By the end of November 2018, ahead of the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) the following month, Sony Pictures Animation had begun developing a sequel [51] due to the "incredible buzz" surrounding the project. [52] The sequel was to continue the story of Miles Morales / Spider-Man, [53] [54] working from "seeds [that were] planted" throughout the first film. [51] Joaquim Dos Santos and David Callaham were set to direct and write, respectively, with Amy Pascal returning from the first film as producer. The other producers of the first film— Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg—were all also expected to return in some capacities. [51] The next month, Pascal revealed that the film would focus on Miles and Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman, exploring a romance between the characters that was cut from the first film, and that the sequel would be a "launching pad" for a previously announced female-focused spin-off film featuring Gwen. [54] Sony officially confirmed the sequel in November 2019, with a release date of April 8, 2022, with Lord and Miller returning as producers. [55] In April 2020, Sony shifted the film's release to October 7, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [56] a b Garbutt, Emily (May 30, 2023). "Andy Samberg's Across the Spider-Verse role confirmed". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023 . Retrieved July 5, 2023. Damore, Meagan (March 4, 2020). " Into the Spider-Verse: Kris Anka Involved in Spider-Man Sequel". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020 . Retrieved March 28, 2020. The script is credited to Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, making it the first film Lord had written without Miller. [51] As six Spider-Man films had been made already, the team agreed they first needed to decide why this one needed to be made; their answer was to tell the story of Morales, who had yet to appear in a film. [6] Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of Miles Morales, consulted on the film adaptation. [52] The first full cut of animatics and storyboards for the film was over two hours long, which is uncommon for animated films. The directors attributed this mostly to Lord and Miller, and their approach of adding as many elements to the film as they could at the outset, with the intention of seeing what it could "handle"; and then shaping the film from there. They said that the final runtime would be between 90 and 120 minutes, the standard length of an animated film. They added that a balance would have to be found between the expectations of an animated film that will have a large audience of children, and the requirements of the story. The directors felt the plot was similar to the live-action Spider-Man films, especially due to the large number of characters in the film. [6] One year prior to its release, Lord and Rothman opted to rewrite the story as they had to "figure out how to reshape sequences we had already boarded and animated and fold them in with new stuff" . They also added that they had substantially rewritten the third act. [53] John Mulaney as Peter Porker / Spider-Ham: An alternate talking animal version of Spider-Man from an anthropomorphic universe, who was once a spider, bitten by a radioactive pig. [15] [16]

Elliphant recorded the song "To the End" for the film, where it served as the introduction music for Spider-Woman. The song was released as a single in January 2019. [68] Animation and design [ edit ] Robertson, Duncan (April 20, 2023). "Spider-Man-themed RTX 4070s announced by Zotac after Palit mod goes viral". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023 . Retrieved May 29, 2023. a b c Perry, Spencer (April 22, 2015), "Sony Announces Animated Spider-Man Film from The LEGO Movie's Phil Lord and Chris Miller!", ComingSoon.net, archived from the original on August 18, 2017 , retrieved December 27, 2018 Quililongo, Pascale (July 4, 2023). "DESDE PEDRO PASCAL A KAROL G: MTV MIAW 2023 REVELA LA LISTA DE NOMINADOS Y NOMINADAS". Los 40 (in Spanish) . Retrieved July 5, 2023.

Hornaday, Ann (May 31, 2023). "Spider-Man ' Spider-Verse ' sequel: Overstuffed, but wow, those visuals". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023 . Retrieved June 1, 2023. a b c d Tartaglione, Nancy; D'Alessandro, Anthony; Goldsmith, Jill (April 26, 2022). " ' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ' Fresh Footage Shown At CinemaCon, Part 2's Title Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022 . Retrieved April 25, 2022. Lord and Miller also expressed interest in including Spider-Punk, Takuya Yamashiro, the "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series, and Italian Spiderman in the following movies. [63] In November 2019, Lord indicated that the character Takuya Yamashiro was designed, though he didn't make an appearance in the movie. [64] In August 2020, Jake Johnson expressed hope that he could reprise his role as Peter B. Parker from the first film in the sequel. [65] Issa Rae was cast as Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in June 2021, [9] Johnson confirmed that he would be returning for the sequel a month later, [14] and Oscar Isaac was confirmed in December to be reprising his role of Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 from the post-credits scene of Into the Spider-Verse. [59] [25] Also in December, Tom Holland—who plays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—revealed that Pascal had approached him about appearing in the Spider-Verse films during the filming of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Holland and his co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon all expressed interest in appearing in the upcoming films. [66] Jeff Sneider of The Ankler claimed in February 2023 that Holland would appear in a live-action sequence and that his appearance had been the reason the movie was delayed from 2022 to 2023, though it turned out to be false. [67] Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voiced Spider-Man in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998), also expressed interest in returning for the film. [68]

Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, and Hailee Steinfeld promoting the film at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con A sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, was released in 2023 to similar critical and greater commercial success. A third film, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and a spin-off film focused on female Spider-related characters are in development, with a television series being considered. A young Japanese-American girl from an alternative anime-like universe who copilots a biomechanical suit with a radioactive spider that she shares a telepathic link with. [16] The filmmakers initially considered using Silk as their Asian-American Spider-Man, but eventually settled on Peni because of her more distinctive power set compared to the other Spider-People. [17] Peni's designs went through a few iterations as her initial design was particularly "iffy." Production designer Justin Thompson considered Lord and Miller's desire to use an anime design and came up with the idea to portray her in an art style similar to Sailor Moon. [18] Dresden, Hilton (November 19, 2023). "Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen Dominate Billboard Music Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023 . Retrieved November 20, 2023. The film's animation was handled by Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver, who had handled nearly all of Sony Pictures Animation's prior films, as well as visual effects for all prior Spider-Man films. According to Lord and Miller, they wanted the film to feel like the viewer had "walked inside a comic book," and were excited about telling the story in a way they believed the live action films could not. [57] Persichetti concurred, feeling that animation was the best medium to honor the comics, allowing the production team to adapt 70-year-old comic art techniques for the film's visual language. [6] It took around a year for two animators to create 10 seconds of footage that reflected the producers' vision; the animation work was created from there. [69] During initial development, the directors worked with a single animator, Alberto Mielgo, to establish the film's look. [70] Although Mielgo was let go by Sony before the movie had been significantly produced due to artistic differences, [71] this number eventually grew to 60 animators during production. It became clear that they could not complete the film on time, so the crew was expanded further. The number had reached 142 animators by August 2018 and at one point to 177 animators, [72] the largest animation crew that Sony Pictures Imageworks had ever used for a film. Animation work was completed in October 2018. [6]

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The voice cast of Across the Spider-Verse (L–R): Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023 . Retrieved May 28, 2023. a b Ross, Diandra (November 7, 2019). " Spider-Verse 2: Phil Lord Teases Japanese Spider-Man Appearance". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019 . Retrieved November 10, 2019. a b c d Coggan, Devan (December 4, 2021). "Get a first look at ' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ( Part One)' ". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021 . Retrieved December 5, 2021. Domestic 2023 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023 . Retrieved June 4, 2023.

Tyrrell, Caitlin (January 6, 2023). "Nicolas Cage Not Returning For Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023 . Retrieved January 6, 2023. On Earth-65, police captain George Stacy is unaware that his daughter Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman. Years prior, Gwen accidentally caused the death of her best friend Peter Parker while he was rampaging as the Lizard, and police have been hunting her ever since. One night, Gwen encounters a version of the Vulture from an Italian Renaissance-themed alternate universe. Miguel O'Hara and Jess Drew arrive using portal-generating watches and help Gwen neutralize the Vulture. George corners Gwen, who then reveals her identity to him; distraught, he attempts to arrest her. Miguel reluctantly grants Gwen membership into the Spider-Society, allowing her to escape with him and Jess.Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man: [14] An older Spider-Man from Earth-616B who was a mentor to Miles. [10] He is now married to Mary Jane "MJ" Parker and has a daughter named Mayday. [15]

Jefferson arrives outside Miles' door and apologizes for his mistakes and expresses his faith in Miles, inspiring him. Miles manages to control his powers, escapes his restraints, and creates his own Spider-Man suit. He joins the heroes, defeating Kingpin's enforcers and using the new drive to send them home. Kingpin fights Miles, attracting the attention of Jefferson. Realizing that Spider-Man isn't the menace he saw him as, he encourages Miles, who throws Kingpin at the kill switch, causing the collider to explode. The city is saved, Kingpin and his henchmen are arrested, and Jefferson receives evidence of Kingpin's murders of Peter and Aaron. a b Keane, Sean (December 20, 2022). " ' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ' Trailer Reveals Massive Spider-Society". CNET. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022 . Retrieved December 20, 2022. In China, the film premiered in Beijing on May 31, and was released on June 2. [110] The film's release initially was delayed until June 22, 2023, in the MENA [b] region, but later withdrawn from cinemas across the region due to the film's transgender iconography. [111] [112] [113] a b Goldberg, Matt (July 5, 2018). " 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse': Nicolas Cage Confirmed to Play Another Spider-Man". Collider. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018 . Retrieved July 6, 2018.

On June 9, 2023, in response to complaints of sound mixing issues from viewers in some theaters, Sony sent an updated version of the film with new audio mixing to theaters. [114] [115] An official source told Variety that, while the issues were only present at a "handful of theaters", all prints of the film had been updated and re-sent to cinemas. [114] It was reported that at least two versions of the film—distinct in slight differences in dialogue and animations—exist in theaters. For example, in one version, a scene between Miguel and Lyla ends with Lyla giving a fist bump, while another ends in Lyla taking a selfie of them. The film's associate editor, Andy Leviton, confirmed the reports. [116] Home media [ edit ]