Caleb McLaughlin on Wanting to Play Miles Morales and Moving On From ‘Stranger Things’

“I would love to play Miles,” he told me Friday night at the premiere of his new animated movie “Goat.”

The “Stranger Things” star has been a fan favorite to slip into the Spider-Man suit as Miles.

“I think Miles represents something bigger than myself; it represents something bigger than most people,” he said. “Also, being from New York [McLaughlin grew up in the Bronx] and then just seeing the “Spider-Verse” story, I just feel it’s really, really connected and I feel like a lot of people understand what that means.”

Miles was most recently voiced by Shameik Moore in the animated “Spider-Verse” franchise. “Sinners” star Hailee Steinfeld plays Gwen Stacy. A third and final “Spider-Verse” is set for release in June 2027.

McLaughlin’s latest comments come just about a month after speculation that he’s been cast as…