By George & Josh Bate
Spider-Man: Brand New Day wasn’t the only Spidey flick Sony had to show off in Vegas.
During Sony’s CinemaCon presentation, writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller and directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson spoke on stage about the “finale” of the Spider-Verse trilogy – Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Miller promised that it is “the most emotional Spider-Verse film we have ever made.” Lord then added that it is the “most spectacular.”
Lord and Miller revealed that they worked on post-production for Project Hail Mary next to Sony Animation so that they could be close to the work on the capper of their Spider-Verse trilogy.
The filmmakers also teased, “We are going places that we couldn’t have gone before… Miles will form new friendships… and he will have to face himself.”
The creative team revealed that the movie will begin right where Across the Spider-Verse left off, with Miles restrained by Aaron and Miles’ Earth-42 counterpart.
An early scene from the film was shown exclusively to the CinemaCon crowd and shows Miles tied up to a punching bag. His uncle Aaron lurks as The Prowler arrives and reveals himself as Miles Morales. The two versions of Miles argue about the pronunciation of “Morales,” with the Earth-42 variant rolling the ‘r’ in a way that our protagonist does not.
The variant Miles is surprised by the nature of the multiverse, especially as Miles starts to glitch out and explain the impending canon event (i.e., the death of his father) that he is trying to prevent.
Miles says that he doesn’t want to hurt his captors, a claim that makes them laugh. That is, until electricity surges through Miles’ hands and incapacitates his variant and Aaron.
The footage then transitioned to a compilation of other scenes from the film. Peter B. Parker, Spider-Ham, The Spot, Spider-Man 2099, and Gwen Stacy were all briefly shown in the footage.
The film’s stellar voice cast includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Karan Soni, John Mulaney, Daniel Kaluuya, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber, Marvin Jones III, Greta Lee, and Jharrel Jerome, amongst others.
The two Spider-Verse movies to date have grossed $1.08 billion and had a massive influence on other animated projects, including Goat and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The first Spider-Verse movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2019 and Across the Spider-Verse garnered a nomination.
Lord and Miller produce the “final chapter” of Miles Morales’ story alongside Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Jinko Gotoh. Executive producing are Aditya Sood and Christina Steinberg.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is in theaters on June 18, 2027.