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The Spider-Verse is getting a massive expansion in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the animated sequel to the Oscar-winning film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Sony Pictures debuted the first official clip on December 13, 2022, and it sees Shameik Moore’s Miles Morales return for an action-packed adventure that includes him and lots of Spider-Men. That seems to be what filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller shared about the sequel at CinemaCon 2022, teasing that it’s getting “way, way, bigger.”
The second official “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” trailer was released on April 4, 2023, teasing more shots of the film’s hordes of Spider-People and Miles’ goal of taking control of his own destiny. “Everyone keeps telling me how my story should be. No, I’m going to do my own,” he says in the new three-minute preview.
In April 2022, Variety reported that during the annual CinemaCon convention, Lord and Miller showed a crowd of movie-theater owners an exclusive look at the first 15 minutes of raw footage from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, but Not before sharing some new details about it. According to him, the sequel will take place in six universes and feature a total of 240 characters, while “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” only has 40. The makers also announced the official title of its next film. Installment: “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”
Additionally, in a December 2022 interview with Total Film, Kemp Powers, one of the “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” directors, revealed that the main antagonist in the upcoming film and its sequel would be a joke-villain. . character named The Spot (voiced by Jason Schwartzman).
While there’s a lot of excitement surrounding “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” fans will have to wait for it. Little There is still more time for the film to come. On April 20, 2022, Sony Pictures announced some changes to its summer 2023 theatrical-release calendar, as reported by Deadline, and one of the biggest updates was to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”. premiere date.
Part one, the follow-up to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” was pushed from its October 2022 premiere date to June 2023, meaning part two has also been delayed, now set for a March 29, 2024 release. is expected to happen.
Fans have been buzzing about “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” ever since the first film in the franchise won Best Animated Feature at the 2019 Oscars — the first category for a film from Sony Pictures Animation. So with expectations already high, people are especially curious how much action will unfold in “Across the Spider-Verse” since the film was set to be split into two parts.
In a December 2021 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lord and Miller explained their decision to churn out two films from this particular franchise title. “Miles’ story is an epic one,” the pair told the outlet. “We wrote what we thought the story should be, and to our surprise, we realized it was two movies instead of one.”
Read on for more information on “Across the Spider-Verse,” including the voice cast, plot, release date and trailer.
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Teaser for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Cast
In addition to Moore returning to voice Miles Morales, the upcoming animated feature also stars Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen; “Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Velez as Miles’ parents; Oscar Isaac of “Moon Knight” as Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099; Jake Johnson as Peter Parker; Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, better known as Spider-Woman; and Daniel Kaluuya as Hobart “Hobie” Brown, aka Spider-Punk – a homeless teen who becomes a hero who protects the citizens of New York. Other voice actors include Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Greta Lee, Jorma Taccone, and Shea Whigham.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Plot
According to Marvel, the next chapter in the Spider-Verse saga will find Miles traveling across the multiverse, where he will join a team of Spider-People tasked with protecting its existence. However, when a new threat arises, Miles “finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero in order to save the people he loves most.” “
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Release Date
According to Sony Pictures’ updated theatrical-release calendar, the studio announced that “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has been pushed to June 2, 2023. The animated film was originally slated to hit theaters on October 7, 2022.