Today marks the first day of the Annecy Festival, the annual animated film festival in Annecy, France — and it’s starting out with a bang, as Sony Pictures Animation has given audiences an update on the production of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One. In addition to a lithograph featuring Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099, which was apparently given out to attendees at the festival, Sony shared an image from the film, and a little bit of casting news.
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Some of this stuff was already known after CinemaCon, when Sony showed the first 15 minutes of the film, with the introduction of Issa Rae as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman. Other additions to the cast include Jorma Taccone as The Vulture and Shea Whigham as the “by-the-books” police captain George Stacy.
You can see the lithograph (cropped for clarity) here:
…And you can check out the tweet thread (originally seen here) below.
Take a breath and a leap of faith… Sony Pictures Animation Presents: “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” at #AnnecyFestival starts NOW.
First up, Sony Animation’s SVP of Production Kevin Noel takes the stage at #AnnecyFestival to kick off our presentation.
Before we get into too much new stuff, @philiplord and @chrizmilllr make a surprise (virtual) appearance to wow the #AnnecyFestival crowd with their extensive French vocabulary. They say words like “amuse-bouche” …
… and remind the crowd at #AnnecyFestival of the very first across the #SpiderVerse teaser trailer we released late last year.
The rest of our filmmaking super team takes the #AnnecyFestival stage! Welcome, Directors Justin K. Thompson (@shinypinkbottle), Kemp Powers (@Powerkeni), and Joaquim Dos Santos (@JDS_247). The guys start off by diving deeper into the #SpiderVerse.
The #AnnecyFestival crowd is getting a glimpse at visual development and behind-the-scenes art of Gwen Stacy (voiced by @HaileeSteinfeld) and her world, Earth-65. Spoiler alert: Everything is beautiful. Think watercolors, layered brushstrokes, and paper textures.
As a treat #AnnecyFestival gets a sequence from the film! In this clip, we find Gwen’s dad, George Stacy (voiced by Shea Whigham), a “by the books cop,” responding to a disturbance at the Guggenheim Museum. Of course, Gwen beats him to the scene, where she’s met with new faces…
In that Across the #SpiderVerse clip we saw: An anachronistic version of The Vulture (voiced by @jormataccone), our old friend Spider-Man 2099 (voiced by Oscar Isaac), and the incomparable (and pregnant!) Jessica Drew aka Spider- Woman (voiced by @IssaRae). #AnnecyFestival
Onto Spider-Man 2099 art. Unlike other Spideys, Miguel O’Hara wasn’t bitten by a radioactive bug and doesn’t have Spidey Sense. But with advanced tech and his own prowess, he’s got super strength! wall-climbing claws! a giant laser web! a flying wing-suit!! #AnnecyFestival
Much like Gwen in the clip, the #AnnecyFestival audience is in awe of Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman! We’re seeing more of her character through expression sheets and visual development. She’s a certified badass.
Now, for the reason we’re all here, the heartbeat of our #SpiderVerse, the one and only Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore)! He’s grown up a bit and is learning to balance school life with home life with hero life. He’s also got a new suit and Spidey symbol. #AnnecyFestival
Time to drop in on Miles in this next clip for the #AnnecyFestival crowd to see what he’s been up to.
In our second Across the #SpiderVerse clip we shared with the #AnnecyFestival audience, Miles is running late for a meeting between him, his parents, and school counselor (voiced by @TheRealDratch).
Miles has a ton on his mind from getting into the school of his dreams, to keeping his city safe, to being a good son to his parents. It’s a lot! Not to mention… something seems to be setting off his Spidey Sense… š¤ #AnnecyFestival
Meet The Spot, Miles Morales’s most formidable foe yet, as debuted at #AnnecyFestival. He is voiced by Jason Schwartzman. š³
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One will be in theaters on June 2, 2023.
