Skonflix Overview & Editorial Review
Reunited with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full time superhero Miles Morales is catapulted across the multiverse into the Spider Society, an elite team of Spider Heroes led by Miguel O'Hara charged with protecting the fabric of reality. When a dangerous new villain named The Spot emerges, posing a multi dimensional threat capable of collapsing entire realities, Miles finds himself at odds with Miguel and the Spider Society over a fundamental disagreement about destiny and sacrifice. Refusing to let those he loves die to preserve the timeline, Miles goes on the run through stunning parallel worlds, determined to rewrite his own path and redefine what it truly means to be a hero.
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a revolutionary computer animated superhero film produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Marvel Entertainment. Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham, the production pushed the boundaries of visual art by creating distinct, hand drawn aesthetic styles tailored to each unique universe visited. With over 1,000 animators working on the project, it became one of the largest production crews for an animated feature film in history, further elevated by an acclaimed score from Daniel Pemberton and a soundtrack curated by Metro Boomin.
Released in theaters worldwide in June 2023, the film became an immense global box office success, grossing over $690 million against a $100 million budget. The features prominent voice performances by Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara, Daniel Kaluuya as Spider-Punk, and Jason Schwartzman as The Spot. Critics and audiences showered the movie with universal acclaim, praising its groundbreaking visual artistry, mature emotional depth, and thrilling cliffhanger ending, earning it an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature and cementing its legacy as a masterpiece in modern animation.