‘Spider-Man: Crossing the Multiverse’ wants to surpass the previous one by bringing together six different animation styles

The premiere of ‘Spider-Man: A New Universe’ in 2018 left ‘Spider-Man’ fans wanting more. Five years later, the sequel will arrive in theaters, which intends to surpass the success of the previous one, which won the Oscar for best animated film. Previously, creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller had announced that each universe would have its own style differing from the rest. Now they specified more: “The first had one animation style that dominates the film. This one has six”count Lord to Empire to laughter.

Phil Lord, who was also a screenwriter of “Spider-Man: A New Universe”, explains the reason for the explosion of styles that Miller, also a producer and screenwriter, decided considering the tools used in the first film. “We’ve added the things we learned in ‘The Mitchells Against the Machines’ and expanded them to fit the ambition of this film”.

And what is the ambition of the new installment? Lord it is very clear: “The ambition of this film is to surprise you every time you enter a new environment”but not like crazy, but they try to be sure “that the style of the film reflects the story and that the images are driven by feeling rather than very clever art design”concludes, before adding: “Which is also, by the way!”.

What inspired the styles?

The different art styles in animation draw heavily from comics.. This way, Gwen’s universe will have a watercolor style reminiscent of her comic book covers. Some universes were already shown in the teaser: as Miller explains, it is “the one called Earth-50101, which we call ‘Mumbattan’, and which is based on the style of an Indian comic. On the other hand, the New York city of Spider-Man 2099″, based on futuristic illustrations by industrial designer Sid Mead, who worked on films such as “Blade Runner”, “Star Trek” or “Tron”.

‘Spider-Man: Crossing the Multiverse’ will hit theaters June 2, 2023.