Empire’s World Exclusive Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Cover gives a glimpse of the genre-breaking sequel. The first movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse film led to a change in the standard of animation, it showed the world what animation could do. The popping colors, varied animation styles, constant jump from 2D to 3D, and different frame rates were all used to tell an emotionally riveting story.
Spider-Verse is back to push the boundaries further, break more rules, and achieve the impossible. The sequel has the pressure to do something most Hollywood animated films have failed to do yet, that is outdo Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.
Miles Morales is a My Hero Academia fan in the films
One of the core reasons why Spider-Verse is so memorable is because of the great characters that populate the film. The protagonist himself, Miles Morales is a teenager who is pumped with energy, overflowing art, and enthusiasm about life until his dad drops him at school. He finds himself unable to fit in, something that many young audiences can relate to.
Morales, when bitten by the Spider, learns the nitty-gritty of becoming a superhero, and despite his amateur ways manages to save the day. In the sequel, we get to see a more nuanced Miles Morales, like in Across the Spider-Verse Morales is a My Hero Academia fan.
Fun Fact:
Miles Morales is an anime fan in #AcrossTheSpiderverse!! He has a mint condition Deku figure (was Piccolo in early test footage) that’s wrapped up still because it’s a collectors item. When Gwen visits his room, she opens it up thinking it’s a normal toy 😭😭😭
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This small detail adds a new layer of meaning and nuance to the character. My Hero Academia is about a young boy who has always dreamt of having powers and trying to fit in a school where everyone is gifted except him. He then journeys to become the strongest superhero that ever lived.
Chris Miller opens up about the pressure to outdo Into the Spider-Verse
Speaking to the Wrap, filmmakers Chris Miller and Phil Lord shared the pressure of following up on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Chris Miller reveals,
“There’s a lot of pressure on these films because you want the movie to deliver an engaging story and an emotional journey. You also want it to be all the things that people are hoping for but then also you need it to be something that people didn’t even know that they wanted.”
He continued,
“Because the whole idea of these movies is we’re showing you something you’ve never seen before. And if we just did a fun mild story that felt like the first movie, I think it would be a bit disappointing. You want to feel like you’re seeing visuals that you’ve never experienced before,”
The main focus is Miles Morales, who is being pursued by several Spider-Man variations, including The Buffoonish Bag-Man and Spider-Man: Unlimited. Fans may get a better look at Spider-Man universe on the other cover than they did in the original Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse teaser.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is streaming on Netflix, while Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will release on 2 June 2023.
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