One of the more fun cinematic surprises of 2018 was Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a clever, animated take on everyone’s favorite webhead. The movie was produced by the acclaimed team of Phil Lord & Chris Miller, who managed to spin comedy gold from such offbeat properties as The Lego Movie and 21 Jumpstreet. With its groundbreaking, beautifully rendered animation, the film introduced the fan-favorite Miles Morales as an alternate version of Spider-Man and was a precursor of the multi-verse craze infecting many superhero franchises. I was nervous about another iteration of Spidey, especially outside the MCU. But the movie immediately won me over with the “comics code authority” opening label, becoming a wildly creative, candy-coated homage to the comic book roots of our favorite teenage superhero.
Sony hopes to repeat the magic in this follow-up to the Oscar-winning original, bringing back Lord and Miller as producers and co-writers. Miles Morales reteams with Gwen Stacey and the other Spidey iterations as they battle a new, super-powered villain. The film looks to add many more multi-verse variations of Spider-Man, adding the talents of Issa Rae, Rachel Dratch, Jason Schwartzman, and Daniel Kaluuya to the already impressive original voice cast. As this is just a teaser, we don’t get much story information, but the animation looks just as impressive and eye-popping as the first go-round.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens on June 2, 2023. Check out the trailer below and let me know your thoughts in the comments section.