Even as Sony Pictures consented
to the collaborative use of the film rights for Marvel superhero Spider-Man
with Marvel Studios, allowing the web-head to appear in a new movie version for
the MCU franchise, the former is still invested in developing new productions
with the character. One of their biggest successes in that vein was 2018’s “Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse,” an animated take on one of the legacy versions of Spider-Man,
teenager Miles Morales. Said movie ruled the box office and won the Oscar for
Best Animated Film. A sequel and spinoff have been guaranteed by Sony, and the follow-up’s
director(s) have been officially revealed.
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Sony Pictures Animation and
Columbia Picture have tapped no less than three filmmakers to work together and
direct the sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” While earlier reports
have it that the studios have already considered Joaquim Dos Santos for the job,
this confirmation also adds the names of Justin K. Thompson and Kemp Powers to
form a directorial triumvirate. The three issued a joint statement expressing
how humbled they were to be chosen for the project: "We can't wait to
surprise fans with the wild new adventure we're sending Miles on with his
friends, both old and new!"
Of the three, Thompson is highly
familiar with the first “Spider-Verse” film due to being its production
designer, a role he also had in a Sony Animation film “Cloudy with a Chance for
Meatballs.” Powers wrote the 2020 Disney-Pixar streaming hit “Soul,” and is
also an upcoming Academy Award contender for Amazon’s “One Night in Miami.” As
for Dos Santos, the first name attached to this Spidey sequel, he was a
storyboard artist and later season 3 episode director for Nickelodeon’s “Avatar:
The Last Airbender,” then becoming co-show-runner for DreamWorks and Netflix’s “Voltron:
Legendary Defender.”
The “Spider-Verse” sequel will again
have Phil Lord and Chris Miller on writing and producing duties, and they
highly approve of the director trio that Sony had Columbia has put together. “We
are so lucky to have Joaquim, Justin and Kemp on the ‘Spider-Verse’ team,”
Miller and Lord say in a statement. “They are all Super Heroes at what they do
and each brings a unique sensibility to the ‘Spider-Verse.’" The movie is
slated for release in October of 2022.
Image courtesy of Variety
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