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Across the Spider-Verse Writer Shares Advice in Response to Audio Complaints


While moviegoers who saw Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse revel in its story, fans of the animated blockbuster complained about being unable to hear all of that story play out, an issue one of its scribes noted.

Per Collider, co-writer Phil Lord took to Twitter to address fan concerns about being unable to hear some of the dialogue during Across the Spider-Verse as there were clear sound mix issues. Sony's creative team has been made aware of the audio problems and Lord gave his suggestions to ensure a better experience when seeing the movie, including getting to theaters early to make sure management adjusts the volume accordingly. "Spider-Verse friends! if you get to the theater early and you want a fun mission, ask someone to check that the theater volume is set at reference (7)! If it sounds a bit quiet, invite them to turn it up a touch to 7.5! If they give you flack... tell them we said it was okay," he said. "7 is the standard we mix to. 7.5 might be better in a full house. It’s a very dynamic and comfortable mix so you can play it loud and proud."

The sound problems are evident in Across the Spider-Verse from the start. During the opening scene, Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) recaps her life and various events before its beginning. However, Gwen does this recapping while playing drums with her band and audiences can't hear what she's saying as something is wrong with the sound mix. Instead of the issue being with a particular screening, fans who attended various cinemas noticed the same problem and made their thoughts known.

Across the Spider-Verse at the Box Office
Despite that technical flaw, Across the Spider-Verse has otherwise garnered rave reviews, becoming a resounding critical success while on track to smash franchise box-office records. During its opening weekend, the Into the Spider-Verse sequel earned $125 million domestically, the second-highest take by a North American title in its first three days this year behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($146 million). Worldwide, Across the Spider-Verse has made over $208 million, putting it well on course to surpass Into the Spider-Verse's final tally of $384.3 million following its 2018 premiere.

As of this writing, Across the Spider-Verse boasts a 95% critical rating and 96% audience score via Rotten Tomatoes, with some reviews branding it as one of the best superhero movies ever made, praising it for its storytelling, action and visual appeal. The film sees Miles Morales (Shamiek Moore) and Gwen travel through the multiverse to stop a potential catastrophe at the hands of the Spot (Jason Schwartzman) that threatens to wipe out hordes of Spider-People. Lord co-wrote Across the Spider-Verse alongside long-time creative partner Christopher Miller, and David Callaham.

Across the Spider-Verse also stars Oscar Isaac (Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099), Daniel Kaluuya (Hobart "Hobie" Brown/Spider-Punk), Issa Rae (Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman) and Karan Soni (Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India). Almost 100 named characters appear in Across the Spider-Verse, which is one of the longest animated titles ever made at 2 hours and 20 minutes. The film also precedes the next sequel in the Spider-Verse franchise, with Beyond the Spider-Verse expected to premiere on Mar. 29, 2024.

Across the Spider-Verse is now showing in theaters.
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Does ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Have an End-Credits Scene?


It might come as a shock, but Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has no end-credits scene. For the past decade, post-credits scenes have been a staple in superhero media, blockbuster projects, and stories meant to set up sequels. So, since Across the Spider-Verse checks all these boxes, fans will likely fight their bladders and stick to the end of the credits. However, waiting is not worth it in this case because Sony didn’t add any end-credits scene to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. As surprising as this choice might be, Across the Spider-Verse doesn’t need a post-credit scene. The movie already does a beautiful job setting its sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. In addition, any funny end-credits scenes could diminish the emotional impact of the movie’s mind-blowing ending.


‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Doesn’t Need an End-Credits Scene


Released in 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse tells the origin story of Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), while building an ambitious adventure involving the Multiverse and multiple Variants of the web-slinger. It could have been a bloated script, but the film ensured the main focus would be the characters and their emotional struggles. Furthermore, Into the Spider-verse introduced the world to groundbreaking 3D animation technique that looks just like comic books. It’s no wonder the movie became a huge box office hit, and Sony quickly gave Lord and Miller the keys of the kingdom to produce two sequels.

Into the Spider-Verse had an end-credits scene introducing the character of Miguel O'Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, voiced by Oscar Isaac in Across the Spider-Verse. It’s a funny scene that teases a bigger Multiverse out there while paying homage to the classic meme of Spider-Men pointing at each other. It would be a mistake to do something similar for Across the Spider-Verse. First, Lord and Miller don’t need to point out to sequels they hope to develop, as the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga is coming to theaters in less than a year. Second, since the emotional stakes of Across the Spider-Verse are higher than in the first movie, it would feel wrong to wrap things up with a laugh.


A lot is going on in Across the Spider-Verse’s ending, and everything is essential to set the stage for Beyond the Spider-Verse. But none of it is a laughing matter. In fact, the proper reaction is to leave theaters wondering what will happen next in the lives of our favorite Spider-People, knowing what grim price they’ll have to pay should they fail their next mission. Because of that, adding a joke post-credit scene would feel strange.

Without the need to set a sequel or the right atmosphere to joke about something with the Spider-Man fandom, there was no reason to add an end-credits scene to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. So, since the movie has beaten some animation runtime records, you can safely rush to the bathroom once the credits start to roll.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse comes to theaters on June 2, 2023. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse swings into theaters​​​ on March 29, 2024.
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Sony Releases New Spider-Man Poster for 4 Main Spider-Men


A new trailer from Sony Pictures featured all nine Spider-Man movies in anticipation of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and with it came an all-new Spidey-centric poster. 

Spider-Man has been played by a trio of actors in live-action (Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire), with three generations of Spidey fans getting a webhead to call their own. 

And, in recent times, Sony has been on a bit of a victory tour, celebrating the wall-crawler like it never has before with box sets, brand deals, and fan celebrations. 

Sony Celebrates 4 Spider-Man in New Poster
Sony Pictures posted a brand-new trailer celebrating all nine Spider-Man movies from the studio, ahead of the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Alongside the promo, a new piece of poster artwork was released, highlighting the four main Spider-Men that have graced the big screen: Shameik Moore's Miles Morales, Tom Holland's Peter Parker, Andrew Garfield's webhead, and Tobey Maguire's wallcrawler.


The poster features vibrant colors in the signature style of Spider-Verse, an interesting design choice coming off the back of teases of a possible live-action and animation crossover.

The official Sony Pictures Home Entertainment tweeted the trailer out, urging fans to "revisit [their] favorite Spider-Man movie adventures" before they "travel Across The Spider-Verse."


All nine Spider-Man films get the spotlight in this small piece of marketing, including Tom Holland's MCU trilogy, the three Tobey Maguire films, both Amazing Spider-Man movies, and the beloved animated adventure, Into the Spider-Verse:
  • Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man 3
  • The Amazing Spider-Man
  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

The trailer ends by promoting the URL SpideyMovies.com, a storefront where the nine Spidey films are available for purchase. 

The full trailer can be seen below:
What Are Sony's Spider-Man Plans?
While Sony Pictures has been in a habit of celebrating its lengthy cinematic history with Marvel's iconic webhead, releasing all sorts of collections for its (and Marvel Studios') Spidey films, this trailer does feel a little out of nowhere. 

Of course, there is always the chance that it is just getting fans in the mood for the upcoming Across the Spider-Verse film. Sony has put out trailers like this before, so that would not be all that surprising.

But what if there is something more clandestine afoot at Sony Pictures? 

For months, rumors have been swirling about some of these cinematic Spider-Men crossing over in Spider-Verse 2. Reports in February noted that the Multiversal sequel would feature "an animated Miles in a live-action world."

And with at least one live-action universe confirmed to appear in the animated blockbuster, there is a real chance that all this could be whetting the palette for what is to come in Across the Spider-Verse. 

Yes, at this point, a four-way Spidey team-up is merely speculation, but it's hard not to hop into the world of super-powered conspiracy when looking at these sorts of things. 

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse comes to theaters on Friday, June 2. 
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Features Almost 100 Named Characters

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse co-director Justin Thompson has elaborated on the sheer number of Spider-People present in the highly-anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

During a recent interview with Collider, Thompson stated that there are approximately 280 Spider-People in Across the Spider-Verse, up from co-writer and producer Chris Miller's previous estimate of 240. Furthermore, even when excluding unnamed characters, the number still comes in at just shy of 100. "The exact number? Oh boy, we kept adding, like all the way up until the very end," Thompson said. "Honestly, I'm gonna be level with you, we just finished the film, like in the last like two weeks, and I don't think I've had time to pause and actually take a final count. But I think it was about 280 the last time I looked in. Just to be clear, that doesn't mean specific, unique characters that you might recognize, it might mean variations as well. But if you're just talking about named characters, then I think there's probably about 95."

2018's Into the Spider-Verse featured a fair amount of spider-themed heroes -- namely, Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Shameik Moore), Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld), Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man (Jake Johnson), Peter Porker/Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Peni Parker/SP//dr (Kimiko Glenn), Peter Parker/Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Chris Pine) and Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac). While characters like Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir and Peni Parker are not expected to return for Across the Spider-Verse, the fast-approaching sequel still certainly ups the ante.

Joining Miles, Gwen, Peter B. and Miguel on this new adventure are the likes of Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman (Issa Rae), Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India (Karan Soni), Hobart "Hobie" Brown/Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya) and Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider (Andy Samberg). Promotional material for the film also reveals countless other Spider-Variants from across the multiverse, such as Doppelganger, Otto Octavius/Superior Spider-Man, Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman, Mary Jane Watson-Parker/Spinneret and Anna-May Parker/Spiderling, just to name a few. There are also plenty of additional variants of the OG Spider-Man, Peter Parker, including the versions from the PlayStation game Marvel's Spider-Man and the CW/Disney XD animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man. Across the Spider-Verse's second official trailer even features a nod to Tom Holland's version of Peter Parker from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Is Nearly Here


Across the Spider-Verse is slated to open in theaters on Friday, June 2. The film's official synopsis reads as follows: "Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most." A follow-up, titled Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, is slated for release on March 29, 2024.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens in theaters on June 2.

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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse’ Features Over 250 Spider-People

Spider-verse’ Features Over 250 Spider-People

It's no secret that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will contain a lot of Spider-People. While Into the Spider-Verse welcomed in some wild variants like Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man Noir, John Mulaney's Peter Porker, and, of course, Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), trailers from the sequel are clearly opening the door for just about every possible web-slinger the film can get. To get a definitive answer on just how much Spider fans can expect from Across the Spider-Verse, Collider's own Steve Weintraub sat down for an interview with directors Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos, and Justin Thompson who gave a specific number of Spider-People to look out for.

Some of these new Spider-People are expected to play major roles in the film like Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk. As one of Gwen Stacy's best pals who shares in her love of music, he'll be a source of jealousy for Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in this love story between the two Spiders from other worlds. There's also Miguel O'Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, played by the always amazing Oscar Isaac, who Miles will butt heads with as they try to protect the multiverse from the threat that is Jason Schwartzman's The Spot. That's without mentioning Spider-Woman (Issa Rae), Spider-Man India (Karan Soni), the returning Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), and even Spider-Cat!

Apparently, that's just scratching the surface. Thompson revealed there's a staggering number of Spider-People packed into the film's lengthy runtime, even when cutting it down to just named characters:

"The exact number? Oh boy, we kept adding, like all the way up until the very end. Honestly, I'm gonna be level with you, we just finished the film, like in the last like two weeks, and I don't think I've had time to pause and actually take a final count. But I think it was about 280 the last time I looked in. Just to be clear, that doesn't mean specific, unique characters that you might recognize, it might mean variations as well. But if you're just talking about named characters, then I think there's probably about 95."


Across the Spider-Verse Still Has Plenty of Spider Surprises in Store for Audiences

It might seem like we've seen a lot of the Spider-People on offer in the film produced and written by Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, and David Callaham, but there's still a lot that's being kept hidden. For one, comedian Andy Samberg is set to appear in the film, but we have yet to really see his character in a preview. Johnson also previously spoiled that a LEGO universe will be briefly featured, likely ushering in LEGO Spider-Man on top of everything. With Across the Spider-Verse being just one half of this story with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse coming next year, the possibilities are endless as to who or what is left unexplored in the infinite Spider-Verse.

In terms of what we do know, the rest of the cast will feature the likes of Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, and Rachel Dratch as well as Shea Whigham and Jorma Taccone. Sadly, don't expect Cage to return in his role as Spider-Man Noir as he previously confirmed he's not returning to the role for the film.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings into theaters on June 2. Check out the trailer below.

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Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Story Recap: 10 Things To Know From Previous Movies

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will see Miles Morales exploring new universes, meeting a literal army of alternate Spider heroes throughout the multiverse. However, there is some critical set-up in past movies that's worth remembering before the new sequel releases. Likewise, Into the Spider-Verse wasn't the only movie that set the foundation for the greater multiverse story that's about to be told.

In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales became Spider-Man while also meeting several versions of the Webslinger from across different universes. However, both Venom films andthe MCU's Spider-Man: No Way Home helped lay the groundwork for the upcoming Spider-Verse sequel as well. Here are 10 things that will be helpful to keep in mind before watching Across the Spider-Verse.


10 Miles Morales Gains Powers From Project 42


During a secret outing with his Uncle Aaron, Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider created by Alchemax who were attempting to recreate the powers of Spider-Man. While Miles did indeed gain the Webslinger's typical abilities, he can also turn invisible and can fire bioelectric "venom blasts" as powers all his own. Naturally, Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles training to control and use these new powers as the brand-new Spider-Man of Brooklyn.


09 Kingpin Builds A Collider To Access The Multiverse


Miles' attempts to discover how he got his powers lead him to the massive super collider built for Kingpin by Alchemax. Seeking to bring back alternate versions of the wife and son he lost, the collider granted Kingpin access to the entire multiverse, albeit with large amounts of instability. This explains why so many Spider heroes end up arriving from other universes (outside their or Kingpin's control).


08 Miles Morales Becomes Spider-Man After Peter Parker Dies


Failing to destroy the collider, the Peter Parker of Miles' reality was killed by Kingpin. However, he entrusted Miles with a device capable of destroying the collider before he died, symbolically passing on his mantle to Miles. Determined to honor the original Spider-Man's last wishes, Miles worked to become the next Spider-Man of his reality. Thankfully, he'd soon receive the perfect multiversal guides to help him step into the original Websligner's shoes.


07 Miles Morales Meets 5 Multiversal Spider-Heroes


First meeting Gwen Stacy at his academy without realizing she was a Spider hero from another universe, Miles met Peter B. Parker from another reality who eventually agreed to help train Miles and help him shut down the collider. After Gwen finally revealed herself as a version of Spider-Woman from yet another reality, the trio then met Spider-Noir, Peni Parker and her robot SP//dr, and the Amazing Spider-Ham. Together, the collected Spider heroes did their best to train and get Miles ready to be a true Spider-Man.


06 All Spider-Verse Heroes Return Home & The Collider Is Destroyed


By Into the Spider-Verse's final act, Miles becomes Spider-Man by finding his own path and a "leap of faith". In doing so, Miles was able to send his fellow Spider heroes home through the multiverse before shutting down the collider. He then defeated Kingpin, cementing himself in the eyes of the public as the next Spider-Man. However, Miles' multiversal adventures have only just begun as evidenced by the trailers for Across the Spider-Verse.

05 Gwen Stacy Returns To Miles Morales’ Universe


Just ahead of the credits for Into the Spider-Verse, it was revealed that Gwen somehow made it back to Miles' reality. While it's since been confirmed that there's now a way to safely travel the Spider-Verse, this was one of the film's bigger mysteries. However, it was exciting nonetheless to see that Miles and Gwen had a means of continuing their new relationship.

04 Spider-Man 2099 Becomes First Spider-Verse Traveler


As seen in Into the Spider-Verse's post-credits scene, Spider-Man 2099 made his debut with a device that allowed him to make stable jumps from reality to reality without endangering his own existence. Now, Across the Spider-Verse has confirmed that 2099's goal was to recruit a Spider Society of heroes from across the multiverse, though for some reason Miles Morales will be excluded from the team. This also explains how Gwen was able to revisit Miles as she's also a part of this new alliance of Spider-People.

03 Venom’s Universe Connected To Spider-Verse


Having released before Into the Spider-Verse, Sony's first Venom movie starring Tom Hardy featured a post-credits scene that was a clip for the upcoming animated movie showing Miles' first meeting with Peter B. Parker. However, it opened with a significant tag: "Meanwhile in another universe...". This confirms that the Venom franchise and its connected films such as Morbius and perhaps Kraven all exist within the same multiverse as the Spider-Verse movies. As such, Spider heroes might not be the only ones who could make appearances in the upcoming movie.

02 Venom Has Spider-Verse Knowledge And MCU Connections


As seen in Venom: Let There Be Carnage's post-credits scene, Eddie Brock's symbiote confirmed it holds "80 billion years of hive knowledge across universes" a tease that the symbiote hive mind Venom is connected to spans the multiverse itself. Case in point, Venom and Eddie's inadvertent jump to the MCU saw the symbiote recognizing Spider-Man, even though the Lethal Protector hadn't met or seen any version of the Webslinger to that point.

01 MCU Spider-Man Almost Destroys Multiverse With Doctor Strange


In Spider-Man: No Way Home, the MCU's Peter Parker (Tom Holland) accidentally ruined a spell he'd asked Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange to cast, meant to make the world forget that Spider-Man was Peter Parker. However, Peter continually asking for exceptions mid-cast caused the spell to go haywire, bringing in classic villains from the multiverse and two Spider-Man variants played by Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. However, the greater fallout would have damaged the entire multiverse had Peter not sacrificed his own identity, having no choice but for the entire world to forget Peter Parker in order to stabilize the chaos.

Humorously, this multiversal crisis in the MCU was referenced in the trailer for Across the Spider-Verse by Spider-Man 2099. As such, perhaps a cameo from Holland's Spider-Man is in the works for this new sequel. Either way, it's clear that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is ready to delve into the multiverse even further, especially with Miles leaving his own reality for the first time.
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Across the Spider-Verse Promo Teases Gwen and Miles' Lethal Romance


Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's latest trailer teases a dark end for the film's budding super-powered romance.

The trailer, posted to Twitter on May 19, sees Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy sharing a heartfelt moment as they look out over the New York City skyline together. While Gwen laments the fact that the romance between Spider-Man and various versions of herself across the Multiverse always ends in tragedy, Miles offers some sense of hope by noting, "There's a first time for everything."



Across the Spider-Verse Goes All in With Spider-People

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set to mark the return of Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld as the voices of Miles and Gwen for another animated epic that will also see Jake Johnson reprise his Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse role of Peter B. Parker. A sequel to 2018's Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse will expand the previous cast of interdimensional Wall-Crawlers with the addition of Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar, Spider-Man India, and Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara, better known as the Spider-Man of 2099.

Isaac, who also portrays the titular antihero of Marvel Studios' Moon Knight, previously opened up about which of his Marvel characters would emerge victorious if the two were to ever go head-to-head. "It's interesting -- they have some similarities, actually," Isaac explained, "But the unpredictability of Moon Knight, the fact that he’s the man of a million faces... Yeah, I've got to go with Moon Knight on this one."

Along with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's exceptionally long voice cast list, the film is poised to make a place on the list of longest Western animated features of all time, with its 140-minute runtime placing it ahead of 1978's The Lord of the Rings and only behind Marcell Jankovics' 2011 Hungarian animated drama The Tragedy of Man, which runs an astounding 160 minutes. Across the Spider-Verse is expected to make big waves at the box office in spite of its long runtime, with projections pointing toward the film surpassing $85 million domestic on its opening weekend, more than double Into the Spider-Verse's opening weekend return of $35.4 across North America.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings into theaters on June 2.

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How Much Tom Hardy Will Be Paid For Venom 3 Revealed



Tom Hardy's salary for Venom 3 has been revealed. Sony's foray into developing a shared Spider-Man universe has largely been successful due to the success of the Venom movies, which saw Tom Hardy transform into the investigative journalist Eddie Brock, who hosts the titular alien symbiote. The original Venom came out in 2018, and its massive box office haul prompted Sony to greenlight a sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which released in 2021. Venom 2 earned better reviews than is predecessor and made a whopping $500 million worldwide, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering its performance, it didn't come as much of a surprise when Sony officially announced Venom 3 at CinemaCon 2022.

There isn't much known about Venom 3, aside from the fact that Hardy is returning to play Eddie. Recently, the actor shared an update on the development status of the threequel, confirming that he was co-writing the Venom 3 script with Kelly Marcel after the duo collaborated on Let There Be Carnage. In the original movie, besides starring and writing the screenplay, Hardy also served as producer, although it's not clear if he would take on these creative duties for Venom 3. Still, it appears that Hardy will take a large sum home for the project.

A new report from Variety suggests that Hardy could be paid as much as $20 million for reprising his role in Sony's Venom 3. The salary is the base pay for Hardy's performance only. However, the actor could presumably be receiving more, given his writing and possible producing duties on Venom 3 may lead to a more substantial income.


This impressive payout doesn't come as a surprise, considering that Hardy is an A-list actor who has starred in blockbuster films including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Legend, and The Revenant. What's more, a $20 million compensation is typical for stars of his stature. His peers like Vin Diesel, Chris Hemsworth, and Ryan Reynolds are earning similar sums for their work on Fast X, Extraction 2, and Spirited, respectively. As of this report, it's unclear if Hardy has any deals in place tied to Venom 3's box office earnings. The actor could negotiate a potential profit-sharing agreement, as well as a first-dollar gross contract, as Tom Cruise and others have done, which could increase his earnings. However, it's unlikely that information would be disclosed to the public.

Considering that Hardy has starred in notable projects for almost 25 years, it makes sense for Sony to put money into his widely recognized star power, especially after both of its Venom collaborations with him proved to be lucrative. The actor earned $7 million in his Sony Spider-Man Universe debut, and although his Let There Be Carnage pay has not been officially declared, it is estimated to be around $15-17 million. Taking these figures into account, a $20 million payout for the upcoming Venom 3 movie isn't necessarily a big jump; rather, it is an anticipated increase. Hardy also doesn't pocket all his earnings, but frequently makes sizeable donations to the causes such as cancer research and treatment, youth development, and support for mental health and those living with disabilities. Regardless, the actor's Venom 3 pay out is undeniably impressive.

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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PC Trailer Reveals New Features, Pre-Order Content

 


PlayStation has released a new trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, highlighting the various features the game's upcoming PC port has to offer.

The trailer reveals that the PC version of the critically-acclaimed Spider-Man game will feature improved shadows, ultrawide display support, ray-traced reflections, an unlocked framerate, Nvidia DLSS and DLAA support and, finally, DualSense controller support. Moreover, the video description reveals that those who pre-purchase the title will unlock early game content, including the Iron Spider Suit, the Velocity Suit, the Spider-Punk Suit, the Spider-Drone Gadget and five skill points.



Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. At the same time, Peter’s struggling to balance his chaotic personal life and career while the fate of Marvel’s New York rests upon his shoulders. Following the events of the main story of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, experience the continuation of Peter Parker’s journey in Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps DLC, three story chapters with additional missions and challenges.

Developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel's Spider-Man originally released exclusively for the PlayStation 4 on Sept. 7, 2018. Spider-Man Remastered (an upgraded version of the game featuring enhanced visuals, all the downloadable content preloaded and other bonuses) released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on Nov. 12, 2020 -- the same day as the spinoff game Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. However, Spider-Man Remastered is only available on PS5 through the Ultimate Edition of Miles Morales.

Insomniac's Marvel Video Game Universe Is Growing
Early this past June, it was announced that Spider-Man Remastered would be getting a standalone PC release courtesy of Nixxes Software. The port is slated for release on Friday, Aug. 12. Nixxes is also working on a PC port of Miles Morales, which is expected to release sometime this fall. Meanwhile, Insomniac is currently working on a full-blown sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which is slated to launch for the PS5 in 2023. Insomniac has also announced Marvel's Wolverine, a standalone PS5 game set in the same universe as Spider-Man.

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is currently available for the PlayStation 5. The game releases for the PC on Aug. 12.

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Tom Holland Will Reportedly Not Voice Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Freshman Year



Tom Holland will reportedly not voice Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the upcoming Spider-Man: Freshman Year animated series.

According to The Illuminerdi, it is unlikely that Holland will reprise his role in the Disney+ series. It would not be the first time Holland would not return for an animated project starring Spider-Man, as the actor did not voice the Web-Head in the first season of What If...? (Hudson Thames did the voice work for that series.)

The report comes as Holland's future in the larger MCU remains shrouded in mystery. The actor, as well as various executives, offered conflicting comments about Spider-Man's MCU future, leading to confusion among fans. The latest comments came from Sony chairman Tom Rothman, who said, "We hope to get working on the next Spider-Man movie." When asked if Holland, director Jon Watts and co-star Zendaya would return, he replied, "that whole group, we hope."

Spider-Man: Freshman Year was announced in November 2021 on Disney+ Day. The series will follow Peter Parker in his early days as Spider-Man, suggesting that the show will take place before his debut in Captain America: Civil War and explore his comic book origin story, something that the movies have only hinted at so far. The animation for the series will also "celebrates the character’s early comic book roots." Jeff Trammel will serve as head writer.

Freshman Year joins a growing list of Marvel Studios animated projects, which also include What If...? Season 2, Marvel Zombies and X-Men '97. An additional series following What If...?'s Star-Lord T'Challa was previously in the works but was scrapped after Chadwick Boseman passed away. More details on all these series are expected to be announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, which will feature a panel with Marvel Studios Head of Streaming, Television and Animation Brad Winderbaum and Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding.

Tom Holland made his debut as Spider-Man in 2016's Captain America: Civil War. Since then, he has become one of the most popular and beloved characters in the MCU, appearing in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also starred in his trilogy of solo films based in the MCU: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Source: The Illuminerdi

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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Adds Jason Schwartzman as The Spot



Into the Spider-Verse 2 Villain Unveiled

The Sony Pictures Animation Twitter account offered the first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse villain, The Spot, confirming he will be voiced by Jason Schwartzman.


The post offered a description of The Spot, noting he is "covered in interdimensional portals" and can create portals to "transport objects and people at will:"


The debut look at The Spot offers a clever example of his powers as Miles Morales kicks him, only for that kick to come through the other side of a portal and hit Spider-Gwen.


In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Schwartzman will be joining the announced voice cast of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, and Oscar Issac. The film is being directed by the trio of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson based on a script by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dave Callaham.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is scheduled to hit theaters on June 2, 2023. Check out the tweet below:



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