The next day after the presentation of the first images of the film “Spider-Man Beyond Spider Versus” at the Annecy Festival, we were able to meet three directors of the long-awaited feature film!
How do we keep animated film heights as revolutionary as the new generation of Spider-Man?
Camp Powers: Answer: Work in stages. (Laughs) This is real teamwork. The story was created by Chris Miller and Phil Lord (also executive producers of the film) and what is fantastic in the animation industry, more than live action movies, is the collaborative aspect at the heart of each project.
Good ideas can come from anyone and everything should be so. When telling such a story, we usually do not have all the answers from the beginning, but they come to us when we go through the production stages. But there were central elements that immediately seemed essential to us, but something we obviously could not talk about yet!
We knew this movie would once again focus on the story of Miles Morales. There were worlds we wanted to explore through Gwen’s character and we quickly decided that our main villain would be The Spot. And then we absolutely wanted to bring back Miguel O’Hara, nicknamed Spider-Man 2099. From all these elements we built a story and very quickly discovered what works and especially what doesn’t work in the narrative. And this is where the real work begins. (Laughs)
Did the postponement of the film allow you to change the story after the release of No Way Home, which also explored the many worlds of the Spider-Man franchise?
Justin Thompson: When the next generation came out in 2018, we were kind of the first to explore this concept of the multi-world, and so it’s nice to see that people other than us were exploring it. But I think with our two films (Across the Spider-Verse in cinemas on May 31, 2023 and Beyond the Spider-Verse, meanwhile expected in 2024) we offer a vision of a multi-world that is unique to us and enough. Original in a way that the public enjoys exploring it, without the impression of Deja Vu.
Because no film can go in the direction we are taking. Because animation allows us to do that and we push the boundaries we already have. Therefore, this is an adventure in more than one way in Spider-Man multiverse.
Basically, MCU movies are comic book adaptations designed for the non-reading audience, while Spider-Man animated movies are more related to comics.
Joaquim dos Santos: This link is the essence of our film. As already mentioned at the release of the first film, our work is a true declaration of love for Spider-Man comics. When we released the first images of the film, we mentioned a few comic illustrators because we are not ashamed to assume that our main source of inspiration comes from comics, but also because we want to be inspired by their work. This is a goal that can be achieved not only through animation, but also through the search for new ways to cross previously established boundaries.
Justin Thompson: We’ve been collaborating with our favorite performers, not just for the new generation, but for this sequel as well. And we are developing new animation techniques in direct collaboration with these artists. Our main goal was to move the works of these designers into a three-dimensional space. It was not a simple homage to comics, but actually a revival of comics.
The characters of the first movie will return; What new characters and villains can we expect from the 240 new characters announced in this second part?
Camp Powers: It’s not that simple. When we mentioned 240 new characters that included silhouettes in the background because we were not planning to follow 240 stories at once! (Laughs) It was essential to our eyes that we did not go too far in the story of Miles Morales, that his adventures are the heart of our history, and that secondary characters are only represented in the films that accompany him.
Each character has their own story and the fragments we revealed yesterday are just the tip of the iceberg. One of the challenges of this film was to integrate these newcomers into the already established world thanks to the first film; This is the heart of our work. We can not wait to reveal these new characters, hopefully sooner or later.
Why did you choose The Spot as the main villain: Was it to portray a villain who had never appeared in a Spider-Man play before, or simply because he was the one who best suited your story?
Justin Thompson: I think he was really great for the Through the Spider-Verse story. It is fun to think about the visual potential of a character with such power. Like the comic book character, our vision for The Spot is a vision of a character in the draft that is not yet complete, and conversely, Miles, who is only fifteen years old, is still trying to find himself as a human being. Is he still a child if he is already an adult? In the end, the story of these two characters has much more in common than it seems.
Who is your favorite spider man?
Joaquim dos Santos: It is difficult to choose, there are too many … (He thinks) When I was little, I liked scorpions very much. Really very cool character. I liked Hydro-Man too, even with my current appearance I guess he’s just a t-shirt guy who needs to be called a t-shirt-man. (Laughs)
Justin Thompson: I love stupid villains. I grew up with Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes cartoons, all sorts of funny things, so I liked the lame villains in Spider-Man, characters like Big Wheel (The character who drives the giant wheel, the editor notes) And slide (a ninja etsatz, editor’s note) And Flyman Fly (sic), Villains who have no chance with Spider-Man, against one of the most powerful heroes in the universe, who could catch a straight line Thor without worry. Seeing him against a guy stuck in a wheel, it’s pretty fun and awesome.
Hydro-Man, Big Wheel and Frog-Man, Spider-Man are the three worst villains.
Camp Powers: I like the more famous, I think my favorite is the green goblin, as well as Dr. Octopus. But there was plenty of memorable fights in the comics between the spider and the calamity, better known as the X-Men opponent, but who regularly visited the spider to impose its super powers.
And then there is also Frog-Man, who is indeed a dumb but still memorable villain; I remember the story in which he fought a toad and a spider who desperately tried to separate them. (Laughs) I liked the idea that a less powerful villain could still be his equal, this is one of the things I have always liked about Spider-Man, the fact that you have to catch a life to excel yourself, in style. Rocky Balboa.
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