193-610: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a 2023 American animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man , produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel Entertainment , and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing . It is a sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and the second film in the Spider-Verse franchise , which
386-426: A hijab ; Danielle Perez as Charlotte Webber / Sun-Spider , who uses a wheelchair; and Metro Boomin , who composed music for the film, as Metro Spider-Man. Melissa Sturm voices Mary Jane "MJ" Parker , Peter B. Parker's wife and Mayday's mother; Rachel Dratch voices C. Weber , a counselor at Miles' school; and Ziggy Marley voices Lenny, a Jamaican shop owner. Pixar animator and filmmaker Peter Sohn provides
579-477: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
772-459: A "three dimensional mood ring ". According to co-director Justin K. Thompson, the reflection of her emotions through colors is inspired by a scene in 1950's Cinderella where her dress gets torn, and the environment reacts to that trauma. This style was also intended by Miller to remind the audience about the covers of the Spider-Gwen comic books. One of the two alternate Earths seen in
965-505: A Sony Pictures Animation film. The film made $ 55.5 million in its second weekend, finishing second behind newcomer Transformers: Rise of the Beasts . It then made $ 27.8 million in its third weekend, finishing third. The film would make $ 19.3 million on its fourth weekend, topping the box office once again amidst competition from No Hard Feelings , a new release, and The Flash and Elemental , both holdovers. Outside of
1158-448: A bit of a cliffhanger. I think it's a good cliffhanger. We hope that it's a satisfying tee-up for what's coming in the third film, because you want people to be excited about what's coming next. And it helps that we knew going in that this was part two of a three-part story. Since you already know that that third story is guaranteed, you can tackle it a bit differently. That being said, there's a lot of key characters in this film, and there's
1351-473: A bit too much at times, but it's also pretty great, and it'll be a huge surprise if the third chapter in the trilogy isn't equally entertaining." Kevin Maher of The Times gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "It rarely draws breath between set pieces, and creates distinct and spectacular environments for each separate spider-verse." David Fear of Rolling Stone said that the film "completely recaptures
1544-509: A blood sample from the baby and found out that Norman Osborn was not the father; therefore, the baby was useless to him and all of the villains. Doctor Octopus, angry about the Lizard's hypnotism obstructing his intellect, attacked him while Spider-Man escaped with the baby. Both Doctor Octopus and the Lizard survived this fight. A short time later, while investigating kidnappings in New York,
1737-477: A clean sweep), two British Academy Film Awards , three Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning one), and three Golden Globe Awards . The American Film Institute named Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse one of the ten-best films of 2023. It also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film . IndieWire listed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as the second greatest animated film of
1930-513: A deal. The Lizard tearfully accepted his deal. It was revealed that the revived Martha Connors and Billy Connors were clones that the red-suited man had gathered to grow clones with false memories that span all the way to their deaths. The Lizard and a depowered Electro were later sprung from Andry Corrections Facility by the Rhino on the red-suited man's behalf. The Lizard worked with the Jackal on
2123-405: A dose of his Lizard suppressing antidote. When Connors changed into the Lizard, he devoured King as a rival male. Knowing that the Lizard has targeted Connors's son Billy in the past, Peter Parker decides to protect Billy and swings to his foster parents' home. There, he finds that Billy was kidnapped and his new parents are being held hostage by Ana Kravinoff . Ana had left Billy in an alley, where
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#17327757680712316-402: A feral anthropomorphic lizard. Although Spider-Man was able to undo the transformation, the Lizard remained a part of Connors's subconscious and would resurface time and time again, often retaining Connors's intelligence and attempting to replace mankind with a race of reptilian creatures like himself. Many stories featuring the Lizard deal with the effects he has on Connors's life and psyche since
2509-430: A formula to save May Parker's life after Peter Parker had given his aunt his radioactive blood during a transfusion, unintentionally putting her in mortal peril. It later became clear that the success of Connors's apparent cure from the Lizard persona was short-lived. A repeating pattern soon occurred, with stress or a chemical reaction turning Connors into the Lizard, Spider-Man fighting him, and then forcing him to swallow
2702-524: A level equivalent to that of Spider-Man. He can also scale walls using a combination of his sharp claws and micro-scales on his hands and feet that create molecular friction like those of a gecko. He is highly resistant to injury due to his thick scaly hide, allowing him to resist punctures and lacerations from ordinary weapons and lower-caliber firearms. In addition, the Lizard has highly enhanced healing abilities which allow him to quickly recover from grievous wounds, including regenerating lost limbs. He also has
2895-663: A particular superhero character, often focuses on the hero's origin story and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet
3088-559: A police captain; Jorma Taccone as Adriano Tumino / Vulture , a supervillain from an Italian Renaissance -inspired universe, as well as Peter Parker / Spider-Man from the 1967 animated series , which he reprises from the post-credits of Into the Spider-Verse ; Greta Lee as Lyla, Miguel and the Spider Society's AI assistant; Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis , the Earth-42 version of Miles' deceased uncle (Ali previously voiced
3281-464: A powerful tail which he can whip at high speeds. The Lizard has razor-sharp teeth set in muscular jaws that can deal a lethal bite (the latter is established in the Lizard's later appearances; in his earlier appearances he seems to have no teeth at all). Like a reptile, he has cold-blooded characteristics and is therefore sensitive to drops in temperature; a sufficiently cold environment will cause his metabolism to slow drastically and become dormant if he
3474-598: A prisoner of the Spider-Society displaced from his home reality. Production on Across the Spider-Verse was completed on May 20, 2023, 13 days before the U.S. release date. With a runtime of 140 minutes, it is the longest animated film ever produced by an American studio, surpassing Consuming Spirits (2012). On June 23, 2023, Vulture reported that four people who worked on the film alleged that production had faced difficulties due to numerous requests from Lord for changes to already finished animation, as well as
3667-515: A procedure that would repower Electro. The first time it was interrupted, the Lizard was present when the Jackal summoned a somehow-revived Francine appears to convince Maxwell to go through with it. The second time it was interrupted was when Martha Connors informed everyone present about a fire in Edmond, Oklahoma that neither of them was responsible for. While escaping from New U Technologies, Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of Earth-65 quickly incapacitate
3860-495: A result of exposure to the Lizard Formula, allowing him to transform into the Lizard. In human form, he has none of his superhuman powers, but he is highly intelligent and a well known scientist in fields of genetics , physics , biochemistry and herpetology . When Connors is transformed into the Lizard, his strength is increased to superhuman levels. Likewise, his speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes are also raised to
4053-519: 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. Sony officially confirmed the sequel in November 2019, with Lord and Miller returning as producers and a release date of April 8, 2022 announced. In April 2020, Sony shifted the film's release to October 7, 2022. In February 2021, Miller said that he and Lord were working on
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#17327757680714246-481: A story in this film that has an arc of its own that we needed to complete. In the same month, Powers also stated that the film would not be "tied" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In the film, Miguel makes a direct reference to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), telling Gwen to not "get [him] started on Doctor Strange and that little nerd back on Earth-199999" — referring to
4439-469: A style that looks like an "unfinished sketch [with] blue construction lines that evoke a comic book artist's rough drawing before the work goes to an inker". The Spot's portals were intended to look like "living ink that had spilled or splattered on the comic artist's drawing", which created new challenges for the animation team. The Vulture was given a Renaissance -era design inspired by the artwork of Leonardo da Vinci 's workbooks. Thompson also revealed that
4632-499: A vampire bat. After the facility was destroyed by Monica Rambeau and the Machine Man Imposter and Creature Z was overloaded with the blood it sucked out, Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate was rescued by Morbius. As Morbius planned to work with him in curing their conditions, he is unaware that the Lizard he rescued is an Istopte Genome accelerator duplicate. During the " Blood Hunt " storyline, Spider-Man
4825-512: A world that can't really be controlled. While the cast and crew were being interviewed for Empire in March 2023, codirector Joaquim Dos Santos revealed that another alternate universe would be "the punky New London, inhabited by Daniel Kaluuya's Spider-Punk", with a final dimension "being kept tightly under wraps for now", later revealed to be Earth-42 , the world the spider that bit Miles came from and where he has become that world's version of
5018-544: Is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963) as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man . While the character has retained this role throughout most of his subsequent appearances, he has also been portrayed as a tragic antihero and occasional ally of Spider-Man. Connors
5211-894: Is a philosopher whose transformed state resembles a Velociraptor and retains his human mind. An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-90214 appears in Marvel Noir. This version is an assistant to Otto Octavius . A zombified alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-2149 appears in Marvel Zombies . An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-982 appears in Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man . An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-807128 appears in Old Man Logan . Several alternate universe variants of Lizard exist on Earth-65 . Peter Parker
5404-493: Is a smart, thrilling piece of work that reminded me of other great part twos like The Dark Knight and The Empire Strikes Back ." Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film 3/4 stars, calling it "an extravagant, very cool love letter to graphic design, executed with superb draftsmanship and giddy, infectious joy." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times also gave it 3 out of 4 stars, writing, "It's
5597-528: Is angrily ejected to her own universe by Miguel. At home, Gwen reunites with George and they reconcile when he reveals he has decided to resign from the force instead of arresting her. George gives Gwen a makeshift portal device left for her by Hobie. Gwen uses it to travel to Earth-1610 and begins searching for Miles, as do other members of the Society. Miles tries to reveal his secret identity to his mother Rio , much to her confusion. Miles and Gwen realize that
5790-406: Is animated on 3s or 2s (8 or 12 images), his guitar on 4s (6 images), and his outline on 2s or 1s (12 or 24 images); unlike rest of the characters that are predominantly animated on 2s. In May 2023, Jake Johnson revealed in an interview that a Lego universe would be featured in the film. The Lego sequence was done by 14-year-old Canadian animator Preston Mutanga and was added late in the movie, after
5983-549: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,
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6176-561: Is exposed to cold temperatures for too long. The Lizard can mentally communicate and command all reptiles within a mile of himself via limited telepathy . He has also on at least one occasion secreted powerful pheromones which caused nearby humans to behave violently. Post- Brand New Day , a further enhancement of his telepathy granted him the power of telepathically compelling humans to act out their primal urges, by suppressing emotional control in their amygdala (the "lizard brain"). Based on various physiological and environmental factors,
6369-785: Is in production, while a spin-off film titled Spider-Woman is in development. On Earth-65, Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy has become increasingly isolated from her friends and estranged from her father George. George is hunting Spider-Woman for killing Peter Parker , unaware that it was an accident after Peter turned into the Lizard . Gwen encounters a version of the Vulture from an Italian Renaissance –themed alternate universe, and Miguel O'Hara and Jess Drew arrive through dimensional portals to help neutralize him. George corners Gwen and she reveals her identity to him, and he attempts to arrest her before she leaves with Jess and Miguel. In Brooklyn on Earth-1610, 16 months after Kingpin 's defeat and
6562-408: Is not identified as transgender in the film, viewers and critics who supported this interpretation additionally pointed to the use of the flag's colors (light pink, light blue, and white) elsewhere in scenes involving Gwen and her universe, and the perceived parallels to coming out in her character arc within the film. However, others have noted that the pink, blue and white colors were already used by
6755-631: Is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the " Spider-Verse ". The film was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos , Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller , who both wrote the film with Dave Callaham . It stars Shameik Moore , who voices Miles . Other voice actors of the film are Hailee Steinfeld , Brian Tyree Henry , Lauren Vélez , Jake Johnson , Jason Schwartzman , Issa Rae , Karan Soni , Shea Whigham , Greta Lee , Daniel Kaluuya , Mahershala Ali , and Oscar Isaac . Miles goes on an adventure with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman (Steinfeld) across
6948-417: Is sometimes an ally of Spider-Man just as himself, and not necessarily as his alter ego. In the original Earth-616 version of the story, Curt Connors was a geneticist researching the ability of certain reptiles to regrow missing limbs. He developed a lizard DNA-based serum that would allow humans to do the same, and tested it on himself, hoping to regain his missing right arm; instead, he transformed into
7141-498: Is still hampered by his inability to fully comprehend human emotions. In a 2004 story arc entitled Lizard's Tale , written by Paul Jenkins in the Spectacular Spider-Man comic book, it was revealed that the Lizard persona was not a separate personality from Dr. Connors after all — Curt had been consciously controlling his reptilian alter ego all along. Furthermore, Connors was shown to know that Peter Parker
7334-435: Is used for a hologram version of the character with a comic book-accurate design. 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 due to the "incredible buzz" surrounding the project. The sequel was to continue the story of Miles Morales / Spider-Man , working from "seeds [that were] planted" throughout
7527-647: The Secret Wars storyline. An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-21117 appears in Exiles #17. This version created an army of Lizards by mutating other people. He intended to massacre them using a nuclear bomb, but the Exiles convince him otherwise, after which he commits suicide. An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-311 appears in Marvel 1602 . This version
7720-492: The Torment storyline ) for her purposes, reducing him to a mindless, savage state. After a series of bloody battles, the Lizard and Calypso were defeated by Spider-Man, and Spider-Man assumed that he perished under Calypso's spell. Connors once again gained control of the Lizard's mind and body, although it was very weak. Curt carried out a plan to cure himself temporarily, after which he voluntarily submitted to incarceration in
7913-634: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
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8106-672: The Black Panther against Stegron the Dinosaur Man . After the apparent death of the Jackal , Dr. Connors determined that Spider-Man was not a clone. Later, the Lizard battled both Stegron and Spider-Man after Stegron kidnapped Billy Connors. For a time, Peter Parker worked as a teaching assistant to Dr. Connors at Empire State University, although Connors had no idea that Peter was Spider-Man. During this time, Spider-Man and Connors dealt with one of Connors's previous experiments in
8299-527: The Doctor Strange and Spider-Man of the MCU – while attributing the events of No Way Home to the collider explosion from Into the Spider-Verse . The quote is meant as a throwaway line that Lord and Miller came up with. Additionally, Donald Glover reprises his role as an alternate version of Aaron Davis / Prowler from the MCU film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in a live-action cameo, depicted as
8492-562: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
8685-565: The Human Torch , and was restored to normal once again by Spider-Man. During another encounter with Spider-Man after Peter's attempts to remove his powers resulted in him growing four extra arms , a bite from Morbius endowed the Lizard with Connors's personality via the infection of a strange enzyme. Connors then synthesized an antidote for himself and Spider-Man using the Morbius enzyme. Curt Connors later aided Spider-Man, Ka-Zar , and
8878-509: The Lizard . J. K. Simmons reprises his role as J. Jonah Jameson , voicing various versions of the character on AU Earth-1610, Earth-42, and Earth-65 with archive audio from other Spider-Man media being used for the Lego version on Earth-13122. Live-action roles are also featured in the film, with Donald Glover appearing as an alternate version of Aaron Davis / Prowler , reprising his role from
9071-711: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Peggy Lu reprises her role as convenience store owner Mrs. Chen from the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), identified as Earth-688. Tobey Maguire , Andrew Garfield , Kirsten Dunst , and Bryce Dallas Howard appear in their respective roles as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson , and Gwen Stacy from previous Spider-Man films through archival footage, as well as Cliff Robertson as his version of Ben Parker and Denis Leary as George Stacy . Archival audio of Alfred Molina 's Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
9264-564: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake
9457-468: The Rhino by developing a formula to dissolve the Rhino's bulletproof hide, but accidentally transformed himself into the Lizard due to exposure to the chemicals needed to create the formula and was restored by Spider-Man. Connors was later abducted and forced to create a rejuvenation serum for Silvermane . However, the stress from this caused Connors to again transform; the Lizard then battled Spider-Man and
9650-645: The Sinister Twelve to kill Spider-Man. The Sinister Twelve were defeated and captured by the combined forces of Daredevil , the Fantastic Four , and the Avengers . The Lizard resurfaced to face Spider-Man with the aid of Billy Connors, who was changed into an adolescent Lizard by his father. Both the Lizard and his son were captured and reverted. Billy's transformational ability has been ignored since. A new Sinister Six team, including new member
9843-584: The Spider-Verse films was to create visual styles that had not been used in a major studio computer-generated film and to not repurpose other artists' work through AI. Some machine learning technology, which is distinct from generative AI as it is based on work already done on the project, had been used by Sony Pictures Imageworks to assist animators during the production of the franchise's preceding films. Karan Soni said in August 2024 that voice recording
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#173277576807110036-509: The X-Men found themselves working with Spider-Man after they discovered that the abductor is the Lizard, who had been turning the victims into lizard people, while maintaining his control over the city's reptile population. The X-Men and Spider-Man discovered that the Lizard was being used by the Dark Beast , who had given the Lizard his 'reptilian shift' abilities by using a machine. During
10229-399: The comics' version of Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy , and thus were not necessarily proof that the film version of the character is trans. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was released on digital download by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 8, 2023, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray , Blu-ray , and DVD on September 5. The digital release of the film featured additional alterations from
10422-496: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 95% of 386 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Just as visually dazzling and action-packed as its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse thrills from start to cliffhanger conclusion." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 60 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave
10615-541: The "Japanese Spider-Man" from the 1978 Spider-Man series , and Italian Spiderman in the following movies. In November 2019, Lord indicated that the character Takuya Yamashiro was designed, though he didn't make an appearance in the movie. In August 2020, Jake Johnson expressed hope that he could reprise his role as Peter B. Parker from the first film in the sequel. Issa Rae was cast as Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in June 2021, Johnson confirmed that he would be returning for
10808-494: The "normal" Connors, the Lizard/Connors cut off his regrown limb, but the Lizard began to appreciate human life, to the point that when he found the correct Lizard serum, he contemplated remaining human, but he took the cure when Spider-Man arrived and threatened him with custody. This resulted in yet another streamlined, new form. A new cure was developed for the lab employees that he had changed, but this formula failed on
11001-523: The 1967 TV series in Into the Spider-Verse . In November 2022, Daniel Kaluuya was confirmed to be voicing Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk in the film. In December 2022, with the reveal of the film's first poster, it was confirmed that the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009) would appear in the film. Spectacular showrunner Greg Weisman was not informed about
11194-845: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
11387-493: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). Lizard (character) As the Lizard: The Lizard ( Dr. Curtis " Curt " Connors )
11580-512: The 21st century. Guillermo del Toro , the winner of the 2022 Oscar for Best animated film , praised the film, saying "Spider-Verse will fulfill and heal." During a London Q&A screening, Andrew Garfield , who portrayed Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man films , called the film "a masterpiece of pure cinema". Bryce Dallas Howard , who played Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 (2007), expressed her and her father, Ron Howard 's, love for
11773-530: The Carrion Virus by injecting them with the Lizard formula, turning his wife and son into lizard people like himself. Connors was later shown having returned to Empire State University, now using a special chip implanted in the back of his neck to control his Lizard persona, with the chip acting as an inhibitor that stopped him from attacking humans. Teaching once again, Connors offered to support Peter Parker's efforts to re-apply for his doctorate after he
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#173277576807111966-510: The Earth-1610 version of Aaron in the first film); and Jharrel Jerome as Miles G. Morales / Prowler of Earth-42. Additional iterations of Spider-Man appearing in the film as members of the Spider-Society, with speaking roles, include: Andy Samberg as Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider ; Amandla Stenberg as Margo Kess / Spider-Byte , a Spider-Woman from a virtual reality ; Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker / SP//dr , reprising her role from
12159-535: The Fourth Wall , with the design of Gwen Stacy's bedroom also taking influence from the color palette of Gwenpool's hospital gown. In May 2023, Powers revealed that the film would end on a cliffhanger and co-director Dos Santos compared it to the Star Wars original trilogy film The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Powers explained: Across The Spider-Verse is a movie on its own, but it definitely ends on
12352-462: The Japanese release, an original song, "Realize" performed by Lisa , was featured. The film was supported by another single, " Mona Lisa " by Dominic Fike , released on June 2, 2023—the day of the film's premiere. Although originally set to be released as a track on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack album, a few days after its release, the track was removed. On June 23, 2023, it was announced that
12545-610: The Lizard appear in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows . An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard appears in the Ultimate Marvel universe. This version is a friend of Reed Richards who created the Carnage symbiote. Despite his crimes, S.H.I.E.L.D. eventually pardons and recruits him. An alternate universe variant of Curt Connors / Lizard from Earth-82081 appears in
12738-489: The Lizard ate him, the trauma of which functionally destroyed the Connors persona. No longer having Connors internally warring with the Lizard, he enters a metamorphosis, emerging in a new form, sporting a leaner physique, long brown spikes on its head, spikes on its right forearm, human intelligence, and the ability to telepathically communicate with the underdeveloped "lizard hindbrain" portion of human brains. He demonstrated
12931-485: The Lizard being completely separate from Connors. Another continuity -related issue involves Connors' son Billy. Unlike many other Marvel Comics children, he has not appreciably grown up since the comics' stories of the 1960s. Billy's visible age also seems to waver back and forth between approximately eight and 13 years old, depending on the particular comic artist drawing the character. Alternate universe variants of Curt and Billy Connors from Earth-18119 who both became
13124-585: The Lizard was impaled through the shoulder, but survived. As part of the " All-New, All-Different Marvel " as part of the lead-up to the " Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy " storyline, the Lizard was shown at the Andry Corrections Facility. He was escorted to the visitor's room and his restraints were removed. After the guards left the visitor's room, the Lizard met the mysterious red-suited man where he claimed to have met Curt Connors before. The Lizard detected familiar scents accompanying
13317-422: The Lizard was subsequently ignored, when the Lizard's mind was briefly trapped in Connors' human form, he attempted to mutate the staff of Horizon Labs into lizard people like himself, with none of the other lizards demonstrating the same hostility to humans as the Lizard, prompting Spider-Man to speculate that the Lizard's anti-human traits came from Connors' anger at the world for his lost arm and family rather than
13510-558: The Lizard's intelligence can range from bestial and animalistic to normal human intelligence. The Lizard personality has most often manifested with human intelligence, capable of speech and higher reasoning, although some versions have been more feral than others. During the " Secret Wars " in particular, he appeared less ruthless than his normal portrayal, showing concern for Volcana and the Wasp after they showed him kindness despite his usual disdain for humans. However, even when operating at
13703-475: The Lizard's mind controlling powers. Spider-Man then injected the Lizard with some of the formula, hoping that Connors would be able to resume control. Although Connors is no longer present, the formula does increase the prominence of the Lizard's "monkey brain", aka the human intelligence portion of its brain. This causes him to consider (and regret) some of his actions, including killing Billy and trying to make people embrace their lizard instincts. Reverting most of
13896-523: The Lizard's new form; he was instead knocked out and taken to the Raft. Visiting him in the Raft, Spider-Man was unaware that the serum had restored Connors' psyche and Connors remained in prison willingly, as he felt that he deserved it for his actions as the Lizard. During the " Dying Wish " storyline, Peter Parker (whose mind was trapped within Doctor Octopus' dying body) was freed from the Raft by
14089-543: The Lizard's psyche was still present and was pretending to be Connors so that he would be left alone. The Lizard/Connors released blood into the air supply to provoke Morbius into attacking the other lab workers. The Lizard/Connors then tried to recreate his original Lizard formula so that he could change again, but Morbius' cure instead only allowed him to regrow his missing arm. The Lizard/Connors then injected Max Modell and other Horizon Lab personnel with his formula to discover how to "cure" himself. Attempting to appear to be
14282-512: The Lizard, and he battled the Owl alongside Spider-Man. However, mystical activity during the Inferno crisis once again brought the Lizard's bestial nature to the fore, and Spider-Man cured him again. Connors then tried to straighten out his life and control the Lizard, with some degree of success. This ended when the villainess Calypso used her voodoo magic to take control of the Lizard (during
14475-442: The Lizard, appeared during the superhero Civil War , but it was stopped by Captain America and his Secret Avengers . Post- Civil War , Curt Connors aided Spider-Man in developing a cure for the victims of Mister Hyde who were mutated with unstable versions of Spider-Man's powers. Dr. Connors has also monitored the progress of the hero Komodo , a female grad student who stole a sample of Connors's Lizard formula. She modified
14668-452: The Lizard, but on this occasion, he was saved thanks to his former colleague Professor X and his first team of X-Men , Beast and Angel tracking the Lizard down in the swamps so that the Iceman could send him into hibernation long enough to develop a cure. Later, Curt Connors relocated to New York City attending Empire State University . He was able to repay Spider-Man by developing
14861-414: The Lizard. When Doctor Octopus pulled a switch which activated the Carrion Virus in all of the clones and caused them to start rapidly decaying, the Lizard saw that Martha Connors and Billy Connors were affected. During the ensuing battle, the Lizard escaped with Martha and Billy as he vowed to find a way to keep them from dying. In the sewers of San Francisco, the Lizard saved Martha and Billy Connors from
15054-572: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in
15247-591: The Prowler. Spider-Punk's animation style took two to three years to develop and is inspired by collage imagery of 1970s punk-rock album covers , posters , and zines emulating the look of Xerox prints, colored papers and images appropriated from magazines and newsprints, and has a general grayed-out quality due to copy machines not having toner in them. Also the animators experimented with different frame rates to reflect DIY punk visuals and Spider-Punk's anarchic personality and tendency of inconsistency. His body
15440-515: The Raft, he temporarily shut down the Raft's power, letting the Lizard out of his cell. The Lizard protected J. Jonah Jameson from the Scorpion, revealing that he had the mind of Curt Connors, and that he "will never let the monsters win again." Jameson defended the Lizard from the Raft's warden, calling him a hero, and protesting the use of a restraining device, though the Lizard himself preferred to be cautious. During Smythe's final escape attempt,
15633-468: The Sinister Six by having Mysterio join him as Kindred notes that his endgame with Spider-Man is approaching. Spider-Man found Connors in his wrecked lab as he was informed on what happened. Peter then took Connors home in the sewer to recover with his family. Spider-Man suspects that Doctor Octopus is forming his latest incarnation of the Sinister Six. Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate and
15826-486: The Society, and reunites with Peter B. Parker , who introduces him to his infant daughter Mayday Parker . Miguel explains to Miles that each of the Spider-People's stories contain " canon events", such as the death of a police captain close to Spider-Man, which cannot be disrupted otherwise they risk the collapse of that universe, which in turn will collapse the whole multiverse as a consequence. Miles realizes that
16019-492: The Spider-People were more antagonistic and that Miles' family was in more danger than in the first film. Meanwhile, Abid Rahman from The Hollywood Reporter compared Miles' introduction to the Spider-People in the trailer to the "vibe" of Citadel of Ricks and highlighted the reference to the Spider-Man pointing meme. Commentators also noted that the trailer posited that Miles could potentially have to choose between saving
16212-489: The Spider-Verse ' s total gross of $ 384.5 million after 12 days of release, and overtook The Smurfs to become Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing film. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $ 328 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues placed it third on their list of 2023's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". In the United States and Canada, Across
16405-470: The Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (two earlier movies that Lord and Miller co-produced for Sony) suffered from similar production issues. One artist said that production on Beyond the Spider-Verse , the film's sequel, had not progressed, and that there was "no way that" it would be completed in time for its scheduled March 2024 release window. Sony denied the allegations concerning Across
16598-436: The Spider-Verse directors Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman , and Rebecca Karch and Brian Michael Bendis joining Ramsey as executive producers. In December, Lord and Miller revealed that the film was being split into two parts: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) and (Part Two) , because they had written the story they wanted to tell for the sequel and realized it was too much for one film. Work on both parts
16791-481: The Spider-Verse from its release schedule due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike , which prevented the voice cast from recording dialogue. The March 2024 date was given to Sony's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire . After the strike ended in November, voice recording for Beyond the Spider-Verse was set to resume imminently, and production had resumed by December 2023. After Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra said in May 2024 that
16984-536: The Spider-Verse one of the top-ten films of 2023. Among its numerous accolades , it won Best Animated Feature at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards , Annie Awards , and Producers Guild of America Awards , and received nominations for the same category at the Golden Globe Awards , BAFTA Awards , and Academy Awards . The third and final installment in the trilogy, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse ,
17177-493: The Spider-Verse was released alongside The Boogeyman , and was initially projected to gross around $ 80 million from 4,313 theaters in its opening weekend, with rival studios predicting it could reach $ 90 million. It made $ 17.35 million from Thursday night previews, the third-best total for an animated film after The Lion King ($ 23 million in 2019) and Incredibles 2 ($ 18.5 million in 2018). After making $ 51.7 million on Friday (including previews,
17370-705: The Spider-Verse would serve as a "launching pad" for it. Lord and Miller were confirmed to be producing the film in April 2021, when the project was undergoing rewrites. Pascal and Arad reaffirmed that the film was in development in May 2023, when Arad said it would be made sooner than expected, while Steinfeld expressed interest in the film. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about
17563-714: The Spider-Verse 's production troubles, while declining to comment on the possibility of the sequel being delayed, and producer Amy Pascal called the process of heavy revision normal. Daniel Pemberton confirmed in December 2020 that he would return to compose the sequel's score. In December 2022, Lord and Miller confirmed that Metro Boomin would create music for its soundtrack. Several artists were featured on it, including 21 Savage , Swae Lee , Lil Wayne , Future , Nas , ASAP Rocky , Lil Uzi Vert , Wizkid , Coi Leray , Offset , Becky G , Shenseea , A Boogie wit da Hoodie , JID , Don Toliver , James Blake , and 2 Chainz . For
17756-487: The Spot killing Jeff is a canon event and is imprisoned by Miguel to prevent Jeff from being saved. Miles frees himself with help from Hobie, and flees with the Society in pursuit. Miguel corners Miles and tells him that he was never supposed to become Spider-Man and that Earth-42 has no Spider-Man because of him. Miles overpowers Miguel and, with help from Margo Kess , flees back to his own universe. Gwen stands up for Miles, and
17949-461: The Spot was one of "the deepest cuts in Spider-Man's rogue gallery " but the creative team was excited about his abilities, which allow the character to travel between universes. Shea Whigham and Jorma Taccone were also revealed to be voicing George Stacy and Adriano Tumino / Vulture , respectively. Taccone previously voiced Norman Osborn / Green Goblin and Peter Parker / Spider-Man from
18142-414: The Spot, and opens a portal to the next alternate universe he has gone to, Earth-50101. Miles discretely follows Gwen into the portal, and the two team up with Earth-50101's local Spider-Man Pavitr Prabhakar , and later Hobie Brown , against the Spot. The Spot absorbs the power of the collider, and he and Miles share a vision of his future attacks, which include the deaths of Jeff and Police Inspector Singh,
18335-591: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of
18528-573: The Trapster, Hydro-Man, and the Scorpion. The Trapster offered to free the Lizard, but Connors declined. When Morbius the Living Vampire managed to escape his cell, the Lizard pointed out that he still had nowhere to go. For unknown reasons, Morbius then freed the Lizard. The Lizard was then seen back in his cell, being one of the few inmates left to be transported out of the decommissioned Raft. When Alistair Smythe attempted an escape from
18721-592: The US and Canada, the film grossed $ 88.1 million from 59 markets in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, Across the Spider-Verse grossed $ 47 million, for a drop of 44%, while in its third weekend, it grossed $ 27.6 million from 60 markets, including Japan where the film made $ 2.8 million. As of July 9, 2023, the highest grossing territories were China ($ 49.6 million), UK ($ 35 million), Mexico ($ 27.8 million), Australia ($ 20.6 million) and France ($ 13.4 million). On
18914-788: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
19107-544: The alterations have been controversial with the film's fanbase. In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films' theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive "pay 1 window" streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included the sequels to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ; this deal built on an existing output deal that Netflix had signed with Sony Pictures Animation in 2014. Disney signed for "pay 2 window" rights for
19300-560: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
19493-485: The antidote to reverse the transformation until the next time. A second personality had formed with the Lizard, one with the familiar goal shared by many villains of taking over the world. The Lizard envisioned a world where all humans had been transformed into (or replaced by) super-reptiles like himself. Despite the Lizard's overall hatred of humans, he was often shown to be unwilling to harm his wife Martha or young son Billy . As Connors, he aided Spider-Man in defeating
19686-474: The battle, the Lizard shifted Gambit , Storm , and Wolverine into lizard people. Emma Frost and Spider-Man escaped the machine's effects, released the Lizard and used him to defeat the Dark Beast, who was arrested while the Lizard escaped. Sometime later, Dr. Michael Morbius discovered that the Lizard had used DNA samples from Billy Connors' corpse to restore Curt Connors to humanity. Unfortunately,
19879-426: The best first-day of 2023 up to that point), weekend estimates were increased to $ 113 million. It went on to debut to $ 120.7 million, the second-highest opening weekend total of 2023 (behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie ' s $ 146.4 million) and the eighth-best ever for an animated film . It also surpassed Hotel Transylvania 2 ($ 48.4 million in 2015) to achieve the highest opening weekend for
20072-600: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced
20265-567: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
20458-555: The design of the spider in the "Go Home Machine" is influenced by the spider in the movie Krull (1983), which is also named "Ynyr" after a character from the film. Gwen Stacy's hair received a redesign in the movie, incorporating Gwenpool 's pink highlights in a reference to Marvel Rising . This was credited by Across the Spider-Verse production designer Patrick O'Keefe to artist Peter Chan in January 2024 as having been based on Gurihiru 's work on The Unbelievable Gwenpool : Beyond
20651-515: The destruction of the Alchemax collider, Miles Morales is having trouble with his parents due to his duties as Spider-Man interfering with his personal life, and is grounded when he is late to a party celebrating his father Jeff's promotion to police captain. Miles encounters the Spot , an Alchemax scientist-turned-supervillain whose body was infused with portals during the explosion. The Spot blames Miles for causing his mutation, and reveals that
20844-407: The events of The Gauntlet , Curt Connors was working for the pharmaceutical company Phelcorp under executive Brian King. Connors had lost custody of his son, Billy, and started hearing the voice of the Lizard persona goading him to let it have control. After Connors's assistant slept with King, Connors began struggling to contain the Lizard, ultimately losing control when King stopped him from taking
21037-466: The father of Pavitr's girlfriend Gayatri. The Spot escapes and Miles saves Singh from the collider's destruction, but the world begins to collapse before other Spider-People arrive to contain the damage. Miles, Gwen, and Hobie are taken to Nueva York in Earth-928, where a multiversal society of Spider-People, known as the Spider-Society, work together to combat threats. Miles meets Miguel, the leader of
21230-506: The film "avoids seeming like a physics lesson because its visuals are consistently thrilling; the most static bits of dialogue still pop because of how daring the animation is." Kyle Smith of The Wall Street Journal described the film as being "visually hypercaffeinated" but with a slow plot in the first half of the film, plotlines being a "hectic series of clashes", action sequences that were "jumpy but not especially engaging", and "too many long monologues". Jake Wilson of The Age gave
21423-493: The film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "Typically for Lord and Miller, the upshot is both adventurous and conformist, an outwardly bold reimagining of the material that never stops congratulating us for our brand loyalty, and which plays it safer in plot terms than the early sequences might lead you to hope." At the 96th Academy Awards , Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse received a nomination for Best Animated Feature . Its other nominations include seven Annie Awards (winning all,
21616-436: The film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 93% overall positive score, with 82% saying they would "definitely recommend" it. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, writing, "Like the work of a young artist who refuses to be restrained by the borders of the frame, Across the Spider-Verse is loaded with incredible imagery and fascinating ideas. It
21809-623: The film had 240 characters and would take place across six universes. Characters that were considered to appear in Across the Spider-Verse but were ultimately rejected include versions of Green Goblin , Doctor Octopus , Kraven the Hunter , Mysterio , Electro , Shocker , Rhino , Hobgoblin , Chameleon , Puma , Leap-Frog , Alistair Smythe , Grizzly , Boomerang , Screwball , Big Wheel , Beetle , and Diamondhead . Lord and Miller expressed interest in including Spider-Punk , Takuya Yamashiro ,
22002-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video. Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
22195-430: The film was a critical and commercial success. It set several box office records, grossing over $ 690 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing its predecessor and becoming the third-highest-grossing film of the year domestically in the United States, the highest-grossing film produced by Sony Pictures Animation, and the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2023 . The American Film Institute named Spider-Man: Across
22388-635: The film was released at Comic Con Experience in December 2021, revealing the title and the fact that the film is a two-part sequel. Following the announcement of the new title and release date in April 2022, Lord and Miller showed 15 minutes of the film (with unfinished animation) at Sony's CinemaCon panel. Lord, Miller, and the directors showed the same footage at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June, with updated animation and effects. In February 2023, Funko Pops figures based on characters from
22581-461: The film was retitled Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and it was given a release date of March 29, 2024, with Schwartzman confirmed to return as the voice of the Spot in Beyond the Spider-Verse . Vulture reported in June 2023 that the film was not expected to meet its March 2024 release date as previously scheduled because work had only taken place on concept tests or explorations from when it
22774-559: The film were revealed. In April 2023, another 14-minute footage was previewed at Sony's CinemaCon panel. A second trailer was released on April 4. It gained 148.6M views within 24 hours, becoming the most-viewed second trailer for a Marvel film within that timespan and also the most-viewed superhero film trailer of the summer. Rolling Stone 's Larisha Paul remarked that Miles wanted the other heroes to accept and validate him but also wanted to create his own story and not be controlled by them. Christian Holub of Entertainment Weekly felt
22967-502: The film's screenplay with Callaham, and that Peter Ramsey would be an executive producer on the sequel after co-directing the first film. That April, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson were announced as co-directors alongside Dos Santos, and that all three had worked on the project since it began. (Thompson was production designer on the first film.) Arad and Steinberg were confirmed to return as producers with Lord, Miller and Pascal, with Alonzo Ruvalcaba co-producing and Aditya Sood, Into
23160-657: The film. The electronics manufacturer ZOTAC also partnered with Sony Pictures to create limited-edition Spider-Man-themed RTX 4070 graphics cards. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiered on May 30, 2023, at the Grand Rex in Paris, France, and at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 2, in premium large formats and IMAX . Unlike
23353-435: The filmmakers were so impressed by his fan-made Lego recreation of the film's first teaser that they tracked him down and recruited him. Miles' design was updated for the sequel to show him having gone through a growth spurt, while Gwen was given a new haircut and an updated costume. Rick Leonardi , the co-creator of Spider-Man 2099, was brought on to adapt his own designs for the film, while comic book artist Brian Stelfreeze
23546-441: The films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney's linear television networks. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was released on Netflix in the United States on October 31, 2023. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $ 381.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 309.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $ 690.9 million. The film surpassed Into
23739-525: 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. The film's release initially was delayed in the MENA region until June 22, 2023, but later withdrawn from cinemas across
23932-415: The finished version, with other members of the team, such as in the sound department, also suggesting alternate ideas, stating, "Because it's a multiverse movie, it's like there's a multiverse of the movie – that was really the reasoning behind it. It was trying to make the best possible version that everyone was going to be the proudest of." Lord believed some of these changes created an improved film. Some of
24125-574: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film
24318-589: The first battle. After the Lizard was blasted by the magic of the Enchantress , he reverted to human form. After Connors's return from this event, his wife Martha, unable to take it anymore since Connors had said that he had been permanently cured, only to disappear for many days and then return home in tattered clothing with no plausible explanation as to where he had been, took their son Billy and separated from Curt. The Lizard had been affected by inter-dimensional teleportation so that Connors's mind presided over
24511-400: The first film while Rachel Dratch was revealed to be voicing the counselor at Miles' school. Lord, Miller, and the directors announced in June that Jason Schwartzman would provide the voice of the film's main antagonist Johnathon Ohnn / the Spot , which was added to the story after a suggestion from producer Avi Arad (a second antagonist was later written out of the movie). Powers noted that
24704-597: The first film, this film was not released in 3D. It was originally set for release on April 8, 2022, but was shifted to October 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was then moved to the June 2023 date. The film was re-released in IMAX in limited theaters on January 19, 2024, which marked the debut of a new Columbia Pictures logo that commemorates the studio's 100th anniversary. In China, the film premiered in Beijing on May 31 and
24897-432: The first film. 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. The next month, Pascal revealed that the film would focus on Miles and Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman , exploring
25090-506: The first film; Taran Killam as Patrick O'Hara / Web-Slinger ; Nic Novicki as Peter Parker / Lego Spider-Man , Josh Keaton as Peter Parker / Spectacular Spider-Man from the television series The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009), Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker / Insomniac Spider-Man from the Marvel's Spider-Man video game series by Insomniac Games ; Mike Rianda as Ezekiel Sims / Spider-Therapist ; Sofia Barclay as Malala Windsor / Spider-UK , an original incarnation who wears
25283-588: The form of the Iguana . During the first of the Secret Wars , the Lizard had reverted to his more primitive state and refused to participate on either side of the conflict. Although he was collected by the Beyonder along with other villains, he broke away from the main group after the first battle to settle in a swamp, where he befriended the Wasp , who had helped him treat an injury that he had sustained in
25476-619: The former is in Earth-42 and not his own earth. In Earth-42, Miles' late uncle Aaron Davis is alive while Jeff is dead, and New York is crime-ridden due to the lack of Spider-Man. Aaron restrains Miles, and is joined by Miles' Earth-42 counterpart, the Prowler . As the Spot begins his attack on Earth-1610's New York, Miles prepares to escape his restraints. Gwen, after promising to Rio and Jeff that she will find Miles, teams up with Peter B., Mayday, Pavitr, Hobie, Margo, Spider-Man Noir , Peni Parker , and Spider-Ham . Additional voice cast includes: Shea Whigham as George Stacy , Gwen's father and
25669-475: The formula for her own DNA to grow back her missing legs and to give herself reptilian powers. Doctor Curt Connors appeared in the 2008 Brand New Day storyline, where he experimented with animal stem cells as well as aiding forensic specialist Carlie Cooper . The third Freak mistook Connors's stem cells experiment for drugs. Connors helped Spider-Man defeat the Freak during their second encounter. During
25862-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office . 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
26055-495: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,
26248-477: The inclusion of his show's character and expressed doubts he would even be featured in the film itself. The film's first trailer also confirmed that the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001) would be appearing in the film. In January 2023, Nicolas Cage confirmed he would not be reprising his role of Spider-Man Noir for the film. In February 2023, it was revealed that Karan Soni
26441-466: The initial theatrical cut, such as the removal of several lines of dialogue. This version, which was also available in some theaters, was described by Miller as "an international version" of the film created to help with the necessary translations needed and to be approved by the French censorship board. He added that the animators "cleaned up and tweaked" some of the shots that had already been submitted for
26634-427: The lab's owner, to admit culpability, but Martha died from her cancer. Billy recovered but remained bitter towards his father. Curt's guilt and internalized anger led him to become the Lizard once again, and once human, Curt attempted a bank robbery so that he would be sent to prison. After a short-lived term, Connors was released and changed into the Lizard once more, this time due to a scheme by Norman Osborn to form
26827-435: The latter ability by triggering the instinctual prey response of Spider-man's lizard brain, temporarily overwhelming the superhero and causing him to flee in terror. Back on the street, the Lizard mentally triggered the lizard portion of numerous people's brains, causing them to behave in savage and often violent ways. Away from the Lizard, Spider-Man ingested Connors's Lizard suppressant formula, temporarily making him immune to
27020-556: The latter lives in constant fear that the Lizard will one day completely and irreversibly take over his body. Because of this, he works tirelessly to find a permanent cure for his alternate personality, much to the worry of his wife, Martha Connors , and son, Billy , but also standing in sharp contrast to other Spider-Man foes who often take pride in their powers and deliberately use them irresponsibly. The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man adaptations, including films, animated series, and video games. In live-action, Curt Connors
27213-561: The level of a human, the Lizard is rarely as intelligent as Dr. Connors, showing on many occasions an inability to understand his human self's work and use it to further his own ends despite his best efforts. The Lizard has apparently "destroyed" the Curt Connors persona, but has subsequently begun to display some of Connors's human emotions. In contrast to his previously feral nature, he has also shown sufficient intellectual capabilities to replicate Connors' work for himself, although he
27406-649: The man, scents that could not be there, and warned him not to toy with the Lizard. The red-suited man replied that he was not the Lizard; inside he was Curt Connors, a model prisoner who saved Mayor J. Jonah Jameson and various civilians before and was trapped in a monster's body. The Lizard lashed out at him, demanding to know how can the people that he was smelling be there. The man said that the Lizard had abilities that he could use and if he escaped and joined him, he could give him anything. He snapped his fingers and Martha Connors and Billy Connors stepped forward, where they were somehow alive. The red-suited man asked if they have
27599-558: The movie, calling it "an astonishing film on every level". The filmmakers behind Kung Fu Panda 4 cited the Spider-Verse films as inspiration for their fight scenes, incorporating an "inkbrush" style. An Internet meme involving the notion of canon events began spreading on TikTok after the film's release, which later became a trend . The meme's word "canon" elaborated its special definition as "ironic (if not actually painful)" experiences in real life. Collins Dictionary selected "canon event" as one of its ten contenders for Word of
27792-713: The multiverse or his family. On May 15, 2023; the film started the sale of different Spider-Verse themed food items for their collaboration with Burger King . The items available during the promotion included the Spider-Verse Whopper with a red bun and the Spider-Verse Sundae . On May 20, 2023, Nike released a special iteration of the Air Jordan 1 High OG inspired by the film. On May 23, 2023, Epic Games added skins of Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099 to Fortnite based on their designs in
27985-512: The multiverse, where he meets a team of Spider-People led by Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 (Isaac) known as the Spider-Society, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat in the form of the Spot (Schwartzman). Sony began developing a sequel to Into the Spider-Verse prior to its 2018 release, with the writing and directing team attached. It was set to focus on the relationship between Moore's Miles and Steinfeld's Gwen. The sequel
28178-452: The need for him to approve animation layouts early in production. Lord's directions were said to take precedence over the decisions of the film's directing team and led to numerous weeks of long overtime as the animators drastically revised portions of the film several times. They further stated that difficult working conditions caused by the constant revisions caused over 100 artists to leave the project before its completion, and that both Into
28371-614: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army, a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to
28564-482: The panel-to-panel thrill of discovering your respective era's teen-angsty Marvel icon. The thrill of the multiversal new is gone. Everything else, however, is extra-webbed for your pleasure." Alison Willmore of Vulture wrote, " Across the Spider-Verse looks incredible, even better than the groundbreaking first installment, but what's truly impressive about it is how willing it is to entrust its storytelling to its animation." The Atlantic 's David Sims wrote that
28757-518: The people he had affected with his telepathic powers, The Lizard disappeared into the sewers after the fight. During the Origin of the Species , the Lizard joined Doctor Octopus 's supervillain team and stole Menace 's baby. As Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man fought within the Lizard's hideout, the Lizard at first attacked Spider-Man, but then gladly returned the baby. He revealed that he already took
28950-413: The process of gauging the character's energy. Kaluuya further noted that "he wanted the character's voice to feel like a song," and that a take in which he portrayed the character as "rapping, but in a punk style" would be the one used in the film. In May 2020, Sony entered into a promotional partnership with Hyundai Motor Company to showcase their new models and technologies in the film. A prologue for
29143-483: The radioactive spider that bit Miles and gave him his powers came from an alternate universe, Earth-42 , while the Spot was testing the collider. The Spot accidentally transports himself into a void and learns to use his portals to travel other universes and empower himself by using Alchemax colliders in other dimensions. Gwen travels to Miles' dimension and they reconnect, sharing their struggles and hinting at feelings of attraction towards each other. Gwen secretly tracks
29336-494: The region because the film briefly features transgender iconography, such as a transgender flag on a banner seen hanging in Gwen Stacy's bedroom with the words " Protect Trans Kids ". The flag's appearance led to speculation that Gwen supports her universe's transgender rights movement and led to interpretations of Gwen's story being a transgender allegory, with some interpreting Gwen herself as being transgender. Although she
29529-570: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
29722-499: The rest of the Sinister Six proceeded to compete with the other villains that Kindred enlisted to take out Spider-Man. Doctor Octopus managed to have all the villains subdued when he hacked into Black Ant 's helmet by changing the setting to centipedes which affected the centipedes in every villains' head. During the " Beyond " storyline, Maxine Danger of the Beyond Corporation sent Misty Knight and Colleen Wing into
29915-513: The secrets of reptilian limb regeneration. Working from his home in the Florida Everglades with the help of war buddy Ted Sallis , he finally developed an experimental serum taken from reptilian DNA . The serum successfully regrew the missing limb of a rabbit, so then Connors chose to test the serum on himself. He ingested the formula and he did indeed grow a new arm. However, the formula had an unfortunate side effect : Connors
30108-528: The sequel a month later, 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 . 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
30301-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
30494-409: The sewers where they apprehended Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate. Upon being taken to Beyond Corporation's secret facility on Staten Island, the genetic template of Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate was combined with the genetic template of Morbius the Living Vampire to create a binary clone called Creature Z which looks like a white version of Lizard with the fangs and wings of
30687-523: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
30880-435: The studio was exploring different opportunities to make their films less expensive and more efficiently produced by primarily using artificial intelligence (AI), which was a central issue in the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes , Miller responded to concerns regarding the use of AI in Beyond the Spider-Verse , stating that generative artificial intelligence would not be used in the film. He explained that one of their goals for
31073-721: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the "Avengers Initiative" in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
31266-556: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
31459-573: The supervillain prison the Vault . When Calypso forces the transformation and attempted to control the Lizard once again, the creature killed her and escaped from the Vault. After this escape, the Lizard falls into a quicksand pit during a battle in the Everglades with Spider-Man and the bounty hunter Warrant and was believed to have died. Later, a huge bestial Lizard appeared, shortly after Connors
31652-497: The track was added into some versions of Fike's second studio album Sunburn , which was released on July 7, 2023. Though external to the film's score and soundtrack, Daniel Kaluuya also incorporated musical elements into his vocal performance as Spider-Punk / Hobie Brown . Kaluuya elaborated that he searched for the word "Spider-Punk" on Spotify , hoping to find fan-made playlists. He stated that after finding some he "would just listen to them, be like vibing out," helping him with
31845-465: The trailer was Earth-50101, which the crew nicknamed "Mumbattan" after Mumbai and Manhattan , due to that world being based on the one from Gotham Entertainment Group 's Spider-Man: India comic book series. The other universe was Nueva York, the futuristic New York City from the Marvel 2099 world, was heavily influenced by Syd Mead 's neo-futurist illustrations, which has an unfinished look. Also
32038-557: The two unaware that Kraven had set the situation up precisely to force Spider-Man into a position where he would become the ruthless warrior that Kraven believes that he 'should' be. However, Connors managed to maintain control and retrieve Billy without killing anyone. In a prelude to the " Sinister War " storyline, Doctor Octopus coerced Curt Connors into using the Isotope Genome Accelerator on himself which separates him from his Lizard side. Kindred then completed
32231-651: The upcoming films. Jeff Sneider of The Ankler reported in February 2023 that Holland was set to appear in a live-action sequence and that this had caused the film's delay from 2022 to 2023; Holland ultimately did not appear. Christopher Daniel Barnes , who voiced Spider-Man in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998), also expressed interest in returning for the film. In April 2022, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez were confirmed to be reprising their roles as Miles' parents from
32424-620: The voice for Miles' best friend and roommate Ganke Lee after his dialogue was cut from Into the Spider-Verse . Elizabeth Perkins voices the Aunt May of Gwen's Earth-65; Atsuko Okatsuka voices Yuri Watanabe , a police colleague of Captain Stacy; Ayo Edebiri , Antonia Lentini, and Nicole Delaney voice Gwen's bandmates Glory , Betty and MJ ; and Jack Quaid voices the Earth-65 Peter Parker who died after transforming into
32617-468: The works of artists Ron Cobb , John Bell , John Berkey , John Harris and Ralph McQuarrie were inspirations for the city's design, in addition to the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer . The city was created as a highly controlled environment reflecting Miguel's personality, and has an authoritarian, brutalist and minimalist style of design meant to represent a "clean, strong, unified, front-facing ideology". But when going underground one realizes that it's
32810-506: The year in 2023, defining the term as "an event that is essential to the formation of an individual's character or identity". A third Spider-Verse film was confirmed in December 2021 when Lord and Miller revealed that Across the Spider-Verse was being split into two films, with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part Two) expected to be released in 2023. Lord and Miller returned to produce and worked on both parts with Dos Santos, Powers, and Thompson returning as directors. In April 2022,
33003-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,
33196-425: Was Spider-Man, despite the discovery of the secret identity never being explained or depicted. The story ended with Dr. Connors deliberately getting himself sent to prison and hoping the Lizard would not be unleashed again. The Lizard's next appearance after this was as a member of the Sinister Twelve , where he showed no indication of being controlled by the mind of Dr. Connors. Although the idea of Connors controlling
33389-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
33582-575: Was academically disgraced by accusations of plagiarism of Otto Octavius' thesis since Doctor Octopus' mind was in Peter's body at the time. The inhibitor proved to be a disadvantage when Connors' class was attacked by the Taskmaster and the Black Ant and he could not defend himself. When Connors was captured by Kraven the Hunter as part of his organized hunt for various animal-themed villains , he
33775-440: Was called in to investigate Peter Parker's sudden sickness (the result of Peter's recently lost spider-powers returning). Spider-Man ( Ben Reilly ) realized that not only had the Lizard survived, but revealed later his new monstrous transformation seemed to be permanent and the personality of Curt Connors appeared completely lost. However, when this savage mindless Lizard later unexpectedly encountered Dr. Connors himself while Connors
33968-453: Was cast as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India in the film. In April 2023, it was reported that Andy Samberg was playing Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider . A report confirmed his casting in May 2023, when it was also confirmed that Amandla Stenberg would play Margo Kess / Spider-Byte . Delilah , a skilled assassin who serves as the bartender at the Bar with No Name in an alternate universe ,
34161-562: Was chosen to shape the visual development of Jess Drew, inspired both by the white comic-book Spider-Woman Jessica Drew and the black live-action television Spider-Woman Valerie the Librarian (portrayed by Hattie Winston in Spidey Super Stories ). The Spot's design, which was influenced by Austrian artist Egon Schiele , evolves throughout the film as he gains more confidence and control of his abilities, beginning with
34354-477: Was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . Curtis "Curt" Connors was born in Coral Gables, Florida . He was a gifted surgeon who enlisted in the U.S. Army . He performed emergency battlefield surgery on wounded GIs. However, his right arm was injured in a wartime blast, resulting in its amputation. After his return to civilian life as a research technologist, Connors became obsessed with uncovering
34547-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
34740-480: Was fighting some vampires until he ran into Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate. Lizard's Isotope Genome Accelerator duplicate was revealed to be recruited by Misty Knight to help look for Morbius the Living Vampire and Colleen Wing. They fought against the vampires and found a computer in a fake church established by the Beyond Corporation. Dr. Curtis Connors gave himself superhuman powers as
34933-559: Was helping Peter, Curt became the true Lizard once again and saved his family by killing the "Lizard-clone." It was revealed that the Lizard clone was a scientific accident resulting from an experimental formula being tested on a piece of the original Lizard's tail, which had then grown into a fully formed second creature. Although reunited after Curt's apparent death, Martha and Billy were diagnosed with cancer after being exposed to carcinogens from living near an industrial lab in Florida. Spider-Man assisted Curt in successfully forcing Monnano,
35126-401: Was locked in a cell with Spider-Man while the two of them watched live footage of the Black Cat and the Lizard-esque Billy Connors being hunted, with Billy admitting that he actually remembers his original death. Faced with a threat to his son, Connors asked Spider-Man to tear out the inhibitor chip so that he could rescue his son, despite the risk of this action leaving Connors paralyzed at best,
35319-493: Was meant to make an appearance in the film, but her scene was cut. She would later be included in the Insomniac Games 's Marvel's Spider-Man video game series entry Spider-Man 2 (2023), whose version of Peter Parker / Spider-Man also appears in Across the Spider-Verse , with Yuri Lowenthal reprising his role from that series. Lord revealed that design work for new characters in the film had begun by November 2019, with comic book artist Kris Anka later revealing that he
35512-439: Was officially announced in November 2019 and animation work began in June 2020, with a different visual style for each of the six universes visited by the characters. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California on May 30, 2023, and was released in the United States on June 2, having been delayed from its original April 2022 theatrical release date. Like its predecessor,
35705-474: Was originally being developed as two parts, after which the creative team shifted their focus to completing Across the Spider-Verse first. Lord and Miller responded, saying the production would take a necessary amount of time to complete Beyond the Spider-Verse and explained that they would not reserve a release date if it did not fit within their schedule. They also said the sequel would conclude their trilogy of Spider-Verse films. In July, Sony removed Beyond
35898-429: Was portrayed by Dylan Baker in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), while Connors / Lizard is portrayed by Rhys Ifans in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). In 2009, the Lizard was ranked IGN ' s 62nd Greatest Comic Villain of All Time. The Lizard first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963), and
36091-413: Was released on June 2. 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. 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. It was reported that at least two versions of
36284-486: Was serving as a character designer on the film. On June 9, 2020, the film's lead animator Nick Kondo announced that production had started. The different universes visited in the film were designed to look like they were each drawn by a different artist. Having learned new animation tools after working on The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) following the first Spider-Verse film, Lord and Miller ambitiously employed them to develop six different animation styles. The intent
36477-449: Was slated to begin in "a few months" and that the film was "deep in production". Sony began developing a Spider-Women film in November 2018 that would focus on three generations of female, Spider-related characters. Bek Smith was writing the spin-off, and Lauren Montgomery was in talks to direct. Pascal said the film would focus on the characters Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen, Cindy Moon / Silk , and Jess Drew / Spider-Woman, and said Across
36670-483: Was subsequently transformed into a reptilian humanoid monster. Spider-Man discovered this situation during a trip to Florida to investigate newspaper reports of the Lizard after his employer the Daily Bugle challenged him. After discovering the Lizard's true identity and origin, Spider-Man used Connors's notes to create an antidote to restore him to his human form and mentality. Another attempt to develop this serum for safe use again resulted in Connors transforming into
36863-491: Was taking place simultaneously. The sequels were renamed in April 2022, becoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse . Their release dates were shifted then, with Across the Spider-Verse pushed back to June 2, 2023. Lord and Miller said that they had told Sony the sequel would be the same size as Into the Spider-Verse , but it ended up having the largest crew of any animated film ever, with around 1,000 people working on it. They added that
37056-426: Was the first Lizard, with Harry Osborn and Curt Connors later succeeding him. An alternate universe variant of the Lizard from Earth-66 appears in Edge of the Spider-Verse (vol. 4) #4. This version is an ordinary lizard who sought revenge on Spider-Rex after he accidentally ripped off his tail. Despite opposition from his wife Lizzy and Spider-Rex, who both insist that his tail would have eventually grown back,
37249-404: Was to amaze the audience whenever the characters cross into a new environment so the film can accurately reflect its plot and the styles can generate various emotional backdrops. Earth-65, the home of Gwen Stacy, was designed to look like "impressionistic" watercolor paintings . The animation team created a simulator to generate this style and used a visual palette that reflects Gwen's emotions like
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