
Miles Morales will once again be the heart and soul of this film. At one point, after witnessing her completely bad-ass entry on a motorcycle in The Vulture fight, Gwen even says in awe, “Would you adopt me?”Īrtistically, the studio brought on comic book artist Brian Stelfreeze, whose unique sensibilities have inspired our artists (led by production designer Patrick O'Keefe) to differentiate her look from the other spiders.Ĭatching up with Miles - Miles Morales is one of the main reasons why the first film was so successful. throughout the film she becomes sort of a mentor to Gwen). The original Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew is a fan favorite - an incredibly confident woman managing the superhero life on her own terms - kicking ass as Spider-Woman while expecting a new addition to her Spider-family in a few short months (Gwen Stacy immediately takes a liking to her impressive new Spider-friend.

Jessica Drew - We also get to see an all-new character, Jessica Drew, voiced by Issa Rae. Some of his physical attributes include unbridled strength, claws for gripping walls, a giant laser web, and a wing suit that gives him the ability to fly. Design-wise, he's inspired by the look of the original Spider-Man 2099 comics the studio brought on comic book artist Rick Leonardi to help adapt the character's design for the screen. Voiced by Oscar Isaac, he's a scientist from the future who has developed a way to travel across the Spider-Verse. He's a more feral, intimidating, futuristic version of Spider-Man who will play a much bigger role in this film. Spider-Man 2099 - We get to see Miguel O'Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099 (who made a very brief appearance in the coda of the first film), make a dramatic entrance while Gwen is fighting The Vulture at the Guggenheim before the confrontation with her father. The environment also serves as a "mood ring," physically changing its appearance to reflect the shifting emotions of our hero, Gwen Stacy. Heavily inspired by Gwen's original comic books, the filmmaking team has worked with the artists at Imageworks to develop new, custom techniques to apply a watercolor look and feel to Gwen's world. The look of this world is entirely unique from the world of Miles Morales, which we got to know well in the first film. Gwen Stacy's World – We saw a first look at the look of Earth 65, the universe where we catch up with Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy, once again voiced by Hailee Steinfeld. Without further hyperbole because it’s just too hot in Annecy for much in the way of humor, here’s what we learned… In a Bonlieu theater packed with screaming animation fans, as introduced by Kevin Noel, SVP Production at Sony Pictures Animation, the Annecy presentation wasted no time sharing the goods… and good goods they were. In addition, its in-the-works follow-up - the also recently renamed (now minus Part Two) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - now has an official theatrical release date as well, scheduled to open March 29, 2024. The sequel to its 2018 Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was also recently renamed, following the decision to remove “Part One” from the title. My guess, after witnessing key visual development today, is there just weren’t enough pixels available for the Sony Pictures Imageworks artists to work their magic with (what with all the shortages of stuff these days). Initially scheduled for an Octorelease, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, to our collective frown, was pushed to June 2, 2023.

Thompson shared work-in-process story lines, visual development, finished animation, and cool new characters from their highly anticipated, hyperbole inducing, extravaganza in the making, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Arguable one of the biggest and most important sessions of the entire festival delivered the goods in all its web-slinging, Spidey-sensing glory, as directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K.

Annecy 2022 kicked off in great fashion today, with huge crowds and even huger (is that proper usage here?) reveals.
