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- **Miles Morales**[src]

***Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*** is an American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. The film is a sequel to *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* and it is the second film, and the third installment in the Spider-Verse Saga*.* The film was released on May 31, 2023 internationally and on June 2, 2023, in the United States.

The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson and stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man, Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman, Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India, with Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk and Jason Schwartzman as Johnathan Ohnn/The Spot.

## Synopsis

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

## Plot

On Earth-65, a couple of months after the destruction of the Alchemax collider, Gwen Stacy is struggling to live up to the expectations of her father, who does not know that she is Spider-Woman. He is hunting her after she accidentally caused the death of her best friend, Peter Parker. One night, Gwen heads over to the Guggenheim Museum after hearing reports of an intruder, only to run into a Renaissance-themed Vulture that comes from an alternate universe. Spider-People Miguel O'Hara and Jessica Drew arrive using portal-generating watches and subdue the Vulture. In the aftermath, Gwen reveals herself to her father, who is distraught by the fact she lied to him about something this serious. This along with all the previous taunting from her over the years as a fugitive clouded his mind and attempts to arrest her. Drew suggests to a reluctant O'Hara that Gwen join the "Spider-Society," which he begrudgingly accepts. The three then leave Earth-65.

In Brooklyn on Earth-1610, Miles Morales is adapting to being Spider-Man while internally handling his feelings for Gwen and struggling to live up to his parents' expectations. While heading to a parent-teacher evaluation, he encounters the Spot, a scientist infused with portals after the Alchemax collider explosion. Blaming Miles for his dilemma, the Spot brings Miles to Alchemax after a series of skirmishes. He then accidentally transports himself into a void, where he learns to travel to other universes that contain the Alchemax collider so he can use them to empower himself.

Gwen travels to Earth-1610 and she and Miles reconnect, though she is secretly tracking the Spot across dimensions. Miles invisibly watches Gwen trace him, after which Drew contacts Gwen and instructs her to leave Miles behind. Gwen opens a portal, which Miles follows through to Mumbattan on Earth-50101. They encounter Spider-Men Pavitr Prabhakar and Hobie Brown before confronting the Spot, who successfully absorbs the power of that world's collider. Miles is struck with a vision of his father dying at the hands of the Spot before the Spot escapes. In the ensuing destruction of the collider, Miles saves a police captain, the father of Prabhakar's girlfriend. However, Mumbattan then begins falling apart from the disruption of a "canon event". Members of the Spider-Society arrive to assess the damage of the dimensional anomaly, while Miles, Gwen, Prabhakar, and Brown are sent to their headquarters on Earth-928, where hundreds of Spider-Man variants reside. They meet up with O'Hara, and are joined by Peter B. Parker and his daughter Mayday. O'Hara explains how each Spider-Man's story contains "canon events", such as the death of a police captain, and that straying from those events threaten the fabric of the multiverse.

Miles realizes that his father's death is a canon event. He argues with O'Hara, who imprisons him. However, Brown, an anarchist, helps Miles break loose, then uses a portal to ditch the Society. O'Hara orders all of the Spider-People to apprehend Miles, resulting in a long chase through the complex. O'Hara eventually pins Miles down and tells him that he was never supposed to become Spider-Man, as the spider that bit him came from another universe, making Miles the original anomaly and leaving that world with no Spider-Man. Miles flees and, with the help of Spider-Byte Margo Kess, returns to his "home dimension". Seeing Gwen as a liability, O'Hara kicks her out of the Spider-Society and sends her back to her universe.

Meanwhile on Earth-616, Peter Parker returns home when he is greet by his wife Mary Jane Watson, since he was having self doubts about if he really gotta be a good father as well as feeling sad and depressed thanks to the events that unfold in the spider-society and what happen to the alternate version of Gwen. Peter is approach by MJ who cheer him up by revealing him that sometimes the Spider-People never need to play by the book things that Peter agreed only to Mary ending up teasing him by remember him about his days at high school.

Back on Earth-65, Gwen reconciles with her father, who has decided to resign as police captain. Realizing that his resignation is evidence that canon can be safely violated, Gwen decides to aid Miles, leaving Earth-65 with a bootleg portal watch Brown left with her father for her. As Miles arrives back in his apartment, he reveals to his mother that he is Spider-Man, whom she doesn't recognize. After encountering his deceased uncle, Aaron Davis, glitching, and learning that his father has already died, Miles realizes that he is in Earth-42, the home-world of the spider that bit him. Aaron interrogates Miles, and is soon joined by the Miles of Earth-42, who has become the Prowler. He refuses to send his counterpart to go save his father.

O'Hara, Drew, and Ben Reilly travel to Earth-1610 in search of Miles just as the Spot arrives and begins his attack. Ending the movie on a cliffhanger, Gwen, after speaking with Rio and Jefferson on Earth-1610, reassembles a new version of the spider-gang, consisting of Peter B., Mayday, Prabhakar, Brown, Kess, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham to find and save Miles from Miguel and the Spider-Society and help him stop the Spot from destroying everything he hold dear, along with the Spider-Verse itself.

Back in Earth-42, Miles prepares to escape his binds.

## Cast

**Main Cast:**

* Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man
* Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man
* Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman
* Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099
* Luna Lauren Velez as Rio Morales / Rio Morales
* Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis

**Others**:

* Issa Rae as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman
* Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ohnn/The Spot
* Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India
* Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk
* Andy Samberg as Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider
* Amandla Stenberg as Margo Kess/Spider-Byte
* Lorraine Vélez as Maria Morales (Uncredited)
* Melissa Sturm as Mary Jane Watson
* Nicole Delaney as MJ Watson
* Ayo Edebiri as Glory Grant
* Antonia Lentini as Betty Brant
* Shea Whigham as Captain George Stacy
* Rachel Dratch as Ms. Weber
* Jorma Taccone as Adrian Tumino/Vulture / Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Josh Keaton as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Nic Noviki as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Jack Quaid as Peter Parker/Lizard
* J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson / J. Jonah Jameson / J. Jonah Jameson / J. Jonah Jameson
* Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis / Aaron Davis/Prowler (Archive Footage)
* Jharrel Jerome as Miles G. Morales/Prowler
* Leland "Metro Boomin" Wayne as Metro Spider-Man
* Taran Killam as Patrick O'Hara/Web-Slinger
* Donald Glover as Aaron Davis/Prowler
* Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen
* Atsuko Okatsuka as Yuri Watanabe
* Danielle Perez as "Quippy Spider-Person"
* Andy Leviton as Antonio Rodriguez/Armadillo / Gordon Thomas/Typeface / Maxwell Markham/Grizzly / Police Officer of Earth-65
* Mike Rianda as Ezekiel Sims/Spider-Therapist
* Sofia Barclay as Mala Windsor/Spider-UK
* Ziggy Marley as Lenny
* Kathryn Hahn as Olivia Octavius/Doctor Octopus
* Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Archive Footage)
* Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy (Archive Footage)
* Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man  (Archive Footage)
* Cliff Robertson as Ben Parker (Archive Footage)
* Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus (Archive Footage)
* Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker/SP//DR
* Nicholas Cage as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Noir (Archive Footage)
* John Mulaney as Peter Porker/Spider-Ham  (Archive Footage)
* (more characters...)

## Appearances

### Locations

* Multiverse
	+ E-1610
		- Earth
			* United States of America
				+ New York
					- New York City
						* Brooklyn
							+ Brooklyn Visions Academy
						* Manhattan
							+ Bar with No Name
	+ E-616
		- Earth
			* United States of America
				+ New York
					- New York City
						* Queens
							+ Parker Residence
							+ Midtown High School (indirectly mentioned)
		- E-65
			* Earth
				+ United States of America
					- New York
						* New York City
							+ Chelsea
								- Visions Academy
								- George Stacy's Apartment
								- Guggenheim Museum
		- E-928
			* Earth
				+ United States of America
					- Nueva York
						* Manhattan
							+ Spider-Society's Headquarters
						* Brooklyn
					- Nueva Jersey
		- E-50101
			* Earth
				+ India
					- Mumbattan
						* Alchemax Building
					- United States of America (Mentioned)
						* United Kingdom (Mentioned)
						* New York City (Mentioned)
							+ Governor's Island (flashbacks)
			* E-138
				+ Earth
					- United States of America
						* United Kingdom
							+ London
								- Elizabeth Tower
								- Brixton Road (Mentioned)
							+ Buckingham (Mentioned)
		- E-42
			* Earth
				+ United States of America
					- New York
						* New York City
							+ Brooklyn
								- Hell's Kitchen
		- E-1048
			* Earth
				+ New York
					- New York City
						* Manhattan
	+ Web of Life and Destiny
	+ Spotted Dimension

### Events

* Battle at the Homecoming Dance (flashback)
* Fight at the Guggenheim Museum

* Jonathan Ohnn's Campaign
	+ Battle at the Store
	+ Duel in Brooklyn
	+ Fight at Mumbattan

* Spider War
	+ Hunt for Miles Morales
* Collider Crisis (flashback)
	+ Fight for The Super-Collider (flashback)
	+ Fight at Alchemax (flashback)
	+ Fight at the Collider (flashback)
* Canon Events
	+ Event ASM90 (hologram)
* Kraven's Last Hunt (hologram)
* Spider-Man Multiversal Crisis (indirectly mentioned)

### Items

* Spider-Men's Suits
	+ Spider-Women's Suit
	+ SP//dr robot
	+ Spider-Ham Suit

* Multiversal Travel Watch
	+ Multiversal Gizmo
	+ Web-Watch
* Web-Shooters
	+ Web-Fluid
* Utility Belt
* Vultures' Wings
* Scarlet Spider's Suit
* Leap-Frog's Suit
* Beetle Armor
* Grizzly's Exo Skeleton
* Mysterio Suit
* Doctors Octopus' Tentacles
* Goblin Glider
* Lizard Formula
* Prowlers' Suit
* Rhino Armor
* Boomernag's Specialised Boomerang
* Shocker's Vibro-Shock Gauntlets
* Pumpkin Bomb
* Go Home Machine
* True Life Tales of Spider-Man
* Peter Parker's Glasses

### Vehicles

* Motorcycles
	+ Jessica Drew's Motorcycle
* Trains
* Cars
* Helicopters
* Bus
* Truck
	+ Motorbikes
	+ Scooters
* Auto rickshaws
* Bicycles
* Van
* Cable Car
* Food cart
* Big Wheel

### Races and Species

* Humans
* Pig-Spider Hybrids
* Tyrannosaurus
* Cat
* Horse
* Pigeon
* Dog
* Cow
* Octopus
* Scorpion (Drawing)
* Swan
* Spiders
* Tsiln
* Rhinoceros
* Grizzly Bear
* Saiyan (Photo)
* Kaiju (Drawing)
* Robots
* Symbiotes (Comic book pages) & (Hologram)

### Mentioned

* Helen Stacy (photo)
* Miles Morales (hologram)
* Ben Parker (hologram)
* May Parker (photo)
* George Stacy (hologram)
* Gwen Stacy (hologram)
* Mary Jane Watson (hologram)
* Venom (hologram)
* Venom (comic book pages)
* Mary Parker (indirectly)
* Buglar (hologram)
* Spider-Man (indirectly)
* Doctor Strange
* J. Jonah Jameson
* Robbie Robertson
* Flash Thompson
* Harry Osborn
* Liz Allan
* Spencer Watson
* Anna Watson
* Green Goblin (Hologram)
* Doctor Octopus (Hologram)
* Kraven the Hunter (Hologram)
* Rhino (Hologram)
* Electro (Hologram)
* Vulture (Hologram)
* Vulture (Photo)
* Quake (Newspapers)
* Template:WP (Drawing)
* Template:WP (Photo)
* Template:WP (Name only)
* Template:WP (Photo)
* Template:WP (Photo)
* Lego Batman (Photo)
* Kraven's Hunters (On Screen)
* Doctor Octopus (Newspaper)
* Kraven the Hunter (On Screen)
* J. Jonah Jameson (Voice only)
* Mayor Manfredi (Mentioned)
* Sinister Six (Mentioned) & (Easter Eggs)
	+ Doctor Octopus (Eastser Eggs)
	+ Vulture (Easter Eggs)
	+ Scorpion (Easter Eggs)
	+ Rhino (Easter Egg)
	+ Sandman (Easter Eggs)
	+ Electro (Easter Eggs)
* Hamerhead (Easter Egg)
* Shocker (Easter Egg)
* Gog (Easter Egg)
* Slyde (Easter Egg)
* Grizzly (Easter Egg)

## Production

### Development

By the end of November 2018, ahead of the release of *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018) the following month, Sony Pictures Animation had begun developing a sequel due to the "incredible buzz" surrounding the project. The sequel was 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 direct and write, respectively, 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 in some capacities. The next month, Pascal revealed that the film would focus on Miles and Hailee Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman, exploring a romance between the characters that was cut from the first film, and that the sequel would be a "launching pad" for a previously announced female-focused spin-off film starring Steinfeld. Sony officially confirmed the sequel in November 2019, with a release date of April 8, 2022, with Lord and Miller returning as producers. In April 2020, Sony shifted the film's release to October 7, 2022, 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: *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)* and *(Part Two)*, because they had written the story they wanted to tell for the sequel and realized it was too much for one film. Work on both parts was taking place simultaneously. The 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 said that they had 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 had 240 characters and would take place across six universes.

### Casting

The voice cast of *Across the Spider-Verse* (L-R): Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac

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 and Miller also expressed interest in including Spider-Punk, Takuya Yamashiro, the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 *Spider-Man* series, and Italian Spiderman in the following movies. In November 2019 Lord indicated that the character Takuya Yamashiro was designed, though he didn't make an appearance in the movie. 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 Jess 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 Johnathan Ohnn / 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. Taccone previously voiced Norman Osborn / Green Goblin and Peter Parker / Spider-Man from the 1967 TV series in *Into the Spider-Verse*. In November 2022, Daniel Kaluuya was confirmed to be 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

The main universes visited during the film, designed to look like they were each drawn by a different artist.
Lord revealed that design work for new characters in the film had begun by November 2019, with comic book artist Kris Anka later revealing 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 develop 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. 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 collage imagery of 1970s punk-rock album covers, posters, and zines emulating the look of Xerox prints, colored papers and images appropriated from magazines and newsprints, and has a general grayed-out quality due to copy machines not having toner in them. Also the animators experimented with different frame rates in order to reflect DIY punk visuals and Spider-Punk's anarchic personality and tendacy of inconsistency. His body is animated on 3s or 2s (8 or 12 images), his guitar on 4s (6 images), and his outline on 2s or 1s (12 or 24 images); unlike rest of the characters that are predominantly animated on 2s. In May 2023, Jake Johnson revealed in an interview that a Lego universe would 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 and 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*, 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 is 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. When asked in an interview with Lord and Miller at a press junket if it were the same Prowler from the MCU, Miller responded "That is for you to decide. You know, all things are possible in the multiverse." Lord also responded with "We were also trying to give nods to the people that have fallen in love with these characters in other mediums."

Production on *Across the Spider-Verse* was completed on May 20, 2023, 13 days before the U.S. release date.

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.

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## Trivia

* The film's concept is loosely based on the *Spider-Man Vol 2* run of the Marvel comics, and both the Spider-Geddon and *Spider-Verse* events.
* Alex Ross' Spider-Man design for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man made it to the big screen through this film in the form of one of the many alternate Spider-Men in the Spider Society.
* Multiple duplicates of the same Spider-Men appear in the movie, Spider-Man Unlimited being one of the most prominent cases since four different versions of him appeared in different scenes in different locations back to back. This can be interpreted as them being variants.
* This movie features the Spider-Men from the 1967 animated series, Spider-Man Unlimited, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man. That's four out of the eight main Spider-Men on television so farSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends and the 1994 animated series also have presence in the movie in the form of Videoman making an appearance and Earth 65's Peter Parker briefly wearing 1994 Peter's iconic polo shirt respectively.
* Some characters that were considered for the film but didn't make it to the final cut were Ultimate Spider-Woman, Ben Reilly as the Sensational Spider-Man, Man-Spider, a S.H.I.E.L.D. Spider-Man, Takuya Yamashiro and his Leopardon, Zombie Spider-Man, Night-Spider, Spider-Man 1602, Spider-Ma'am, Amalgam Universe Spider-Boy, Turkish Spider-Man from the unlicensed film "3 Dev Adam", a "Spy"der-Man and a fox mascot for Samurai Spider-Man.
* In November 2019, the film's original release date of April 8, 2022 was announced.
* In April 2020, it was announced that the film has been delayed to October 7, 2022 following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
* On December 4, 2021, a first look at the film was released. It was also announced that it had been split into two films — a decision that came about during the writing process, and the film was initially announced as *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)*.
* In April 2022, it was announced that the film's release had been delayed further to June 2, 2023. Its sequel's new title (and thus the removal of the "Part One" from this film's title) was also announced.
* The "International Trailer" reused the song "What's Up Danger" from the precuel.
* This movie is set to "explore a romance between [Gwen and Miles]" and will also serve as a launching pad for the (also currently still untitled) Spider-Women spin-off.
* Unless the teaser is not canon, at least two known dimensions that may feature in the film include Earth-50101 and Earth-928 — the homeworlds of Spider-Man India and Miguel O'Hara, respectively.
* The film will take place in 6 universes, with a character count of around 240.
* Other Spider-Man variants that have been teased or speculated to appear in the film include:
	+ Takuya Yamashiro (Japanese Spider-Man from the titular 1978 series, aka Earth-51778)
	+ Peter B. Parker (with Jake Johnson in talks to return in mid-2021)
	+ Cindy Moon / Silk
	+ Spider-Punk
* In one of the TV Spots, Gwen Stacy says "The only Italian I know is from Mario Kart", referencing the Mario Kart series from Nintendo. However, that line was removed in the final version of movie.
* According to the security camera in Lenny's bodega, the events of the movie take place on 2023/07/11. Which is a contradiction. According to Miles, he has been Spider-Man for 1 year and 4 months, so the movie should take place in April 2020, since the events of the first movie took place in December 2018 however we can assume that in other universe such as the world of Peter B. Parker it takes place on that specific date.
* With the inclusion of Insomniac Peter, this movie is meant to promote Insomniac's upcoming video game *Spider-Man 2*, which will be released on October 20, 2023.
* When Miguel says "and don't even get me started on Doctor Strange and the Little Nerd back on Earth-199999", it is a reference to *Spider-Man: No Way Home* and how the Spider-Man of that universe convinced Doctor Strange to help him restore his identity after Mysterio exposed it in the previous movie. However, the spell went wrong and almost broke open the Multiverse until Strange cast a new spell.
	+ In the Spanish dub, both Latin American and Spain, Miguel mentions the MCU universe as "Earth-19999" instead of "Earth-199999" excluding one nine.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Christopher Miller on Twitter: "Phil and I are writing with Dave Callaham. Phil is currently working on the script this very second. Peter is an EP and is totally involved."
2. ↑ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel and Spinoff in the Works From Sony (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel Secures Directing Team - Variety
4. ↑ Daniel Pemberton to Return for ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel | Film Music Reporter
5. ↑ SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE 2 Star Luna Lauren Velez Teases Bigger Role For Rio Morales (Exclusive) | Comic Book Movie
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel Gets Title, New Footage - Variety
7. ↑ Issa Rae Joins ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel — The Hollywood Reporter
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Spider-man Across the Spider-Verse First 15 Minute Description - Gizmodo
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 'Spider-Verse' New Villain, The Spot, Unveiled at Annecy - Variety
10. ↑ https://gamerant.com/spiderman-across-the-spiderverse-scarlet-spider-secret-actor/
11. ↑ It’s Official – Brooklyn Nine-Nine Star Andy Samberg is Voicing Scarlet Spider in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ | FandomWire
12. ↑ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Trailer #3
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ At CinemaCon; Sequel’s Title Revealed – Deadline
14. ↑ Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse directors confirm return of two beloved Spidey actors | Ewan Moore
15. ↑ Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse directors confirm return of two beloved Spidey actors | Ewan Moore
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17. ↑ Producer Chris Miller shares the screenplay for Across the Spider-Verse on Twitter [November 28, 2023].
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Sony Finally Untangles Its Spider Web | Vanity Fair
19. ↑ ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Sequel Gets Release Date – Deadline
20. ↑ ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel Pushes ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Release Date Into 2022 – Deadline
21. ↑ Miles Morales is back in first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) | EW.com
22. ↑ ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Heads To Summer 2023, Sony Dates ‘Equalizer 3’ – Deadline
23. ↑ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1) First Look
24. ↑ Spider-Verse 2: Phil Lord Teases Japanese Spider-Man Appearance - Screen Rant
25. ↑ Jake Johnson Confirms Peter B Parker’s Return In Into The Spider-Verse Sequel | The Movie Dweeb
26. ↑ *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* merch