Perhaps you love Miles Morales’s Spider-Man for the character’s tender humanity, but there’s no denying that the two feature films from Sony Pictures Animation have redefined the boundaries of visual experimentation one can expect from a cartoon blockbuster. Indeed, Spider-Man Beyond the Spider-Verse, the final chapter of the trilogy, promises further steps forward in the kaleidoscope of visuals these films have granted us so far: according to Phil Lord, who with partner Chris Miller remains one of the minds behind this saga, and was a guest on the podcast The Town.
Get Ready to Be Amazed Again with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
After several delays, it now seems that we will finally see the awaited Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on the big screen in June 2027, the final act of the Sony Pictures Animation trilogy consisting of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Oscar-winning in 2019 for Best Animated Feature) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). But what more can we expect from a saga that has given up the “obligations” of CGI—such as fluidity and photorealism—in the name of flat color palettes and shadows, in a blending with the two dimensions of comic books? This and much more, according to Phil Lord: “The look we’re pursuing is truly unique and standalone, it doesn’t follow the rules of three-dimensional animation. We lean more toward a 2D on distinct planes. The way the camera moves is entirely new and closer to the mode of operation of live-action cinema, there is a lot more handheld camera work. There are real, flesh-and-blood camera operators taking part, as if they were filming the virtual elements. The takes are stunning.”
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, directed by Bob Persichetti (already co-writer of the first chapter) and Justin K. Thompson (already co-writer of the second), is based on a screenplay written by Lord & Miller with Dave Callaham.
Here below is the trailer for the second act.
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