

THR says that the untitled animated movie will “gather the female heroes of the Spider-Man universe of characters in one adventure,” while Deadlinedescribes it as having a “focus on three generations of women with Spidey powers.” To that end, in addition to putting a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel into development, THRhas word that Lauren Montgomery, one of the showrunners of Netflix and Dreamworks’ excellent Voltron: Legendary Defender is likely to direct the project, as well. After years of failing to get a Spidey-centric cinematic universe off the ground (despite the unlikely box office success of Venom), the early positive buzz on Into the Spider-Verse has clearly emboldened the studio, and they’re looking to make their mark in ways that Marvel Studios won’t.

Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Nicolas Cage co-star.While we’re still a few weeks away from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse opening, Sony is already feeling good about the prospects of an animated Spider-Man universe. Characters flirt a little and occasionally use words like "crap," "hell," "dang," "fat," "stupid," and "dumb." But kids won't fail to notice the movie's diverse characters and clear messages about friendship, courage, mentoring, perseverance, teamwork, and (of course!) the nature of power and responsibility. (Spoiler alert: One version of Spider-Man dies, as does an important supporting character.) There's also large-scale destruction, as well as frequent peril, suspense, and mortal danger. And while the violence is mostly cartoonish, there are lots of fights that involve weapons (including guns), injuries, and even death. It's sure to appeal to Spidey fans of all ages, and it's more tween friendly than the live-action wall-crawler movies, but it's still pretty intense. He becomes a new Spider-Man and ends up meeting other Spider-people from parallel universes. Parents need to know that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a funny, original, action-packed animated Marvel adventure that centers on Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore).
