Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse like many forms of media lately has been hit with a few delays, but an upcoming release date has fans excited.
The much-anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which was released back in 2018 will be swinging onto our screens in June 2023. Across the Spider-Verse will be the first part in a two-part sequel to its predecessor.
On that note, we know that the third instalment will be titled Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, this won’t be around for a while yet. Until then, we have Across the Spider-Verse to look forward to.
Across the Spider-Verse release date – Release News
As mentioned, Across the Spider-Verse was hit with a few delays. It was originally set for release on April 8 2022 and then October 7 2022. Now it seems as though the June 2 2023 release date is final (hopefully!)
What we can expect
The movie’s producer, Christopher Miller has had fans excited since talking about what they can expect. He took to Twitter back in 2020 to say the sequel is going to be a vast improvement.
“The development of new groundbreaking art techniques being done for the next Spider-Verse movie are already blowing me away. It’s going to make the first movie look quaint.”
Furthermore, in an interview with Empire in 2022, fellow producer Phil Lord spoke about how Across the Spider-Verse will have a whopping six animation styles. This is compared to only one style being used in Into the Spider-Verse.
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The web-weaving cast
The much-loved Miles Morales and Gwen Stacey will also be featuring in the sequel. It will see Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld reprise their roles as the duo.
Oscar Isaac will also be returning as Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O’Hara. We saw a peak of this character in the Into the Spider-Verse post-credits scene.
Another bunch of actors will also be reprising their roles. Tyree Henry returns as Miles’s dad Jefferson Davis, Miles’s mother Rio will again see Luna Lauren Vélez as well as his mentor being played by Jake Johnson.
As for the newbies, Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman will be played by Issa Rae. Daniel Kaluuya takes on the role of Spider-Punk and Jason Schwartzman will voice the villain, Spot.
George Stacy and the Vulture will be voiced by Shea Whigham and Jorma Taccone respectively. Finally, we will get to meet Spider-Man India voiced by Karan Soni.
How about the plot?
The official synopsis for Across the Spider-Verse is as follows:
“Miles Morales returns for an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.”
With the trailer seemingly showing that Gwen has found a way to reunite with Miles in his current universe, this opens up the possibility of further crossovers in the future. Until now, the gang (with some new faces) must go up against a big threat.
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