Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Had Negative Test Reactions, Says Chris Miller And Phil Lord
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became an immediate success following the film's release back in 2018, as it would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. But that wasn't always the case. Writing and producing duo Chris Miller and Phil Lord recall the negative test reaction the film received.
Sony's Into the Spider-Verse follows Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as he becomes the new Spider-Man and joins other Spider-People from alternate universes to save his own from the ruthless Kingpin (Leiv Schreiber). There have been an excessive amount of Spider-Man adaptations and numerous actors taking on the iconic role, so it seemed unlikely that an animated Spider-Man film not centered on Peter Parker would become successful. However, from its poignant story, engaging characters, to the vibrant yet trippy visuals that pop out of the screen, Into the Spider-Verse brought Spidey swinging back in a unique and stylish way with more heart than ever.
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Speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Lord and Miller recalled the more challenging parts of making the Spider-Man film, and how there was one test screening in Arizona that did not resonate well with the audience. «Every single thing that we’ve done, we’ve had some screening midway through the production where we all looked each other going ‘We are screwed. We are absolutely screwed.’ Even Spider-Verse! We did an early test in Arizona, and it did not test well at all,» the duo shared. Luckily, like any test screenings for an upcoming film, the pair took away some constructive criticism that allowed for the final cut of the film to come to fruition. «We made some
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