’t think he should play the live-action Miles Morales. He told The Hook he “only had one” choice, confirming: “Yeah, it’s me.” Moore went on: “I can’t really say much else. I think people would expect an iconic performance to follow these three films.” However, some fans were quick to point out that it might not necessarily work to have Moore play Morales considering the character is a teenage schookid, and the actor is 28. “I think at this juncture he might be too old,” one person teplied, with another adding: “It needs to be someone younger.” In addition to this, Moore has been trolled by a contingent of Twitter users, to which he replied: “I didn’t realise y’all were haters like this lol.” In a follow-up post, he said: “Let me just post and leave.” Since this, Moore has been supported by fans urging him not to let the negative comments get to him.