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The Spider-Verse gets a massive expansion in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the animated sequel to the Oscar-winning movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which we’re finally getting a closer look at thanks to the latest trailers.
Sony Pictures released the official clip on December 13th, and it features Shameik Moore’s Miles Morales returning for an action-packed adventure involving himself and a cast of Spider-Men. This appears to be on par with what film producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller shared about the sequel at CinemaCon 2022, teasing that it’s going to be “much, much, much bigger.”
In April, diversity reported that Lord and Miller gave a crowd of theater owners an exclusive look at the raw footage of the first 15 minutes of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse during the annual meeting, but not before divulging some new details about it. According to this, the sequel will be set in six universes and feature a total of 240 characters, compared to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which only had 40. The producers also announced the official title of the next film, “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”
In addition, in a recent interview with total movieKemp Powers, one of the directors of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, revealed that the main antagonist in the upcoming film and its sequel will be a prankster named The Spot (voiced by Jason Schwartzman). .
While there’s a lot of excitement surrounding Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, fans still have to be patient little a little longer until the film arrives. On April 20, Sony Pictures announced some changes to its theatrical release schedule, as reported by meetingand one of the biggest updates is the premiere date of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Part one of the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel has been pushed back from its October 2022 premiere date to June 2023, which means that part two has also been delayed and is now set for a March 29, 2024 release.
Fans have raved about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse since the first film in the franchise. won best animated feature film at the 2019 Oscars – the first in the category for a Sony Pictures Animation film. So, with expectations already high, people are extra excited to see how much action will unfold in Across the Spider-Verse since the film had to be split into two parts.
In a December interview with Weekly entertainment, Lord and Miller explained the decision to pull two films out of this particular franchise title. “The story of Miles is an epic,” the couple told the outlet. “We wrote what we thought the story was supposed to be and to our surprise we found that it was two films instead of just one.”
Read on for more details on Across the Spider-Verse, including the voice cast, storyline, release date, and trailers.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Trailer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse teaser
The Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cast
In addition to Moore’s return as the voice of Miles Morales, the upcoming animated feature also features Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen; Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Velez as Miles’ parents; Oscar Isaac from 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-turned-hero who defends 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
Corresponding Wonder, in the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, Miles journeys through the multiverse where he encounters a team of Spider-People tasked with protecting his very existence. However, when a new threat emerges, “Miles finds himself battling with the other spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can 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 back to June 2, 2023. The animated film was originally scheduled to hit theaters on October 7, 2022.
