10 Ways Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Is Already Set To Be Way Bigger Than The First Two Movies

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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is gearing up to become one of the most highly-anticipated superhero movie releases of the century, with the potential to be even bigger than Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Since the series" debut in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony"s animated Miles Morales movies have quickly become some of the greatest Spider-man films ever. The conclusion to the trilogy, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, has the potential to make an even larger impact than the previous two films.
In this context, the film"s impact refers to its critical appeal, commercial success, and pop culture relevance. Considering the staggering 1 billion dollar success of Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse, claiming that the sequel will be even bigger is no light statement to make. However, thanks to a number of confirmed factors and unconfirmed possibilities, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse could very well cross this milestone.
10 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Is Set To Show More Even More Universes Seeing Spider-Punk's World Might Be Worth The Cost Of Admission Alone Close One of the biggest appeals of the Spider-Verse series is the multitude of unique universes depicted therein. Sadly, the first film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, only gave the briefest of glimpses into other realities, taking place mostly on Miles Morales" Earth-1610. However, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse delved deeper into the parallel realities inhabited by the other Spider-Men, with many bearing their own unique art style, such as the beautiful watercolor backgrounds of Gwen Stacy"s universe or the sketchy renaissance world of Vulture"s universe.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will allegedly show off even more universes than ever before.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will allegedly show off even more universes than ever before. According to visionary directorial duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, the sequel will give a highly-anticipated glimpse into the British world of Hobie Brown"s Spider-Punk (Via Gamesradar). Considering how unique Spider-Punk"s collage-style animation is, this visual treat could make the movie break records in and of itself.
9 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Has Perhaps Its Most Powerful Villains Spider-Man's Rogue's Gallery Is More Dangerous Than Ever Before Close The Spider-Verse series has had an interesting relationship with its villains. The first movie"s Kingpin wasn"t any slouch in combat, not to mention his support from his own version of the Sinister Six, but each individual antagonist is soundly defeated by a single Spider-Man. In the end, Kingpin"s power was primarily in his vast wealth and resources, able to tap into the flow of alternate dimensions in the first place.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse introduces The Spot as a jokey gimmick villain at first, only to see him slowly ascend to near godlike levels of power by the film"s conclusion. Since The Spot is set up to return in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, he"ll already be returning at full-strength from the start of the movie this time around, setting a new cap on how powerful a single Spider-Man villain can get. That"s not even to mention Miguel O"Hara, who nearly managed to take down Miles, and the Renaissance Vulture, who required multiple Spider-Men working in tandem to defeat.
8 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Has Two Miles Morales' In Its Story Now The New Prowler Will Throw An Exciting Wrench Into Spider-Man's Plans Close At the last-minute, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"s ending introduced a new character with far-reaching implications for the next movie"s story. In his bid to escape Miguel O"Hara"s wrath, Miles Morales finds himself in a new dimension, Earth-42. In this dimension, it was Miles" father that died rather than his Uncle, leading to him turning to the villainous side to become the next Prowler.
Since Miles will begin the next movie captured by his Earth-42 counterpart, there"s no telling where his encounter with his doppelgänger will go from there. Nevermind the implications of the revelation that the spider that bit Miles was actually intended for the other version, resulting in the abysmally corrupt New York City seen in Earth-42. In truth, the biggest potential of this plot twist is for the return of The Prowler, who was a fan-favorite in the first film.
7 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Will Finally Introduce Fan-Favorite Variants Italian Spiderman And Japanese Spider-Man Will Finally Spring Into Action Close Both Spider-Verse movies are well-known for the many Spider-Man variants they"ve introduced, most of which can trace their origins to various Spider-Man comics or other movies and animated Spider-Man TV shows. However, there are a couple of fan-favorite Spider-Men from other media Christopher Miller and Phil Lord have yet to be able to include, mainly Japanese Spider-Man and Italian Spiderman. Thanks to comments made by the duo (Via Movieweb.com), these highly-requested but as of yet unseen replicants of Spider-Man might finally find a home at the movies.
Italian Spiderman (surreptitiously avoiding copyright due to the lack of a hyphen in his name) is a parody version of Spider-Man evoking the exploitation films of the 70s. Meanwhile, Japanese Spider-Man is a little more legitimate, hailing from a tokusatsu-style live-action series using Spider-Man"s likeness who has his own giant Power Rangers robot. Both versions might finally appear in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse after being sorely absent due to legal issues for two movies.
6 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Will Introduce Gwen Stacy Variants The Spider-Verse Series Is Adding More And More Variants Close Being a Spider-Man series, it"s no wonder that the majority of multiverse variants the Spider-Verse movies have introduced have been mostly Spider-Men, with the occasional villain or side character getting their time in the spotlight as well. However, Gwen Stacy"s Spider-Woman is something of an anomaly, being at once a Spider-Man variant and a Gwen Stacy variant.
Considering most Gwen Stacy variants end up dead due to Spider-Man"s canon events, she"s decidedly a rarity in the series. Thus far, the only Gwen Stacy variant the Spider-Verse movies have really shown off is Spider-Man India"s love interest, Gayarti Singh, who briefly appears in the Mumbattan introduction and bridge scene.

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1 Christopher Miller and Phil Lord have both promised more Gwen Stacy variants to appear in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, with at least one of them possibly being incredibly important to the plot (Via Movieweb.com). It"s possible that this tease is referring to Earth-42"s Gwen Stacy, who may be alive considering the typical status quo upset that universe experienced as a result of the loss of its fated spider.
5 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Could See A Tom Holland Appearance The Current MCU Spider-Man Might Appear Beyond Stock Footage Close Being animated hasn"t stopped the Spider-Verse movies from paying homage to the live action films. In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, footage from Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield"s canon events can briefly be seen in Miguel O"Hara"s holographic display, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man"s antics with Doctor Strange are directly name-dropped. Not only that, but Mrs. Chen of Venom fame directly interacts with The Spot during his many multiversal slips.
Considering Tom Holland"s Spider-Man 4 will be a multiverse story, it"s very possible that the MCU"s own Spider-Man might actually appear in the next Spider-Verse film. That goes doubly so when considering rumors that the release date of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was deliberately pushed back in order to allow Spider-Man 4 enough breathing room to release first. The MCU"s fourth Spider-Man movie could very well play into the events of Sony"s own series.
4 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Will See The Old And New Spider-Men Interacting Both Casts Will Finally Get Time To Bounce Off One Another Close One interesting note of difference between Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is their distinct different sets of variants acting as a supporting cast. The first film introduced Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, and Peni Parker as side characters finding themselves wrapped up in Miles Morales" Spider-Man origin. Meanwhile, the second installment brought Spider-Punk and Spider-Man India into the fold as Miles Morales" new allies, not to mention the hoard of other Spider-Man variants and Miguel O"Hara acting against him.
It"ll be quite exciting to see the previously-introduced variants interact with the newer Spider-Men, with many clashing personalities going around the eclectic team of webslingers.
The final moments of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse see Gwen Stacy assembling a team made up of Spider-Men from both casts, bringing them together in support of their mutual friend Miles. It"ll be quite exciting to see the previously-introduced variants interact with the newer Spider-Men, with many clashing personalities going around the eclectic team of webslingers. Seeing the multiple sets of Spider-Men team up might solidify the film"s legacy in and of itself.
3 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Might Be The Most Action-Packed Film Yet The Third Film Can't Disappoint With Its Action Beats Close The incredible, medium-defining animation of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is easily one of the franchise"s biggest defining characteristics. With a distinctive comic-book feel, the standard animation of the series is incredibly fluid and dynamic, layering in 2-dimensional effects and captions to emphasize the action.
That"s not even to mention the genius art style switches that convey the different universes of characters like Spider-Ham, Peni Parker, Spider-Punk, and even Lego Spider-Man. This breathtaking animation has served the series particularly well when it comes to fight scenes and action setpieces thus far, presenting complex choreography that can be watched again and again without getting old.
Miles Morales voice actor Shameik Moore has teased that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be action-packed, even more so than the previous films, in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant. As great as storytelling, external references, and emotional payoff is, at the end of the day, its the dazzling spectacle of the series" animation that will sell the most tickets.
2 Sony Is Taking The Time To Make Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Polished The SAG/AFTRA Strikes Of 2024 May Serve The Film Well After All Close Making an animated film as complex as the Spider-Verse movies takes a lot of time. While Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was initially slated for a Spring 2024 release, the film was sadly delayed in the wake of last year"s SAG/AFTRA strike, which halted production on major studio projects across Hollywood, animated or not.
Although Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has yet to receive a new concrete release date, these delays only give production time to further polish the film at a reasonable pace. The distance between Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was quite considerable, with the latter coming out a full five years after the former.

Related When will Miles Morales' live-action Spider-Man movie happen? A Miles Morales live-action Spider-Man movie has already been teased by Spider-Man franchise producer Amy Pascal. At the time, she said that it would come after Tom Holland"s Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. With the MCU movie starting filming in early 2025, a 2026 release is likely. As for the animated Spider-Verse finale, there is still no release date for it, though some teases could point to it releasing in 2025. If those two movies were to be released by the end of 2026, then Miles Morales" live-action film could come in 2027 or 2028 at the earliest.
Amid controversy surrounding the work conditions of animators on both projects, it"s probably for the best that the upcoming third installment takes its time to ensure quality and reasonable circumstances for animators. Though the indefinite delay of the film that has yet to get a concrete release date still isn"t ideal, rest can be assured that Sony is only being given all the more time to ensure a worthy end to the trilogy.
1 Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Has The Benefit Of The Previous Film's Box Office The Eyebrow-Raising Haul Of The Second Installment May Give Lord And Miller More Freedom Close In the film industry, money is the ultimate equalizer that gives studios faith to trust creatives in their vision. Directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord have infinitely proven their vision for the series thanks to the success of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. With a theatrical haul of over one billion dollars, the film was a smash commercial hit, not to mention its numerous critical accolades.
Spider-Verse Key Facts
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Box Office
$393 million
$690 million
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score
97%
95%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
94%
94%
This success means that Sony is likely to grant Lord and Miller a greater degree of freedom in wrapping up their trilogy, now confident in the franchise"s ability to draw in large crowds. This means that studio interference might be as minimal as ever, and Sony may be more willing to let things like appearances from Italian Spiderman or Tom Holland slide in the pursuit of another ludicrous business venture. Hopefully, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse can live up to everyone"s lofty expectations.
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