Miles Morales is back as Spider-Man in the new trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The animated film is the much-anticipated sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. That film followed Miles Morales on his journey to becoming Spider-Man while also attempting to save his universe from the villainous Kingpin. It was a huge success for the franchise, earning over $300 million on a budget of just $90 million. Praised by critics and fans alike, it even went on to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This was likely quite a relief for Sony, who had already greenlit a sequel before the first film’s release due to the buzz surrounding it.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse isn’t the only companion to the 2018 film in development. To begin with, the film is only part one of a two part sequel. Beyond that, Sony has also greenlit a film surrounding the female Spider-people, tentatively titled Spider-Women. Gwen Stacy, a staple in the Spider-verse films already, would appear as the lead in the film. Additionally, there have been murmurs of an animated television series based on the Spider-Verse films. With the film industry still very much focused on universe-expanding properties, the many rumored projects connected to the Spider-Verse films come as no surprise.
Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man
The new trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse shows Miles Morales struggling to balance his day-to-day life with his heroic duties. The character, voiced by Shameik Moore, leaves a parent-teacher conference to stop a villain. Soon, all hell breaks loose after Gwen Stacy, voiced by Hailee Stanfield, introduces him to “the lobby”. In it, there are hundreds of Spider-people, including Miguel O’Hara, otherwise known as Spider-Man 2099, played by Oscar Isaac. For much of the trailer, Morales and O’Hara are embroiled in some sort of disagreement. Morales is told that he must choose between saving one life and saving every universe. It’s a moral conundrum that almost every iteration of the hero has had to face.
The animated sequel to the hit 2018 film will be released on June 2, 2023. Part 2, titled Beyond the Spider-Verse, will be released next year. It will feature a host of heavy hitters as different versions of Spider-people. Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jason Schwartzmann are all featured, adding to the already impressive cast. What do you think of the new trailer? Sound off in the comments!
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