Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Writers on Spinoffs, Live-Action, & More
In 2018, Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse blew audiences away with its inspired story, co-penned by Phil Lord, and style, and introduced us to the Spider-Verse. Now, Shameik Moore is back as Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Lord was joined by frequent collaborator, Chris Miller, to take fans deeper into the tangled Multiverse web of Spider-People when a new, uniquely powerful foe arises. With Across the Spider-Verse hitting our dimension on June 2, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke to the writing duo all about this two-part sequel, new characters, spinoffs, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and tons more.
In Miles’ next chapter, Lord and Miller discuss with Weintraub their thought process on continuing the story of Spider-Man, as it pertains to Brooklyn’s Miles Morales. Of exploring the idea of a one-stop hub for all Spider-People, courtesy of alter-Spider-Man, Miguel O’Hara (voiced by Oscar Isaac), they tell us, “Everything that we do, we're always trying to find a new way to tell a story that feels like it honors the thing that we love so much.” The duo explains how they chose which Spider-People to include in the sequel and why, as well as how they landed on what some Spider-Man fans consider to be an odd choice for an antagonist, The Spot (voiced by Jason Schwartzman). Aross the Spider-Verse also features the vocal talents of Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, Jake Johnson as Peter Parker, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Samberg, and more.
As far as what exists Beyond the Spider-Verse, Lord and Miller discuss the rumored Spider-Man Noir live-action series, whether Nicolas Cage will be involved, more Spider-Verse saga films, and all the dedication and hard work that goes into creating them. They talk rewrites, deleted scenes, which characters almost didn’t make the final cut, if we’ll see even more Spider-People in later movies, and what their next project is. For all of this and tons more, check out the full interview in video or read along in the transcript below.
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