Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie
STUDIOSony
RELEASED2023

Teenager Miles Morales struggles to adjust to life in a new school while discovering his own unique Spider-Man abilities. When a mysterious collider opens portals to alternate dimensions, he encounters multiple versions of Spider-Man from other universes, each with their own style and experience. Together, they must work to stop a threat that could destroy all their realities. The film explores themes of identity, responsibility, and courage, blending action, humor, and innovative animation to tell a story about finding one's place in a vast multiverse.

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A Comedy-Heavy Supporting Cast Joined for the Sequel

Newcomers to the cast included Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, Rachel Dratch and Jason Schwartzman, several of them coming from a comedy background, which fits given how much of the film's humour comes from small, quirky side characters rather than just the main heroes.

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One Actor, a Dozen Different Jonahs

J.K. Simmons comes back as J. Jonah Jameson, and true to the multiverse setup, we hear versions of him pop up across several different realities. It's a nice bit of continuity fan-service, treating him as the one constant no matter which universe Miles happens to swing through.

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Saving a Cop in Mumbattan Is What Kicks Off the Whole Crisis

Miles sneaks onto the mission to stop Spot on Earth-50101 and ends up saving the life of a police captain there, not realising that captain's death was supposed to be a locked-in canon event for that universe's Spider-Man. That one impulsive rescue is what sets Miguel's entire team scrambling.

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Six Universes, Six Completely Different Art Styles

Producer Phil Lord told Empire that where the first film leaned on one dominant animation style, this sequel juggles six of them. The idea was to make every new universe feel like it was hand-drawn by a completely different artist, so the visuals actually carry the emotion of wherever Miles has landed rather than just looking impressive for its own sake.

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