Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is an American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is a sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the "Spider-Verse". The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, in their feature directorial debuts, from a screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham. Shameik Moore voices Miles, starring alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac. In the film, Miles goes on an adventure with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman across the multiverse where he meets a new team of Spider-People known as the Spider-Society, led by Miguel O' Hara / Spider-Man 2099, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat.
Sony began developing a sequel to Into the Spider-Verse before that film's release in 2018, with the writing and directing team attached. It was set to focus on the relationship between Moore's Miles and Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman. The film was officially announced in November 2019 and animation work began in June 2020, with a different visual style for each of the six universes visited by the characters. With a runtime of 140 minutes, it is the longest animated film ever produced by an American studio.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California on May 30, 2023, and was released in the United States on June 2, having been delayed from an original April 2022 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like its predecessor, the film received acclaim from critics. It has earned over $686 million against a production budget of $100 million at the worldwide box office, widely surpassing its predecessor in performance and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2023 so far. A third film, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and a female-focused spin-off film, Spider-Woman, are both in development.
== Plot ==
On Earth-65, Gwen Stacy lives with her father, police captain George, who is unaware that she is Spider-Woman. Years prior, Gwen accidentally caused the death of her best friend Peter Parker whilst he was mindlessly rampaging as the Lizard, and the police have been hunting her ever since. One night, Gwen encounters a version of the Vulture from an Italian Renaissance-themed alternate universe. Spider-People Miguel O'Hara and Jessica Drew arrive using portal-generating watches and help Gwen subdue the Vulture. Gwen reveals her identity to George; distraught by the revelation, he attempts to arrest her. Miguel begrudgingly grants Gwen membership into his Spider-Society and she escapes through a portal with him and Jess.
In Brooklyn on Earth-1610, sixteen months after the Alchemax collider's destruction, Miles Morales misses Gwen and clashes with his parents. As Spider-Man, Miles encounters the Spot, an Alchemax scientist whose body was infused with portals after the collider explosion. The Spot blames Miles for his condition and reveals that, while originally testing the collider, he transported a spider from Earth-42 that later bit Miles. Later on, the Spot travels into a void, where he learns to travel to other universes containing colliders to empower himself further.
Gwen travels to Earth-1610 and reconnects with Miles while secretly tracking the Spot. Miles, invisible, watches Gwen trace the Spot to Earth-50101 before Jess calls Gwen, instructing her to cut off contact with Miles. Miles follows Gwen through a portal to Earth-50101, and they team up with Spider-Men Pavitr Prabhakar and Hobie Brown against the Spot, who absorbs the power of that world's collider. Before the Spot escapes, he and Miles share a vision of his future attack that includes Miles' father Jeff. As the collider collapses, Miles saves Police Inspector Singh, the father of Pavitr's girlfriend, but the dimension begins falling apart from a disrupted "canon event". Members of the Spider-Society arrive to assess the damage, while Miles, Gwen, and Hobie are sent to the Society's headquarters in Nueva York on Earth-928, where hundreds of Spider-People reside in a massive complex.
The three meet with Miguel and are later joined by Peter B. Parker and his infant daughter Mayday. Miguel explains to Miles that each of the Spider-People's stories entail "canon events", such as the death of a police captain close to Spider-Man, and that straying from those events threatens reality. Miguel admits that he tried to replace a deceased version of himself from another universe who had a happy family, only for that universe to collapse soon after.
Miles realizes that the Spot murdering Jeff, who will be promoted to police captain in two days, is a canon event. Miguel imprisons Miles to prevent him from saving Jeff, but Hobie helps Miles break loose before using a portal to quit the Society. Miguel orders all other members of the Society to stop Miles. Miguel eventually corners Miles and tells him that he was never supposed to become Spider-Man since the spider that bit him came from Earth-42, which consequently has no Spider-Man. Miles flees and supposedly returns to his home dimension with the help of Margo Kess / Spider-Byte. Considering Gwen a liability, Miguel forcibly sends her home. On Earth-65, Gwen reconciles with George, who has resigned as police captain. He then gives her a portal watch Hobie left for her, and Gwen decides to use it to find and help Miles.
Miles returns to his apartment and reveals to his mother that he is Spider-Man, whom she does not recognize. Miles realizes that he is on Earth-42, a world where his deceased uncle Aaron Davis is alive while Jeff is dead. Miguel, Jess, and Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider travel to Earth-1610 searching for Miles. Gwen arrives through her own portal, which she forces Ben through. She then speaks with Miles' parents and promises to bring him home, while Jess spies on their conversation. Aaron restrains Miles, and it is revealed Earth-42's Miles has become the Prowler.
As the Spot returns to Earth-1610 and begins his attack, Gwen assembles a team to find Miles, consisting of Peter B., Mayday, Pavitr, Hobie, Margo, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham.
== Cast ==
* Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man (Earth-1610)
* Hailee Steinfeld as Gwendolyn Stacy / Spider-Woman (Earth-65)
* Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson "Jeff" Morales
* Luna Lauren Velez as Rio Morales (Earth-1610 and Earth-42)
* Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man (Earth-616)
* Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ohnn / The Spot
* Issa Rae as Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman
* Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India
* Daniel Kaluuya as Hobart Brown / Spider-Punk
* Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099
* Greta Lee as Lyla
* Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis (Earth-42)
* Shea Whigham as George Stacy (Earth-65)
* Jorma Taccone as Adriano Tumino / Vulture and Peter Parker / Spider-Man (1967 animated series version)
* Jharrel Jerome as Miles G. Morales / Prowler (Earth-42)
* Andy Samberg as Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider
* Amandla Stenberg as Margo Kess / Spider-Byte
* Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker
* Nicolas Cage as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir (archive audio)
* John Mulaney as Peter Porker / Spider-Ham (archive audio)
* Taran Kilam as Patrick O'Hara / Web-Slinger and Widow
* Nic Novicki as Lego Spider-Man
* Josh Keaton as Peter Parker / Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-09 animated series version)
* Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker / Insomniac Spider-Man
* Mike Rianda as Ezekiel Sims / Spider-Therapist
* Sofia Barclay as Malala Windsor / Spider-UK
* Danielle Perez as Charlotte Webber / Sun-Spider
* Metro Boomin as Metro Spider-Man
* Melissa Sturm as Mary Jane "MJ" Parker
* Peter Sohn as Ganke Lee
* Rachel Dratch as Ms. Weber, Miles's school counselor
* Ziggy Marley as Lenny
* Atsuko Okatsuka as Yuri Watanabe (Earth-65)
* Ayo Edibiri as Glory Grant (Earth-65)
* Nicole Delaney as MJ (Earth-65)
* Antonia Lentini as Betty Brant (Earth-65)
* J. K. Simmons as various versions of J. Jonah Jameson
* Jack Quaid as Peter Parker / Lizard (Earth-65)
* Elizabeth Perkins as Aunt May Parker (Earth-65)
* Kathryn Hahn as Olivia "Liv" Octavius / Doctor Octopus (flashbacks; archive audio)
* Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (live-action archive footage)
* Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (live-action archive footage)
* Donald Glover as Aaron Davis / Prowler (live-action)
* Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen (live-action; Earth-688)
* Cliff Robertson as Ben Parker (live-action archive footage)
* Denis Leary as George Stacy (live-action archive footage)
* Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy (live-action archive footage)
* Alfred Molina as Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (archive audio)
== Production ==
=== Development ===
In November 2018, ahead of the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse the next month, Sony Pictures Animation had begun development on a sequel to the film, due to the "incredible buzz" surrounding the project. The sequel was set to continue the story of Shameik Moore's Miles Morales / Spider-Man, working from "seeds [that were] planted" throughout the first film. Joaquim Dos Santos and David Callaham were set to respectively direct and write the film, with Amy Pascal returning from the first film as producer. The other producers of the first film — Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg — were all also expected to return for the sequel in some capacity. In December 2018, Pascal revealed that the film would focus on Morales and Hailee Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen, exploring a romance between the two characters that had been cut from the first film. She added that the sequel would serve as a "launching pad" for a previously announced female-focused spin-off film starring Steinfeld.In November 2019, Sony officially confirmed the sequel, setting a release date of April 8, 2022. Lord and Miller were confirmed to be returning as producers. Lord indicated that the film would include the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series. Lord revealed that design work for new characters in the film had also just begun. In April 2020, Sony shifted the film's release date to October 7, 2022 when making changes to its film schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2021, Miller said that he and Lord were working on the film's screenplay with Callaham, and that Peter Ramsey would be an executive producer on the sequel after co-directing the first film. That April, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson were announced as co-directors alongside Dos Santos, and that all three had worked on the project since it began. (Thompson was production designer on the first film.) Arad and Steinberg were confirmed to return as producers with Lord, Miller and Pascal, with Alonzo Ruvalcaba co-producing and Aditya Sood, Into the Spider-Verse directors Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman, and Rebecca Karch and Brian Michael Bendis joining Ramsey as executive producers.
In December, Lord and Miller revealed that the film was being split into two parts, titled Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) and (Part Two), because they had written down the story they wanted to tell for the sequel and realized that it was too much for a single film. Work on both parts was taking place simultaneously. The two sequels were renamed in April 2022, becoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Their release dates were shifted then, with Across the Spider-Verse pushed back to June 2, 2023. Lord and Miller revealed that they told Sony the sequel would be the same size as Into the Spider-Verse, but it ended up having the largest crew of any animated film ever with around 1,000 people working on it. They added that the film has 240 characters and takes place in six universes.
=== Casting ===
By December 2018, Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld were set to reprise their respective roles as Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy from the first film. Lord indicated in November 2019 that the film would include Takuya Yamashiro, the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series. In August 2020, Jake Johnson expressed hope that he could reprise his role as Peter B. Parker from the first film in the sequel. Issa Rae was cast as Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman in June 2021, Johnson confirmed that he would be returning for the sequel a month later, and Oscar Isaac was confirmed in December to be reprising his role of Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 from the post-credits scene of Into the Spider-Verse. Also in December, Tom Holland — who plays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — revealed that Pascal had approached him about appearing in the Spider-Verse films during the filming of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Holland and his co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon all expressed interest in appearing in the upcoming films. Jeff Sneider of The Ankler claimed in February 2023 that Holland would appear in a live-action sequence and that his appearance had been the reason the movie was delayed from 2022 to 2023, though it turned out to be false. Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voiced Spider-Man in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998), also expressed interest in returning for the film.
In April 2022, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez were confirmed to be reprising their roles as Miles's parents from the first film, while Rachel Dratch was revealed to be voicing the counselor at Miles's school. Lord, Miller, and the directors announced in June that the Spot would be the film's main antagonist, with Jason Schwartzman providing the Spot's voice. Powers noted that the Spot was one of "the deepest cuts in Spider-Man's rogue gallery" but the creative team was excited about his abilities, which allow the character to travel between universes. Shea Whigham and Jorma Taccone were also revealed to be voicing George Stacy and the Vulture, respectively. In November 2022, Daniel Kaluuya was confirmed to voicing Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk in the film. In December 2022, with the reveal of the film's first poster, it was confirmed that the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009) would appear in the film. Spectacular showrunner Greg Weisman was not informed about the inclusion of his show's character and expressed doubts he would even be featured in the film itself. In January 2023, Nicolas Cage confirmed he would not be reprising his role of Spider-Man Noir for the film. In February 2023, it was revealed that Karan Soni has been cast as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in the film. In April 2023, it was reported that Andy Samberg was playing Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider, a report confirmed in May 2023, when it was also confirmed that Amandla Stenberg would play Margo Kess / Spider-Byte.
=== Animation and Design ===
Lord revealed that design work for new characters in the film had begun by November 2019, with comic book artist Kris Anka later revealing in March 2020 that he was serving as a character designer on the film. On June 9, 2020, the film's lead animator Nick Kondo announced that production had started. The different universes visited in the film were designed to look like they were each drawn by a different artist. Having learned new animation tools after working on The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021) following the first Spider-Verse film, Lord and Miller ambitiously employed them to generate six different animation styles. The intent was to amaze the audience whenever the characters cross into a new environment so the film can accurately reflect its plot and the styles can generate various emotional backdrops. Earth-65, the home of Gwen Stacy, was designed to look like "impressionistic" watercolor paintings. The animation team created a simulator to generate this style and used a visual palette that reflects Gwen's emotions like a "three dimensional mood ring". According to co-director Justin K. Thompson, the reflection of her emotions through colors is inspired by a scene in 1950's Cinderella where her dress gets torn, and the enviroment reacts to that trauma. This style was also intended by Miller to remind the audience about the covers of the Spider-Gwen comic books. One of the two alternate Earths seen in the trailer was Earth-50101, which the crew nicknamed "Mumbattan" after Mumbai and Manhattan, due to that world being based on the one from Gotham Entertainment Group's Spider-Man: India comic book series. In order to give the character Pavitr Prabhakar unique motion and fighting style, creative team reserched the 2000-year-old Indian martial arts, Kalaripayattu, from the state of Kerala. The other universe was Nueva York, the futuristic New York City from the Marvel 2099 world, based on the neo-futurist illustrations by Syd Mead, which has an unfinished look.
While the cast and crew being interviewed for Empire in March 2023, co-director Joaquim Dos Santos revealed that another universe would be "the punky New London, inhabited by Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk", with a final dimension "being kept tightly under wraps for now", later revealed to be Earth-42, the world the spider that bit Miles came from and where he has become that world's version of the Prowler. Spider-Punk's animation style alone took 2–3 years to finish and is inspired by punk-rock album covers emulating the look of Xerox prints, colored papers and imagery appropriated from magazines and has a general grayed-out quality due to copy machines not having toner in them. In May 2023, Jake Johnson revealed in an interview that a Lego universe will be featured in the film. The Lego sequence was done by 14-year-old Canadian animator Preston Mutanga and was added late in the movie, after the filmmakers were so impressed by his fanmade Lego recreation of the film's first teaser that they tracked him down and recruited him.
Miles's design was updated for the sequel to show him having gone through a growth spurt, while Gwen was given a new haircut and an updated costume. Rick Leonardi, the co-creator of Spider-Man 2099, was brought on to adapt his own designs for the film, while comic book artist Brian Stelfreeze was chosen to shape the visual development of Jess Drew. The Spot's design evolves throughout the film as he gains more control of his abilities, beginning with a style that looks like an "unfinished sketch [with] blue construction lines that evoke a comic book artist's rough drawing before the work goes to an inker". The Spot's portals were intended to look like "living ink that had spilled or splattered on the comic artist's drawing", which created new challenges for the animation team. The Vulture was given a Renaissance-era design inspired by the artwork of Leonardo da Vinci's workbooks.
=== Post-production ===
In May 2023, Powers revealed that the film would end on a cliffhanger; fellow co-director Dos Santos compared it to the Star Wars original trilogy film The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Powers explained: "Across The Spider-Verse is a movie on its own, but it definitely ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. I think it's a good cliffhanger. We hope that it's a satisfying tee-up for what's coming in the third film, because you want people to be excited about what's coming next. And it helps that we knew going in that this was part two of a three-part story. Since you already know that that third story is guaranteed, you can tackle it a bit differently. That being said, there's a lot of key characters in this film, and there's a story in this film that has an arc of its own that we needed to complete."
In the same month, Powers also stated that the film would not be "tied" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In the film, Spider-Man 2099 makes a direct reference to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), telling Gwen to not "get [him] started on Doctor Strange and that little nerd back on Earth-199999" while attributing the events of No Way Home to the collider explosion from Into the Spider-Verse, the quote meant as a throwaway line that Lord and Miller came up with. Additionally, Donald Glover reprises his role as an alternate version of Aaron Davis / Prowler from the MCU film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in a live-action cameo, depicted as a prisoner of the Spider-Society displaced from his home reality.
Production on the film was completed on May 20, 2023, 13 days before the U.S. release date.
=== Allegations of poor working conditions ===
On June 23, 2023, Vulture reported that four people who worked on the film alleged that production had faced difficulties due to numerous requests from Lord for changes to already finished animation, as well as the need for him to approve animation layouts early in production. Lord's directions were said to take precedent over the decisions of the film's directing team and led to numerous weeks of long overtime as the animators drastically revised portions of the film several times. They further stated that difficult working conditions caused by the constant revisions caused over 100 artists to leave the project before its completion. One artist said that production on Beyond the Spider-Verse, the film's sequel, had not progressed, and that there was "no way that" it would be completed in time for its scheduled March 2024 release window. Sony denied the allegations concerning Across the Spider-Verse's production troubles, while declining to comment on the possibility of the sequel being delayed, and producer Amy Pascal called the process of heavy revision normal.
== Marketing ==
In May 2020, Sony entered into a promotional partnership with Hyundai Motor Company to showcase their new models and technologies in the film. A prologue for the film was released at Comic Con Experience in December 2021, revealing the title and the fact that the film is a two-part sequel. Following the announcement of the new title and release date in April 2022, Lord and Miller showed 15 minutes of the film (with unfinished animation) at Sony's CinemaCon panel. Lord, Miller, and the directors showed the same footage at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June, with updated animation and effects. In February 2023, Funko Pops figures based on characters from the film were revealed. In April 2023, another 14-minute footage was previewed at Sony's CinemaCon panel.
In April 2023 alongside the release of the trailer, Sony shared a number that fans can text to join the "Spider Society", providing them questions as missions and rewarding them with exclusive images. Also In May, they created an AI-generated personality quiz that fans could get their own Spidersonas by taking the quiz and uploading selfie images of themselves.
On May 15, 2023, the film started the sale of different Spider-Verse-themed food items for their collaboration with Burger King. The items available during the promotion included the Spider-Verse Whopper with a red bun and the Spider-Verse Sundae. On May 20, 2023; Nike released a special iteration of the Air Jordan 1 High OG inspired by the film. On May 23, 2023, Epic Games added skins of Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099 to Fortnite based on their designs in the film. The electronics manufacturer ZOTAC also partnered with Sony Pictures to create limited-edition Spider-Man-themed RTX 4070 graphics cards.
== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiered on May 30, 2023, at the Grand Rex in Paris, France, and at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 2, in premium large formats and IMAX. Unlike the first film, this film was not released in 3D. It was originally set for release on April 8, 2022, but was shifted to October 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then moved to the June 2023 date.
Internationally, it is being released on dates ranging from May 31, 2023, to June 22, 2023. In China, the film had its premiere in Beijing on May 31, and was released on June 2. The film's release was delayed until June 22, 2023, in the MENA region.
=== Home media ===
In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included the sequels to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; this deal built on an existing output deal that Netflix had signed with Sony Pictures Animation in 2014. Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks. Christopher Miller confirms that it "won't release digitally until August".
== Transgender iconography and censorship ==
The film briefly features a transgender flag in two scenes, most notably on a banner seen hanging in Gwen Stacy's bedroom with the words "Protect Trans Kids". The flag's appearance led to speculation that Gwen supports her universe's transgender rights movement or some to interpret Gwen as being transgender herself. Although she is not identified as transgender in the film, viewers and critics who supported this interpretation additionally pointed to the use of the flag's colors (light pink, light blue, and white) elsewhere in scenes involving Gwen and her universe, and the perceived parallels to coming out in her character arc within the film. However, others have cited that these colors were already used by the comics version of Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy, and thus were not necessarily proof that the film version of the character is trans. The use of the transgender flag was reported to have led to the film being withdrawn from release in the United Arab Emirates and other MENA countries.
== Box office ==
As of June 11, 2023, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has grossed $225.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $164.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $390 million. The film notably outgrossed the total gross of Into the Spider-Verse within the first 12 days of the former's release.
In the United States and Canada, Across the Spider-Verse was released alongside The Boogeyman, and was initially projected to gross around $80 million from 4,313 theaters in its opening weekend, with rival studios predicting it could reach $90 million. It made $17.35 million from Thursday night previews, the third-best total for an animated film after The Lion King ($23 million in 2019) and Incredibles 2 ($18.5 million in 2018). After making $51.7 million on Friday (including previews, the best first-day of 2023 up to that point), weekend estimates were increased to $113 million. It went on to debut to $120.7 million, the second-highest opening weekend total of 2023 (behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie's $146.4 million) and the eighth-best ever for an animated film. It also surpassed Hotel Transylvania 2 ($48.4 million in 2015) to achieve the highest opening weekend for a Sony Pictures Animation film. The film made $55.5 million in its second weekend, finishing second behind newcomer Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. It then made $27.8 million in its third weekend, finishing third. The film would make $19.3 million on its fourth weekend, topping the box office once again amidst competition from No Hard Feelings, a new release, and The Flash and Elemental, both holdovers.
== Reception ==
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 365 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Just as visually dazzling and action-packed as its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse thrills from start to cliffhanger conclusion." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 60 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 93% overall positive score, with 82% saying they would "definitely recommend" it.
== Future ==
=== Sequel ===
A third film was confirmed when Lord and Miller revealed in December 2021 that the Into the Spider-Verse sequel was being split into two films. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part Two) was expected at that point to be released in 2023. In April 2022, it was renamed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. In response to a claim by an artist on Across the Spider-Verse, who spoke to Vulture on condition of anonymity, that it would not be possible to release Beyond the Spider-Verse as scheduled (which at that point had been on March 29, 2024) due to an alleged lack of production progress, Lord and Miller stated that the production would "take the time necessary" for the film to be completed to their standards. In July 2023, the film was removed from the release schedule, reportedly due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, as a source within Sony told Variety that the strike precluded the film's voice cast from recording their lines on schedule.
The only details known about the film's plot is that it will explore Earth-42 as well as the universe Hobie is from. It will also feature multiple variants of Gwen and serve as an extremely "satisfying conclusion" for the characters of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy.
=== Spin-off ===
Sony began developing a Spider-Women film in November 2018 that would focus on three generations of female, Spider-related characters. Bek Smith was writing the spin-off, and Lauren Montgomery was in talks to direct. Pascal said the film would focus on the characters Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen, Cindy Moon / Silk, and Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman, and said Across the Spider-Verse would serve as a "launching pad" for it. In May 2023, producer Avi Arad stated that the film would be titled Spider-Woman.
=== Manga spin-off ===
On May 29, 2023, it was announced that a manga spin-off titled Spider-Man: Octopus Girl written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court will begin serialization on June 20 on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website and app. The story revolves around Doctor Octopus who falls into a coma and has been reawakened in the body of a young Japanese middle schooler Otoha Okutamiya.
== Trivia ==
* The film is the first from Sony Pictures Animation to receive a theatrical release since The Angry Birds Movie 2 nearly four years prior, following the Netflix releases of The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Wish Dragon and Vivo, and the Amazon Prime Video release of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.
== Videos ==
===Trailers===
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (PART ONE) – First Look
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE - Official Trailer (HD)
Spider-Man- Across the Spider-Verse - Official Trailer -2 - Sony Animation
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – Stronger (In Theaters June 2)
===Clips===
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Clip - Missing Class
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Clip - Gwen & Miles
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Clip - Stop Spider-Man
Across the Spider-Verse - PlayStation Exclusive Clip
===TV Spots===
SPIDER-MAN- ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE - New Guy (In Theaters June 2)
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