Daniel Pemberton, the composer of the first 2 Spider-Verse movies, has already seen an early cut of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and he says it made him cry more than once. Pemberton shared the update while speaking at Deadline's Sound & Screen event, and the clip was posted on Friday, November 6. Check out the official post down below:
"The last cut I saw made me cry multiple times," Pemberton said. "And when something can do that when it's an animatic, and it's still early... I think everyone's going to be in for a real treat."
An animatic is a rough version of an animated film built from storyboards and temporary sound, used to work out timing and story before final animation is finished.
"The Greatest Ending To A Trilogy Ever"
Pemberton also described the pressure on the team. "We all know we've got to make the greatest ending to a trilogy ever with that film," he said.
Beyond the Spider-Verse picks up after the cliffhanger of 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which left Miles Morales trapped on Earth-42 while Gwen Stacy assembled a team of Spider-People to find him. Across the Spider-Verse opened on June 2, 2023 and earned more than $690 million worldwide, and 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Who Is Making Beyond The Spider-Verse?
- Directors: Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson
- Writers and producers: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
- Composer: Daniel Pemberton
- Release date: June 18, 2027
Both directors have history with the series. Persichetti co-directed Into the Spider-Verse with Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, while Thompson co-directed Across the Spider-Verse with Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers after serving as production designer on the first film.
Shameik Moore returns as Miles, with Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen. Sony Pictures Animation's cast list also includes Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara, Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker, Jason Schwartzman as The Spot, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown and Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez as Miles' parents. Nicolas Cage, who voiced Spider-Man Noir in Into the Spider-Verse, is also on the list, even after his live-action Spider-Noir series was cancelled after one season.
A Different Look For The Final Chapter
Lord and Miller have already said Beyond the Spider-Verse will not simply repeat the look of the first 2 films. As they explained in October, Beyond the Spider-Verse will break 3D rules with unique looks, leaning into a 2D multiplane style. The film also uses a new handheld virtual camera pipeline operated by live-action camera crews, with Alice Brooks serving as director of photography.
Pemberton's Spider-Verse scores mix hip-hop beats, record scratching and orchestral writing, with separate themes for individual Spider-People. His Spider-Verse scores sit alongside a filmography that includes Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Enola Holmes.
He also recently scored Project Hail Mary, Lord and Miller's adaptation of Andy Weir's novel starring Ryan Gosling. That makes Beyond the Spider-Verse his second straight project with Lord and Miller.
When Does Beyond The Spider-Verse Release?
The film was first announced as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part Two, with a March 29, 2024 release date. Sony renamed the 2 sequels in December 2022, turning Part Two into Beyond the Spider-Verse, and pulled the film from its 2024 date in July 2023.
Sony has Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse dated for June 18, 2027, which places it on Father's Day weekend in the United States, about 4 years after Across the Spider-Verse reached theaters.
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