Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Gets Release Date Update After Indefinite Delay

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is on course to capture a huge opening take in its proverbial web as the highly anticipated animated superhero tentpole nears its theatrical premiere.
Per Deadline, Across the Spider-Verse is projected to earn $150 million at the global box office during its first three days in cinemas, which is in sync with early forecasts for the film. Overseas, the Into the Spider-Verse sequel is heading for a $60 million opening, with $20 million of that tally coming from China, a reliable market for Spider-Man movies and where the titular original grossed over $62 million following its 2018 release. Meanwhile, the feature-length title is expected to make $80-$90 million across 4,200 U.S. theaters.
If the projections hold true, it means that Across the Spider-Verse would enjoy an opening domestic take that's over two-and-a-half times what Into the Spider-Verse made. (The 2018 film scored $35 million stateside during its first three days.) Additionally, Across the Spider-Verse will more than double The Little Mermaid's expected second weekend gross, with the live-action Disney movie looking at a $40 million take. Like the first movie, a diverse turnout is expected, considering the sequel features several Spider-People from different backgrounds.
Across the Spider-Verse Arrives This Weekend
Across the Spider-Verse has already garnered very encouraging reviews before its wide release, earning a 94 percent critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus hailing its many thrills, visual appeal and teasing a cliffhanger conclusion ahead of 2024's Beyond the Spider-Verse. The movie has also been hailed as the most anticipated summer blockbuster of 2023 ahead of other notable upcoming titles like Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, The Flash and Barbie.
In Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales (Shamiek Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) go on an adventure through the multiverse to save every universe of Spider-People from the Spot (Jason Schwartzman) and a pending catastrophe. Miles meets the Spider-Society, led by Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac), to hatch a successful plan to defeat the Spot, but comes into conflict with them, leading him to contemplate life as Brooklyn's chief protector. Daniel Kaluuya (Hobart "Hobie" Brown/Spider-Punk), Andy Samberg (Scarlet Spider), Issa Rae (Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman) and Karan Soni (Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India) also feature as Spider-People in the movie. Co-director Justin Thompson confirmed the presence of nearly 100 named characters in Across the Spider-Verse.
On May 30, Across the Spider-Verse enjoyed its star-studded red-carpet premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. The Sony Pictures Animation title's post-production only wrapped up on May 21, ending a five-year journey to the big screen due to delays incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. Across the Spider-Verse boasts one of the longest runtimes for an animated film ever at approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens in theaters on June 2.
Source: Deadline

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


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

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."


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.











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Seems the clip I saw is in this, but it was a bit longer. I rememeber seeing Miles jumping down and sticking to the ledge with one hand .#SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse #GwenStacy #milesmorales pic.twitter.com/3YpgcfgO7H

With the highly anticipated Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse — a sequel to the 2018 Oscar winner Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse — set to swing into theaters in just a few months on June 2, 2023, fans are excited to see any and all new content for the animated film. Collider's own Steve Weintraub is in attendance at CinemaCon 2023 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and had the chance to see a collection of new posters for the upcoming film, a total of six posters in all that feature several of the different Spider-Men and Spider-Women that will appear in the film.
Each poster showcases an individual character from the upcoming film, with just about all of them swinging to action. The characters shown in these posters include Miles Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, who returns to reprise his role as the lead character from the first film as well as another returning and central character Gwen Stacy or Spider-Gwen, played by Hailee Steinfeld, Miguel O'Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099 voiced by Oscar Isaac, Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman, voiced by Issa Rae, Karan Soni's character Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India, and Hobie Brown aka Spider-Punk played by Daniel Kaluuya. Each poster showcases the specific Spider person pulling off a super-human feat, except Spider-Punk, who would rather rock out instead of sling webs.
One of the notable absences in this line-up is Peter B. Parker, the older Peter who mentors Miles in the first film and that is set to once again play a key role in the new film once again voiced by Jake Johnson. Additional returning cast members include Brian Tyree Henry as Miles' father Jefferson Davis and Luna Lauren Vélez as Miles' mother Rio Morales. Other cast members that will appear in the film include Jason Schwartzman as the film's main villain, Spot, and Jorma Taccone as the recurring Spider-Man villain Vulture. Additionally, Shea Whigham will appear as Gwen's father George Stacy, and Rachel Dratch will be Miles's school principal. Notably, Nicolas Cage, will not be making a return to reprise his role as fan-favorite character Spider-Noir.

Who Else is Working on Across the Spider-Verse
Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, who will also serve as directors on the film's already-announced sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and David Callaham serve as the writers of the film as well as producers and worked alongside Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg with Alonzo Ruvalcaba co-producing. Into the Spider-Verse director, Peter Ramsey is also returning as an executive producer, alongside Aditya Sood.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set to release on June 2, 2023, with its follow-up Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse releasing on March 29, 2024. You can check out the new posters from CinemaCon 2023 below:

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will bring plenty of new Spider-People to the big screen, and one Spider heading to cinemas for the first time, Spider-Punk, recently got a full design reveal courtesy of some newly-released merchandise.
Marvel Cinematic Universe fan account Mcu Campus (@McuCampus) recently took to Twitter to show off a new piece of Across the Spider-Verse merchandise: a jigsaw puzzle. Beyond being a fun way to pass the time, this particular puzzle also includes a new image of Spider-Punk, another universe's punk rock Spider-Man, who will appear in the upcoming animated film. In traditional Spider-Punk fashion, he's carrying his electric guitar and comes outfitted with a spiky bracelet and an impressive mask-mohawk.
New images for Spider-Man across the spider verse #acrossthespiderverse #Sony pic.twitter.com/F7I5HqwWeZ
— Mcu Campus (@CampusMcu) August 21, 2022

Sony’s catalog of Spider-Man characters is growing exponentially with Dakota Johnson led Madame Web and Aaron Taylor-Johnson led Kraven the Hunter set to release next year. But perhaps the most awaited feature from the studio is the animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Recently, the movie’s producer Christopher Miller shared the first poster for the new feature on Twitter saying, “Here is a fun little poster made for the Across the Spider-Verse crew.”
The poster sees Miles Morales going up against Spider-Man 2099. The artistic style is very unusual just like the rest of the franchise and features a likeness to comic book aesthetics: on a yellow and orange backdrop Miles can be seen in his black and red suit and Spider-Man 2099 is seen donning a blue and red suit. The movie’s predecessor Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse was a visual delight with a feel of walking into the comic book panels and won the Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards — being the first non-Disney/Pixar film to win the award since 2011 Rango. Across the Spider-verse seems to be walking in its footsteps.
The movie is the second in the franchise and part one of a two-parter story with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse expected in 2024. Across the Spider-verse follows Miles (Shameik Moore) after the events of the first movie and will see him re-teaming with Spider Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a group of new Spider-people going up against Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Issac). While the previous movie introduced very niche characters to the big screen like Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage) and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) the characters for the new ones are kept tightly under wraps though Jake Johnson will be making a return as hilarious Peter B Parker.
A previously revealed trailer gave us a glimpse of the colorful multiverse in store and did reveal that Spider-Man 2099 aka Miguel O'Hara will be integral to the sequel’s plot. Each dimension depicted a new animation style while Miller later confirmed that the story will take place across six universes and features about 240 unique minor and major characters, however, per the producer “the story is personal and centers on Miles and his family, along with Gwen and a handful of others.”
The second part of this multiverse-centric trilogy is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson. While the screenplay is by Miller, Phil Lord, and David Callaham.
Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse is set for a June 2, 2023, release. Meanwhile, check out the new poster and trailer below:

Promo photos of a board game based on the upcoming sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse have made their way online, giving fans a hint about a new version of Spider-Man that may appear in the film.
New promo art for a rendition of the board game Trouble showcased a variety of art for the upcoming movie. While the board game featured new art for Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy’s characters, it also showed off the Scarlet Spider, a character that hasn’t been confirmed for the film but is one of the most well-known variations of the iconic character.
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New merchandise from Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse reveals character and story details for the sequel. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is the sequel to the animated hit Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, which introduced Miles Morales' Spider-Man (voiced by Shamiek Moore) as he must contend with an opening of the Spider-Verse, which brings several Spider-People from all different dimensions into his world. One of those Spider-People is Spider-Man/Peter B. Parker (voiced by Jake Johnson), who becomes a mentor to Morales, helping him establish himself in his own Spider-Verse, before returning to his own world at the end of the first film.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is the first chapter of a two-part sequel, with the third chapter being called Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse. Both will release in 2023 and 2024, respectively, with both Moore, Johnson, and a massive cast that includes Oscar Isaac (Spider-Man 2099), Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Gwen), Issa Rae (Jessica Drew), Bryan Tyree Henry (Jefferson Davis), Shea Whigham (George Stacy), Jorma Taccone (Vulture), and Jason Schwartzman (The Spot). Written by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, along with Dave Callaham, both sequels will be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson.
New merchandise for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has started hitting shelves in anticipation of the film's release next year (via ComicBook) and features some new character and story details that give a closer look at what the film will involve. On the back of the packaging for one of the new pieces of merch, it reads, "Peter B. Parker is stuck between wanting to protect old pal Miles and siding with his more experienced Spider-Man comrade." This suggests some conflict is coming between Parker, Morales, and likely that of Miguel O'Hara aka Spider-Man 2099. The other piece of packaging reads, "Miguel O'Hara tried to manipulate the genetics of former Spider-People and accidentally turned himself into the best Spider-Man in the Multi-Verse." This reads more like a description for Spider-Man 2099 as a character, as it relates closely to his comic-book origin and seems likely to translate similarly in Across The Spider-Verse.
Spider-Man 2099 appeared in the end credits of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, teasing a much larger role for Across The Spider-Verse, as he appeared to have a firm grasp and understanding of the multi-verse, more so than any other character. The teaser trailers thus far have shown as much, with Spider-Man 2099 featuring prominently throughout, utilizing the "goober" on his wrist, which appears to allow him to jump through the Spider-Verse with ease. Certainly that will play a big role in bringing Miles Morales and Peter B. Parker into the story, but outside The Spot being one of the villains, very little has been officially revealed about the story.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is still a year away, so there's plenty of time to speculate on how the film will play out, but each new clue, be it a trailer or merchandise, continues to peel back the layers on what these animated sequels will be about. The first Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was an amazing achievement in animation and for many, it's the best Spider-Man film to date, even more so than the live-action iterations. Having a new conflict between Parker, O'Hara, and Morales should make for a fun dynamic as they venture further into the animated world of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

An early look at a Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse action figure gives fans a glimpse of the film's terrifying cybernetic Spider-Woman.
Twitter user @preterniadotcom shared an image of the "Cyborg Spider-Woman" action figure on July 31. The hulking Hasbro toy is adorned with a plethora of Liefeldian patches, as well as various bits of armor and chains which form the iconic Spider symbol on her chest. This Spider-Woman also features a massive rotating cannon in place of a right arm.
Here's a look at Cyborg Spider-Woman from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. pic.twitter.com/ucKrUd9iD5
— preternia (@preterniadotcom) July 31, 2022

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.
Meet The Spot, Miles Morales's most formidable foe yet. 🕳 Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, exclusively in movie theaters June 2, 2023. pic.twitter.com/1aAmMjMcpX
— Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (@SpiderVerse) June 13, 2022