(Note: This article contains spoiler alerts for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.)
Exclusive: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse includes major events from Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield‘s Spider-Man movies, but their appearances may not be what you expect if you think they will be similar to the other Spider-Man characters.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Canon Events Contains Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man 2099 talks about “Canon Events.” These events are important for keeping the dimensions stable, and they usually involve a spider-variant mourning the death of a loved one. One example highlighted in the movie is Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man mourning his Uncle Ben in a live-action scene.
Later on, Spider-Man 2099 and Miles have an argument about the ethics of these Canon Events. In the background, footage is shown of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man also mourning his Uncle Ben.
According to the film’s plot, Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most. Anyone can wear the mask – it’s how you wear it that makes you a hero.
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson from a screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham, the movie is a sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018). Shameik Moore reprises his role as Miles and stars alongside a cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, and Oscar Isaac.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse hits theaters on June 2, 2023.
Here are some of the important highlights of the film:
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, “Canon Events” are important events discussed by Spider-Man 2099. These events play a crucial role in maintaining dimensional stability. They typically involve a spider-variant mourning the loss of a loved one.
Spider-Man 2099 and Miles engage in a debate about the ethics surrounding Canon Events. The disagreement revolves around the implications and consequences of these events in the broader context of the Spider-Verse.
