“Villains Are More Fun” - Yuri Lowenthal On Bringing Out Peter Parker’s Dark Side

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The long-anticipated finally arrives this week, pitting dual protagonists Peter Parker and Miles Morales against a rich roster of new villains like Venom and Kraven. The Insomniac title has greatly expanded upon the world seen in the original and, letting players swing all over Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Actors like 's Yuri Lowenthal and Nadji Jeter of reprise their roles of Parker and Morales alongside new cast members like 's Tony Todd as Venom.

Yuri Lowenthal has been voice acting for over two decades, performing a slew of iconic roles across video games, television, and film. He's voiced 's Sasuke Uchiha, the protagonist of both and, Dainsleif in, and many more well-known characters, but a standout from the list is Lowenthal's continued work as Peter Parker in the franchise. The critical reception for has been incredibly positive, with many praising the depth of its characters and what Lowenthal brings to his starring role.

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sat down with Yuri Lowenthal to discuss how he approached the role of a symbiote-infected Peter Parker, his relationship with his fellow cast members, and what he's most excited to see players react to in .

Screen Rant: So first, I'm really curious, just if you approached playing Peter Parker any differently the second time around?

Yuri Lowenthal: Yeah. Obviously, it comes five years later in my real life, as well as a little bit later in Pete's life. So inevitably, there'll be differences, but I think the biggest difference that we're all aware of, and that played a huge part in this is the symbiote. The symbiote fundamentally turns Peter into a different Peter, and Spider-Man into a different Spider-Man. And that