Skinny-Webz (franchise)

***Skinny-Webz*** is a film series that parodies the *Spider-Man* film series. The first installment in the series, *Skinny-Webz* was released on July 6, 2019. Directed by Justin Lewis, Lewis initially planned for Skinny-Webz to be a one-off short. However, Lewis's colleagues came up with several ideas for how the series could continue. Therefore, Skinny-Webz became a franchise. The second installment, *Skinny-Webz: Honey I'm Home* was released on April 25, 2020. The third installment, *Skinny-Webz: Into The Skinnyverse* is forthcoming, but currently in limbo.

## Movies

#### *Skinny-Webz* (2019)

"After a drunken night on Wyatt's 21st Birthday, he and his friend Barry begin to hallucinate that they are super-humans."

The first film in the franchise was released on July 6, 2019. It stars Wyatt Daane, Zach Louis, Katie McDonald, and Kenneth Ryan. It was directed by Justin Lewis and written by Lewis and Marcus Mero. The film was distributed by Dead Wheel Pictures, in association with Fleett Pictures. The film marks the introduction of Wyatt/Skinny-Webz (Daane), Barry/Gublin (Louis), Claire (McDonald), and Homeless Ben (Ryan).

#### *Skinny-Webz: Honey I'm Home* (2020)

"In the aftermath of Wyatt's 21st birthday, a new foe rises up to take vengeance on Skinny-Webz."

The second film in the franchise was released on April 25, 2020. It stars Wyatt Daane, Zach Louis, Katie McDonald, Steven Portoles, and Kenneth Ryan. It was directed by Jack Kockenmeister and written by Kockenmeister and Wyatt Daane. Justin Lewis, director of the first film, served as producer on this film. It was distributed once again by Dead Wheel Pictures. The film introduces the villainous Mr. Eio (Portoles), after making a brief cameo in the first film, as well as Alex Schloemer as Freddy.

#### *Skinny-Webz: Into The Skinnyverse*

The third film in the franchise is currently in limbo. Justin Lewis and Dylan Powell have stated that they have no plans to make the film anytime soon, but Steven Portoles and Jack Kockenmeister are still interested. It will star Steven Portoles and presumably Wyatt Daane.

## Trivia

* The official Skinny-Webz Instagram page went live the day the first film was released. While the page is sometimes used to market new releases in the franchise, it also serves as a meme page for Skinny-Webz. The memes featured on the page usually show Skinny-Webz and his back-and-forths with the official Wyatt Daane meme page, known as "wiatdaandumbass".
* Justin Lewis never intended for Skinny-Webz to become a series, with the first film intended to be the only film. However, Jack Kockenmeister, Wyatt Daane, and Steven Portoles spent some time coming up with ideas for how the series could continue past the first film. This was where the plot for *Honey I'm Home* was born. While Justin Lewis was initially hesitant about a sequel to *Skinny-Webz*, he later gave Jack Kockenmeister his blessing to direct *Honey I'm Home*.
* The following members of the Skinny-Webz cast and crew are massive fans of Spider-Man in real life: Jack Kockenmeister (director of *Honey I'm Home*), Steven Portoles (Mr. Eio), Alex Schloemer (Freddy) and Marcus Mero (one of the writers and producers of the first film).