‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Producers Offer Hints as to The Future of Spidey On Screen
Producers Amy Pascal and Avi Arad offered updates on a live-action Miles Morales adventure, a Spider-Woman spin-off and the plans for another movie starring Tom Holland.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ lands in theaters on June 2nd, 2023.
All eyes are on the Spider-Verse this week thanks to the release of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (find our review here), and all the positive buzz around it, but even with a follow-up on the way (‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’, in theaters March 29th next year) the movie’s producers are looking further into the future.
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Amy Pascal and Avi Arad, who are the general overseers of Sony’s Marvel-affiliated Spider-Verse, talked to Variety about possibilities for other movies.
Among them? A live-action film focused on the Miles Morales character (the focus of the ‘Spider-Verse’ movies, there voiced by Shameik Moore), a ‘Spider-Woman’ animated spin-off and a fourth film (more directly in collaboration with the Marvel team) starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man to follow 2021’s wildly successful ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.
What did the Spider-team say about a Miles Morales movie?
Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'
Morales, who first appeared in the pages of Marvel Comics in ‘Ultimate Fallout #4’ in 2011, has become a popular figure for fans who enjoy the more diverse characterization.
As the emotional core of the ‘Spider-Verse’ movies, he’s also crossed over into a more mainstream movie audience, and the first entry won an Oscar for Best Animated Film.
“You’ll see all of it. It’s all happening,” Pascal said at the ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ premiere.
Nothing has been officially announced about any potential Miles Morales movie, but if the latest ‘Spider-Verse’ movie is as successful as the first, expect that to kick into high gear in terms of development.
Is a Spider-Woman movie likely?
(L to R) Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'
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Much as with the Morales movie, there’s nothing official about a Spider-Woman film. The title could refer to Gwen Stacey (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld), but the Jessica Drew character, who has also gone by the title, is introduced in ‘Across the Spider-Verse’.
According to Arad, a ‘Spider-Woman’ movie is coming sooner than you think.
“I cannot tell you yet, but it’s coming,” he said at the premiere.
Still, Steinfeld has told Variety that she’s up for much more Gwen time.
Here’s what she had to say,
“This is like my dream job, sign me up over and over again. I got to be comfortable! And it’s a dream to be in a space that feels so comfortable but also creative and free and just exciting to be a part of.”
What about the future of movies starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker?
Tom Holland as Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home.'
Sony is naturally looking to keep the Peter Parker Spidey train rolling, especially after the success of ‘No Way Home’. And according to Pascal, the studio is in the process of developing the fourth film, which would likely reunite Holland with co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon and once more see contributions from Kevin Feige’s Marvel team.
“Are we going to make another movie? Of course, we are. We’re in the process, but the writers’ strike, nobody is working during the strike. We’re all being supporters and whenever they get themselves together, we’ll get started.”
Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.'
Other Movies Similar to ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse':
- ‘Spider-Man' (2002)
- ‘Spider-Man 2' (2004)
- 'Spider-Man 3' (2007)
- 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012)
- ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2' (2014)
- 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016)
- 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017)
- 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' (2019)
- 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' (2018)
- 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018)
- 'Venom' (2018)
- 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019)
- 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' (2021)
- 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021)
- 'Morbius' (2022)
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ is produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment, Lord Miller Productions, Pascal Pictures, and Avi Arad Productions. It is set to release in theaters on June 2nd, 2023.
