97 Fun Facts About Across the Spider-Verse

Who voices Miles Morales in Across the Spider-Verse?

Shameik Moore voices Miles Morales, reprising the role he originated in 2018's Into the Spider-Verse; the sequel redesigns Miles as a taller, older teenager.

Who voices Gwen Stacy?

Hailee Steinfeld voices Gwen Stacy, returning from Into the Spider-Verse; the sequel opens with Gwen narrating her own story on Earth-65.

Who is the film's main villain?

He was one of the deepest cuts in Spider-Man's rogues gallery, suggested by producer Avi Arad and initially dismissed by Lord and Miller.

Which actor voices the Spot?

Jason Schwartzman voices the Spot, playing him first as a bumbling 'villain of the week' who later becomes a genuine multiverse threat.

Who voices Miguel O'Hara, the leader of the Spider-Society?

Oscar Isaac voices Miguel O'Hara, Spider-Man 2099, having debuted the character in the post-credits scene of 2018's Into the Spider-Verse.

Which British actor voices Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk?

Daniel Kaluuya, Oscar winner for Judas and the Black Messiah, voices Hobie Brown in his own London accent.

What does Spider-Punk use as his main weapon?

His guitar is animated on 4s while his body moves on 3s or 2s, so the character deliberately never quite syncs with himself.

Which numbered universe is Miles Morales from?

Miguel eventually reveals that Miles was never supposed to be that world's Spider-Man at all.

Which numbered universe did the spider that bit Miles actually come from?

Earth-42: the spider that bit Miles was pulled from there by the collider, leaving that world without a Spider-Man, so its Miles Morales became the Prowler.

What promotion is Miles's father Jeff celebrating at the start of the film?

Police captain: Jeff's promotion drives the plot, because Miguel's model says a police captain close to Spider-Man must die for a Spider-Person's story to hold together.

What are the fixed moments in every Spider-Person's story called?

The idea escaped the film and became a TikTok meme; Collins Dictionary shortlisted the phrase for word of the year 2023.

What is the name of the Spider-Society's futuristic home city?

Nueva York is Earth-928's futuristic city, home to Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society headquarters, where hundreds of Spider-People chase Miles.

What is the nickname of Pavitr Prabhakar's home city, a blend of two real ones?

Mumbattan fuses Mumbai and Manhattan; the city was invented for the film as Pavitr Prabhakar's home, and its own Alchemax collider is what the Spot raids for power.

Who voices Pavitr Prabhakar, Spider-Man India?

Karan Soni voices Pavitr Prabhakar; the Indian-American actor is best known as taxi driver Dopinder in the Deadpool films.

What is the name of Peter B. Parker's baby daughter?

Peter B. is now married to his MJ, and Mayday joins the final rescue team in a tiny costume.

Who voices Jess Drew, the motorcycle-riding Spider-Woman?

Issa Rae voices Jessica Drew, a pregnant, motorcycle-riding Spider-Woman who vouches for Gwen joining Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society; her casting was announced in June 2021.

What is the name of the Spider-Society's AI assistant?

Lyla, voiced by Greta Lee, is Miguel O'Hara's holographic AI assistant; in the Spider-Man 2099 comics her name stands for LYrate Lifeform Approximation.

On Earth-42, who does Miles find alive that is dead in his own universe?

His uncle Aaron: on Earth-42 Aaron Davis is alive while Jeff Morales has died, and Aaron has raised his nephew Miles to be that world's Prowler.

Which actor voices the Earth-42 Miles, the Prowler?

Jharrel Jerome, Emmy winner for When They See Us, voices the Earth-42 Miles, who became the Prowler because his world never got a Spider-Man.

Which actor makes a live-action cameo as an alternate Aaron Davis / Prowler?

Donald Glover appears in live action as a captured Prowler, reprising the Aaron Davis he played in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming.

What did Gwen's Peter Parker turn into before she accidentally killed him?

Jack Quaid voices that Earth-65 Peter, and Gwen's father hunts her for the death without knowing the truth.

How does Gwen's father avoid his own canon event?

He resigns from the police force: George Stacy quits rather than arrest his daughter, which the film suggests breaks the captain's-death canon event for Gwen's world.

Which style was Gwen's Earth-65 designed to look like?

Impressionistic watercolours: Earth-65's washes of colour shift with Gwen's emotions, bleeding into cold blues and harsh reds during her argument with her father.

What does Miguel call Miles for never belonging in his own universe?

The original anomaly: Miguel tells Miles that the spider that bit him came from a different universe, making Miles himself the first anomaly.

Who animated the film's Lego sequence?

A 14-year-old fan: Preston Mutanga's Lego recreation of the trailer went viral, and the filmmakers hired the teenager to animate the film's Lego-world sequence.

Roughly how many people worked on Across the Spider-Verse, reportedly a record animation crew?

About 1,000: the crew reportedly grew to around 1,000 artists, far beyond the first film's, as the directors demanded a distinct visual style for every universe.

Which company animated the film?

Sony Pictures Imageworks, the Vancouver-based studio that also animated Into the Spider-Verse, handled the animation under visual effects supervisor Michael Lasker.

Who composed the score for Across the Spider-Verse?

Daniel Pemberton composed the score, returning from Into the Spider-Verse and adding new themes for Gwen and the Spot to his existing Miles motifs.

Which producer created the soundtrack album for Across the Spider-Verse?

Metro Boomin produced the 2023 album Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, featuring Future, Swae Lee, Nas and 21 Savage among others.

How long is Across the Spider-Verse, a record for an American animated film at release?

140 minutes: at 2 hours 20 minutes it was the longest American animated feature yet released, over 20 minutes longer than Into the Spider-Verse's 117.

On what date was Across the Spider-Verse released in US theaters?

June 2, 2023: the film had been dated April 8, 2022, then October 7, 2022, before production delays pushed it to June 2023.

What was the film's title when its first teaser debuted in December 2021?

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) was the title on the December 2021 teaser; in April 2022 Sony dropped 'Part One' and named the next film Beyond the Spider-Verse.

Which classic sequel did co-director Joaquim Dos Santos compare the film's cliffhanger ending to?

The Empire Strikes Back: Dos Santos likened the 'to be continued' cliffhanger to the 1980 Star Wars sequel, with the story resolving in Beyond the Spider-Verse.

Roughly how much did Across the Spider-Verse gross worldwide?

$690 million: it grossed about $690 million worldwide on a roughly $100 million budget, nearly doubling Into the Spider-Verse's $384 million.

Which film had been Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing release before this one overtook it?

The Smurfs (2011), with about $564 million worldwide, had been Sony Pictures Animation's top grosser until Across the Spider-Verse passed it in June 2023.

What was the film's US opening weekend, a Sony Pictures Animation record?

$120.7 million: the June 2023 opening more than tripled Into the Spider-Verse's $35.4 million debut and set a Sony Pictures Animation record.

How many Annie Awards did the film win?

Seven: at the 2024 Annie Awards it won seven prizes including Best Feature, and it also took the top animation prize from the Critics' Choice and Producers Guild.

For which Academy Award was Across the Spider-Verse nominated?

Best Animated Feature: its only Oscar nomination, at the 2024 ceremony, lost to Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron.

On which streaming service did the film debut in the US in October 2023?

Netflix: under Sony's pay-one streaming deal the film arrived on Netflix on October 31, 2023, ahead of a later Disney window.

Which comedian voices Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider?

Andy Samberg voices Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider, a brooding, over-muscled Peter Parker clone; Samberg also starred in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, whose pilot Lord and Miller directed.

Yuri Lowenthal reprises which Peter Parker among the Spider-Society?

Lowenthal reprised his role from Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man games.

Which Into the Spider-Verse voice actor did not return for the sequel?

Nicolas Cage did not return: his Spider-Man Noir appears only in a brief non-speaking cameo at the end, so the character has no new dialogue in the sequel.

Which MCU film does Miguel mean by 'that little nerd back on Earth-199999'?

Spider-Man: No Way Home: Miguel's line about 'Doctor Strange and the little nerd back on Earth-199999' nods to that 2021 MCU film, whose spell cracked open the multiverse.

Which 1983 fantasy film inspired the design of the spider in the 'Go Home Machine'?

Krull: the 1983 film's giant crystal spider in the Widow of the Web's lair inspired the machine's spider, which traps Miles in a glass cage while Miguel tries to send him home.

Whose pink hair highlights ended up on Gwen Stacy's redesign because of a reference mix-up?

Production designer Patrick O'Keefe later credited the slip to artwork from The Unbelievable Gwenpool.

Which Renaissance artist's notebooks inspired the film's Vulture design?

Leonardo da Vinci: the Vulture is drawn like a living sketch from da Vinci's notebooks, parchment textures and all, because he comes from an Italian Renaissance universe.

How long before the US release was production on the film completed?

Finished on May 20, 2023, it was later followed by reports of gruelling revisions that drove more than 100 artists off the project.

Which co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 was hired to adapt his own designs for the film?

Rick Leonardi, who co-created Spider-Man 2099 with writer Peter David in 1992, joined the film to rework Miguel O'Hara's look for animation.

Which three directors share credit on Across the Spider-Verse?

Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson directed; Thompson had been production designer on Into the Spider-Verse, while Lord, Miller and David Callaham wrote the screenplay.

Who voices Miles's father, Jefferson Morales?

Brian Tyree Henry voices Jefferson Morales, reprising his role from Into the Spider-Verse; the actor was Oscar-nominated for Causeway in 2023.

How many months after the Alchemax collider's destruction does the film's Earth-1610 story open?

16 months: a title card places Miles's story 16 months after the collider's destruction that ended Into the Spider-Verse, with Miles still hiding his double life from his parents.

Which producer first suggested the Spot as villain, an idea Lord and Miller initially dismissed?

Avi Arad: the veteran Marvel producer pitched the Spot, a villain Lord and Miller first laughed off before realising his portals made him a multiverse-level threat.

Who voices Adriano Tumino, the Renaissance-styled Vulture?

Jorma Taccone, of The Lonely Island, voices the Renaissance Vulture; he had voiced the Green Goblin in Into the Spider-Verse.

Which Society member, alias Spider-Byte, operates a virtual avatar remotely from her home reality?

Margo Kess, voiced by Amandla Stenberg, is Spider-Byte, a teenager who patrols the Society as a digital avatar from her bedroom and ultimately frees Miles from the Go Home Machine.

Who voices Gwen's Earth-65 Peter Parker, the boy who died after becoming the Lizard?

Jack Quaid voices Earth-65's Peter Parker, a bullied teen who turned himself into the Lizard; Quaid is best known as Hughie in The Boys.

How does Spider-Ham appear in the film?

John Mulaney's lines from the first film are reused before Peter Porker's non-speaking cameo at the end.

Which classic Disney scene inspired the way Gwen's world reacts to her emotions with colour?

Cinderella's torn dress: Justin K. Thompson cited the 1950 film's scene where Cinderella's dress is shredded and the garden turns blue around her grief, a model for Earth-65's shifting colours.

What does Hobie leave Gwen when he quits the Spider-Society?

A homemade watch: Hobie quits the Society and leaves Gwen a do-it-yourself dimensional watch, which lets her reach Earth-1610 and assemble the rescue team.

A June 2023 Vulture report alleged that over how many artists left the film during production?

100: Vulture reported in June 2023 that more than 100 artists had quit, citing four crew members who blamed constant revisions demanded by Phil Lord; Sony disputed the account.

Which school does Miles attend on Earth-1610?

Brooklyn Visions Academy: the boarding school from the first film, where a guidance-counsellor meeting with Miles's parents opens his Earth-1610 story.

Who voices Miles's mother, Rio Morales?

Vélez does double duty, also voicing the alternate Rio that Miles meets in the crime-ridden world without a Spider-Man.

Who voices Peter B. Parker, the older Spider-Man who mentored Miles?

His Peter is now married to MJ and turns up at Spider-Society headquarters with a baby strapped to his chest.

Which numbered universe is Peter B. Parker's home?

The 'B' marks him as a variant of the classic Earth-616 Peter, down to a married life with Mary Jane.

Who voices Gwen's father, police captain George Stacy?

Shea Whigham voices Captain George Stacy; the film also flashes Denis Leary's live-action Captain Stacy from The Amazing Spider-Man in Miguel's canon-event montage.

Which Pixar filmmaker voices Miles's roommate, Ganke Lee?

Peter Sohn, director of Pixar's The Good Dinosaur and Elemental, voices Ganke Lee, Miles's roommate, who finally gets real dialogue after being almost silent in the first film.

Which reggae musician voices Lenny, the Jamaican shop owner?

Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley's eldest son, voices Lenny the shop owner; fellow cameo voices include Rachel Dratch as the school counselor.

Who voices the Aunt May of Gwen's Earth-65?

Elizabeth Perkins voices Earth-65's May Parker, seen mourning her nephew Peter, who died as the Lizard; Perkins is best known for Big and Weeds.

Who voices J. Jonah Jameson across several Earths in the film?

J. K. Simmons voices J. Jonah Jameson across several worlds, including the Lego one; he first played Jameson in Sam Raimi's 2002 Spider-Man.

Whose archival audio voices the comic-accurate Doctor Octopus hologram?

Alfred Molina: archival audio of his Doctor Octopus plays over a comic-styled hologram of the villain during Miguel's canon-event briefing.

Which Venom-films character does Peggy Lu reprise in a live-action cameo?

Mrs. Chen: Peggy Lu's convenience-store owner from the Venom films appears in live action when the Spot's portal opens into her shop, with the world labelled Earth-688 on screen.

What is the Spot trying to steal when Miles first fights him?

An ATM: the Spot's first crime is hauling a cash machine out of a bodega through his portals, a petty heist that turns into a slapstick fight with Miles.

Which Austrian artist influenced the design of the portal-covered villain?

Egon Schiele: the Spot's scratchy linework echoes the Austrian expressionist, and he starts as an unfinished sketch with blue construction lines that fill in as he masters his powers.

Which neo-futurist illustrator's work shaped the look of the Spider-Society's 2099 city?

The city was styled brutalist and authoritarian to mirror Miguel's personality, with Oscar Niemeyer's architecture as another touchstone.

Which comic artist led the visual development of Jess Drew?

Brian Stelfreeze, the Black Panther comics artist, designed Jessica Drew for the film, giving the pregnant Spider-Woman her natural hair, motorcycle and streamlined costume.

What is the spider inside the Go Home Machine named?

The name is borrowed from a character in the same 1983 fantasy film that inspired the creature's design.

On Earth-42, what secret does Miles confess to the woman he thinks is his mother?

That he is Spider-Man: Miles finally tells Rio he is Spider-Man, only to learn she is Earth-42's Rio, whose son is the Prowler.

Which phrase does Pavitr Prabhakar mock Miles for using?

Chai tea: Pavitr mocks Miles for saying 'chai tea', since chai already means tea, so Miles is really saying 'tea tea'.

Which Indian martial art inspires Pavitr Prabhakar's fighting style?

Kalaripayattu: the ancient Kerala martial art, with its flowing leaps and kicks, informed Pavitr's acrobatic fighting style, animated with a rhythm borrowed from Indian dance.

Who is Pavitr's girlfriend, the daughter of a police inspector?

Gayatri Singh: Pavitr's girlfriend, whose father Inspector Singh Miles saves from the collapsing Alchemax, the very thing Miguel says a Spider-Man must never do.

Which numbered universe is Spider-Man India's home?

Earth-50101: Pavitr Prabhakar's universe keeps the designation of the 2004 Spider-Man: India comics, co-published by Marvel and Gotham Entertainment Group.

What is the civilian name of the Alchemax scientist whose body is covered in portals?

Jonathan Ohnn: an Alchemax scientist caught in the first film's collider explosion, he emerged covered in living portals and renamed himself the Spot.

Which carmaker partnered with Sony to showcase its vehicles in the film?

A Hyundai ad made with Sony previewed the soundtrack song 'Link Up' before the album came out.

What colour was the bun on Burger King's Spider-Verse Whopper?

Red: the Spider-Verse Whopper came on a red bun with black sesame seeds, sold alongside a Spider-Verse Sundae with popping candy.

Which Nike sneaker got a film-inspired release in May 2023?

Air Jordan 1 High OG: the 'Next Chapter' colourway in Miles's red, black and white released on May 20, 2023, two weeks before the film.

Which film's opening weekend was the only bigger one of 2023 when this one debuted?

It also posted the best Friday of the year to that point, $51.7 million including previews.

Which producer called the film's heavy revisions normal after a critical 2023 report?

Amy Pascal: after Vulture's June 2023 report on artist burnout, the producer defended the revisions as simply how the best movies get made.

Atop which Brooklyn landmark do Miles and Gwen talk upside down?

Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower: Miles and Gwen perch upside down on the clock-tower landmark, a scene used in much of the film's marketing.

What CinemaScore grade did opening-weekend audiences give the film?

PostTrak polling found 82% of viewers saying they would definitely recommend it.

Which dictionary shortlisted a phrase the film popularised for 2023 Word of the Year?

Collins: 'canon event' made Collins Dictionary's 2023 Word of the Year shortlist after spreading on TikTok as shorthand for the painful moments that shape a person.

What is the Spider-Society's Go Home Machine built to do?

Return anomalies to their own universes: Miguel uses the machine to send stranded Spider-People home, and tries it on Miles, who ends up on Earth-42 instead.

Which 2012 film did it surpass as the longest animated feature from an American studio?

Lord and Miller had promised Sony a film the same size as the first; it ended up with 240 characters.

Unlike its predecessor, the film was not released in which format?

3D: unlike Into the Spider-Verse, the sequel was released in 2D only, though it did play in IMAX and other premium large-format screens.

Which slogan on a banner in Gwen's bedroom got the film pulled across the MENA region?

Protect Trans Kids: the poster above Gwen's bedroom door, with a trans-flag colour scheme, led to the film being pulled from release in the UAE and other Middle Eastern markets.

Which Sony film took the March 2024 release date vacated by Beyond the Spider-Verse?

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire moved from December 2023 into the March 2024 slot Sony vacated when Beyond the Spider-Verse was pulled during the 2023 actors' strike.

What was the lead single from the film's soundtrack album?

Swae Lee, Nav and A Boogie wit da Hoodie share the track, which arrived two days ahead of the album.

Which Dominic Fike single came out on the film's US release day?

It was pulled from the deluxe soundtrack days later and folded into his album Sunburn instead.

Which 1950s duo's 'Tonight You Belong to Me' is sampled on the soundtrack's 'Hummingbird'?

The same album's 'Nas Morales' samples French singer Eddy Mitchell and the funk band New Birth.