With Across the Spider-Verse continuing to explore the Spider-Man multiverse, The Spot seems like the perfect villain. According to director Kemp Powers, Valve's iconic videogame series Portal was a key influence on The Spot's aesthetic (via IndieWire). Jason Schwartzman as Johnathon Ohnn / the Spot: A former scientist from Alchemax-turned-supervillain after an accident, whose body is now covered by interdimensional portals that allow him to travel through space and different universes. [16] The Spot was not originally the film's main villain but was suggested by producer Avi Arad. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller at first dismissed the idea, but after talking more about his powers, they made him the antagonist. [17] The Spot is the primary villain for the next two animated Spider-Man movies. (Image credit: Sony Pictures) a b Hayes, Dade (April 21, 2021). "Disney And Sony Reach Windows Deal That Can Sling ' Spider-Man ' To Disney+ For First Time, Along With Reach Across Hulu, ABC, FX & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021 . Retrieved April 21, 2021. Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake in the “production readiness stage” while fans will have to wait longer for Control 2

Loughrey, Clarisse (June 2, 2023). " Across the Spider-Verse cliffhanger ending introduces surprise new character". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023 . Retrieved July 4, 2023. In Brooklyn on Earth-1610, sixteen months after the Alchemax collider's destruction, [a] Miles Morales encounters the Spot, an Alchemax scientist whose body was infused with portals during the collider explosion. The Spot blames Miles for causing his condition and reveals that, while testing the collider, he had transported a spider from another dimension, Earth-42, which bit Miles and turned him into Spider-Man. The Spot then accidentally transports himself into a void, where he travels to other universes containing Alchemax colliders to empower himself further. Andy Samberg to Voice Scarlet Spider in ' Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse ' (Exclusive)". One Take News. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023 . Retrieved April 28, 2023. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's sequel, titled Beyond the Spider-Verse, is expected to land in cinemas on March 29, 2024. Its release date was revealed alongside Across the Spider-Verse's revised launch date, although Beyond the Spider-Verse's arrival could change if it needs additional development time (or the ongoing writers' strike impacts it). You have never seen animation like this before. This does take a few mins to settle down. But after the first set piece battle, you will be well into this. There is one sequence that those who are sensitive to flashing lights will have to close their eyes for. But just one.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse which came before the highly anticipated new Spider-man movie first got released on December 14, 2018. Spider-Woman is one of many new Spider-People in Across the Spider-Verse. (Image credit: Sony Pictures) Fan, Xu (June 1, 2023). "Web of intrigue and action hits screens". China Daily. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023 . Retrieved June 3, 2023.Travis, Ben (March 11, 2023). " Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Is Set Across Five New Universes: 'We've Essentially Made Five Films In One' – Exclusive Image". Empire. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 . Retrieved March 11, 2023.

At some point after the movie's original cinema run from the second of June onwards, we hope that we'll be able to share more news about the Blu-ray version as well. Grobar, Matt (April 5, 2023). "Second ' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ' Trailer Comes In As Most Viewed For A Summer 2023 Superhero Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023 . Retrieved July 19, 2023.Stedman, Alex (June 7, 2023). " Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Fans Are Convinced Gwen Stacy's Storyline Is a Transgender One". IGN. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023 . Retrieved June 23, 2023.