Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero

film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia
Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony
Pictures Releasing, it is the first animated film in the Spider-Man franchise.[4][5] Directed by Bob
Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (in Persichetti and Rothman's feature directorial
debuts) from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, it stars Shameik
Moore as Morales, alongside the voices of Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian
Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Vélez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev
Schreiber. The film's story follows Miles Morales as he becomes the new Spider-Man and joins other
Spider-People from various parallel universes to save his universe from Kingpin.
Plans for an animated Spider-Man film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were leaked in 2014 and
announced in April 2015. Persichetti, Ramsey and Rothman joined over the next two years, with
Moore and Schreiber cast in April 2017. Lord and Miller wanted the film to have a unique style,
combining computer animation with traditional hand-drawn comic book techniques inspired by the
work of Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli. The film required up to 140 animators, the largest
crew used by Sony Pictures Animation on a feature film.[6] The film is dedicated to the memories of
the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who both died in 2018.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on
December 1, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 14, in
2D, 3D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. The film grossed $384.3 million worldwide against a
$90 million budget. It received widespread praise from critics for its animation, characters, story,
voice acting, and humor. The film won Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards—being
the first non-Disney/Pixar film to win the award since Rango (2011) and was similarly successful at
the 76th Golden Globe Awards, the 72nd British Academy Film Awards, and the 46th Annie Awards.
Two sequels, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, are
set to be released in June 2023 and March 2024, respectively. A spin-off film is also in development,
with a television series being considered.[7]

Plot[edit]
New York City teenager Miles Morales struggles to live up to the expectations of his father, police
officer Jefferson Davis, who sees Spider-Man as a menace. Miles adjusts to prep school, and visits
his uncle Aaron Davis, who takes him to an abandoned subway station to paint graffiti. Miles is bitten
by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities similar to Spider-Man. Returning to the station,
Miles discovers a collider built by Wilson Fisk, who hopes to access parallel universes to bring back
his late wife and son, whose deaths he blames on Spider-Man. Miles watches as Spider-Man
attempts to disable the collider while fighting Wilson's henchmen, Green Goblin and the Prowler.
Spider-Man saves Miles, but Green Goblin shoves Spider-Man into the collider, causing an
explosion that kills Goblin and wounds Spider-Man. Spider-Man gives Miles a USB flash
drive designed to disable the collider, warning that the machine could destroy the city if reactivated.
After watching in horror as Wilson kills Spider-Man, Miles flees with Prowler in pursuit, eventually
getting away from him. As the city mourns Spider-Man's death, Miles tries to honor his legacy and
become the new Spider-Man. While trying out his newfound abilities, he inadvertently damages the
drive. At Spider-Man's grave, Miles meets Peter B. Parker, an older and worn-down version of
Spider-Man from another dimension. Upon meeting him, Miles discovers his ability to emit bio-
electric bursts called "venom-blasts".
Peter reluctantly agrees to train Miles in exchange for help stealing data to create a new drive. They
infiltrate Wilson's research facility, and Miles discovers he has the power to turn invisible. They are
confronted by mad scientist Olivia Octavius, who discovers that Peter will die from cellular decay if
he remains in their dimension. Chased through the laboratory and surrounding forest by Octavius,
Miles and Peter are saved by Gwen Stacy, a Spider-Woman from another dimension. They then visit
the deceased Spider-Man's aunt, May Parker, who is sheltering more Spider-people from other
dimensions—Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham—who are also deteriorating. Miles
offers to disable the collider so the others can return home, but after questioning and testing him,
they tell him that he lacks experience.
Distraught, Miles retreats to Aaron's home, where he discovers Aaron is the Prowler. Miles returns to
May's house, where Peni has completed the new drive; he is followed by Wilson, Prowler,
Octavius, Scorpion, and Tombstone. In the ensuing brawl, Miles reveals his identity to Aaron just as
Aaron corners him. Unwilling to kill his own nephew, Aaron spares Miles, but is fatally shot by
Wilson. Miles flees with Aaron, who tells him to keep going before dying. Jefferson arrives on the
scene and Miles escapes, leading Jefferson to mistake Spider-Man as Aaron's murderer. The
heroes regroup with a devastated Miles at his dorm room. Peter restrains Miles to ensure his safety
and leaves with the others, choosing to sacrifice himself by staying behind and deactivating the
collider.
Jefferson arrives outside Miles' door and, assuming Miles does not want to speak to him, apologizes
for his mistakes and inspires Miles. Miles then manages to control his powers, escapes his
restraints, and creates his own Spider-Man suit with May's help. He joins the heroes, defeating
Wilson's enforcers and using the new drive to send them home. Wilson fights Miles, attracting the
attention of Jefferson, who realizes that Spider-Man isn't the menace he saw him as. Jefferson
encourages Miles, who subdues Wilson with his venom-blast and throws him at the kill switch,
causing the collider to explode and saving the city. Wilson and his henchmen are arrested for their
crimes and Jefferson recognizes the new Spider-Man as a hero while receiving evidence of Wilson's
murders of Peter and Aaron.
Miles embraces the responsibilities of his new life, while the heroes return to their lives in their own
dimensions. Later, Gwen finds a way to contact Miles from her own dimension.[N 1] In another
dimension, Miguel O'Hara travels to the universe of the 1967 Spider-Man animated series and
argues with its Spider-Man over who points first.[N 2]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero
film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia
Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony
Pictures Releasing, it is the first animated film in the Spider-Man franchise.[4][5] Directed by Bob
Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (in Persichetti and Rothman's feature directorial
debuts) from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, it stars Shameik
Moore as Morales, alongside the voices of Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian
Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Vélez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev
Schreiber. The film's story follows Miles Morales as he becomes the new Spider-Man and joins other
Spider-People from various parallel universes to save his universe from Kingpin.
Plans for an animated Spider-Man film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were leaked in 2014 and
announced in April 2015. Persichetti, Ramsey and Rothman joined over the next two years, with
Moore and Schreiber cast in April 2017. Lord and Miller wanted the film to have a unique style,
combining computer animation with traditional hand-drawn comic book techniques inspired by the
work of Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli. The film required up to 140 animators, the largest
crew used by Sony Pictures Animation on a feature film.[6] The film is dedicated to the memories of
the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who both died in 2018.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on
December 1, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 14, in
2D, 3D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. The film grossed $384.3 million worldwide against a
$90 million budget. It received widespread praise from critics for its animation, characters, story,
voice acting, and humor. The film won Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards—being
the first non-Disney/Pixar film to win the award since Rango (2011) and was similarly successful at
the 76th Golden Globe Awards, the 72nd British Academy Film Awards, and the 46th Annie Awards.
Two sequels, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, are
set to be released in June 2023 and March 2024, respectively. A spin-off film is also in development,
with a television series being considered.[7]

Plot[edit]
New York City teenager Miles Morales struggles to live up to the expectations of his father, police
officer Jefferson Davis, who sees Spider-Man as a menace. Miles adjusts to prep school, and visits
his uncle Aaron Davis, who takes him to an abandoned subway station to paint graffiti. Miles is bitten
by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities similar to Spider-Man. Returning to the station,
Miles discovers a collider built by Wilson Fisk, who hopes to access parallel universes to bring back
his late wife and son, whose deaths he blames on Spider-Man. Miles watches as Spider-Man
attempts to disable the collider while fighting Wilson's henchmen, Green Goblin and the Prowler.
Spider-Man saves Miles, but Green Goblin shoves Spider-Man into the collider, causing an
explosion that kills Goblin and wounds Spider-Man. Spider-Man gives Miles a USB flash
drive designed to disable the collider, warning that the machine could destroy the city if reactivated.
After watching in horror as Wilson kills Spider-Man, Miles flees with Prowler in pursuit, eventually
getting away from him. As the city mourns Spider-Man's death, Miles tries to honor his legacy and
become the new Spider-Man. While trying out his newfound abilities, he inadvertently damages the
drive. At Spider-Man's grave, Miles meets Peter B. Parker, an older and worn-down version of
Spider-Man from another dimension. Upon meeting him, Miles discovers his ability to emit bio-
electric bursts called "venom-blasts".
Peter reluctantly agrees to train Miles in exchange for help stealing data to create a new drive. They
infiltrate Wilson's research facility, and Miles discovers he has the power to turn invisible. They are
confronted by mad scientist Olivia Octavius, who discovers that Peter will die from cellular decay if
he remains in their dimension. Chased through the laboratory and surrounding forest by Octavius,
Miles and Peter are saved by Gwen Stacy, a Spider-Woman from another dimension. They then visit
the deceased Spider-Man's aunt, May Parker, who is sheltering more Spider-people from other
dimensions—Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham—who are also deteriorating. Miles
offers to disable the collider so the others can return home, but after questioning and testing him,
they tell him that he lacks experience.
Distraught, Miles retreats to Aaron's home, where he discovers Aaron is the Prowler. Miles returns to
May's house, where Peni has completed the new drive; he is followed by Wilson, Prowler,
Octavius, Scorpion, and Tombstone. In the ensuing brawl, Miles reveals his identity to Aaron just as
Aaron corners him. Unwilling to kill his own nephew, Aaron spares Miles, but is fatally shot by
Wilson. Miles flees with Aaron, who tells him to keep going before dying. Jefferson arrives on the
scene and Miles escapes, leading Jefferson to mistake Spider-Man as Aaron's murderer. The
heroes regroup with a devastated Miles at his dorm room. Peter restrains Miles to ensure his safety
and leaves with the others, choosing to sacrifice himself by staying behind and deactivating the
collider.
Jefferson arrives outside Miles' door and, assuming Miles does not want to speak to him, apologizes
for his mistakes and inspires Miles. Miles then manages to control his powers, escapes his
restraints, and creates his own Spider-Man suit with May's help. He joins the heroes, defeating
Wilson's enforcers and using the new drive to send them home. Wilson fights Miles, attracting the
attention of Jefferson, who realizes that Spider-Man isn't the menace he saw him as. Jefferson
encourages Miles, who subdues Wilson with his venom-blast and throws him at the kill switch,
causing the collider to explode and saving the city. Wilson and his henchmen are arrested for their
crimes and Jefferson recognizes the new Spider-Man as a hero while receiving evidence of Wilson's
murders of Peter and Aaron.
Miles embraces the responsibilities of his new life, while the heroes return to their lives in their own
dimensions. Later, Gwen finds a way to contact Miles from her own dimension.[N 1] In another
dimension, Miguel O'Hara travels to the universe of the 1967 Spider-Man animated series and
argues with its Spider-Man over who points first.[N 2]