Sony Dropped 14 Incredible Minutes Of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse at CinemaCon
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas Monday night, Sony Pictures trotted out its slate of upcoming movies--and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse got the star treatment with 14-minute presentation of footage from the film. And it was awesome, according to GameSpot Senior Editor Chris Hayner.
Before presenting the lengthy clips, the CinemaCon crowd was greeted by Spider-Verse co-director Kemp Powers, along with stars Shameik Moore (Miles Morales/Spider-Man), Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen) and Issa Rae (Jessica Drew/Spider-Man). Moore said that it's been more than a year since the events of the first movie, and that «Miles is still trying to find out how to be a superhero.»
«In this movie, Miles finds out it's how you wear the mask that makes you a hero,» Moore said.
Rae, meanwhile, noted the difference between her character and those of the other two spider-actors next to her. «She's not living a double life. This isn't dress-up for her,» Rae said, referring to the fact that, like Bucky Barnes, Drew was a brainwashed HYDRA operative. The Spider-Woman is her identity in a much deeper way than Spider-Man is for Miles.
Steinfeld, meanwhile, teased that Spider-Verse isn't just Miles's story--Gwen has her own story to tell in this movie, and the crowd at CinemaCon was treated to some glimpses at it in the 14-minute presentation of clips.
Without getting too spoiler-y, the footage focuses on the early parts of the film, with Gwen returning to Miles' world and catching up with her friend--who we learn might have a bit of a crush on her.
Gwen tells Miles that her multiversal adventures didn't stop--she's been training under Jessica Drew, who's part of a cross-dimensional Spider-People society. And maybe she's not in Miles'
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