History of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in Timeline
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) centers on Miles Morales, who becomes the new Spider-Man. When Kingpin's collider opens portals to other dimensions, various Spider-People from alternate universes are brought to Miles's reality. These include Peter B. Parker, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham. They team up to stop Kingpin and his destructive plans, while Miles learns to master his powers and embrace his role as Spider-Man. The film explores themes of identity, responsibility, and the idea that anyone can wear the mask.
1942: Motion Smearing Technique
To make the film feel more like a comic book, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was animated without motion blur, instead using an older technique of 2D animation called motion smearing, as seen in the 1942 Looney Tunes short The Dover Boys.
1967: Jorma Taccone as Spider-Man from 1967 TV series
In 1967, Jorma Taccone appears as the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from the 1967 TV series in the post-credits, replacing Paul Soles.
1988: Influence from Akira
The film's tone and visual style of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse drew influence from Japanese anime and manga works such as Akira (1988).
1995: Site review praises film
In 1995, Ben Travis of Empire listed Into the Spider-Verse as the greatest animated feature on its "50 Best Animated Movies" list; the site's review lauded the film's reinvention of animation and comparing the film's influence to Pixar's Toy Story.
1998: The Big Lebowski
In 1998, earlier drafts for the film had the character's known male version as a The Big Lebowski-type of character, but Persichetti came up with changing the character's gender due to his kids being friends with Hahn's.
2000: Reference to Hollow Man
Danny Dimian, the visual effects supervisor for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, compared the approach the company took with Spider-Verse to the 2000 film Hollow Man.
2001: LSD freak-out on par with 2001: A Space Odyssey
Oliver Jones of The New York Observer stated in 2001 that the greatest triumph and biggest surprise of the film is that it is an LSD freak-out on par with 2001: A Space Odyssey.
2002: Danny Dimian's Previous Work
Danny Dimian, who had worked on both the 2002 Spider-Man film and the first Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film while at Imageworks, served as visual effects supervisor for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
2004: Archival Recording of Cliff Robertson in Spider-Man 2
In 2004, an archival recording of Cliff Robertson from Spider-Man 2 was used for a flashback scene involving the character Ben Parker.
2011: First non-Disney or Pixar film to win Best Animated Feature since Rango
Into the Spider-Verse was the first non-Disney or Pixar film to win Best Animated Feature since Rango in 2011, becoming the 6th non-Disney/Pixar film to win the award.
2012: Christina Steinberg Previously Collaborated with Ramsey on Rise of the Guardians
In 2012, Christina Steinberg previously collaborated with Ramsey on Rise of the Guardians while at DreamWorks Animation.
2012: Glover's Spider-Man Pajamas Influence Miles Morales
In 2012, a scene from the episode "Anthropology 101" of Community featuring Donald Glover's character, Troy Barnes, wearing Spider-Man pajamas, was cited by Miles Morales' creator, Brian Michael Bendis, as influencing the design and portrayal of the character.
2013: Patton Oswalt calls the film brilliant
In 2013, Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, who worked with Lord and Miller on 22 Jump Street and appeared on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. called Into the Spider-Verse "brilliant."
November 2014: Sony Plans Animated Spider-Man Film
In November 2014, following a hacking incident, emails revealed Sony's plans to "rejuvenate" the Spider-Man franchise with an animated comedy film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
2014: Rothman Added as Co-Director
By December 2017, Rodney Rothman, who had previously co-written the screenplay for Lord and Miller's 22 Jump Street in 2014, was added as a co-director.
2014: Chris Pratt praises Into the Spider-Verse
In 2014, Chris Pratt, who worked with Lord and Miller on The Lego Movie films, described Into the Spider-Verse as an "emotionally moving, cutting edge, progressive, diverse, funny, meta, action-packed, silly, visually stunning masterpiece!"
2014: Plans Leaked for Animated Spider-Man Film
In 2014, plans for an animated Spider-Man film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were leaked, revealing the initial stages of the movie's development.
January 2015: Sony Executives to Discuss Spider-Man Spin-Offs
In January 2015, Sony executives were scheduled to discuss several Spider-Man spin-off films at a summit, further developing the animated Spider-Man project.
April 2015: Animated Spider-Man Film Announcement
In April 2015, Sony made its first official announcement that an animated Spider-Man film was in development, with a release date scheduled for July 20, 2018.
December 2015: Sony Moves Film's Release Date; Bob Persichetti Directs
In December 2015, Sony moved the release date of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to December 21, 2018, and Bob Persichetti was chosen to direct.
June 2016: Lord Writes Full Script
By June 2016, Phil Lord had completed a full script for the animated Spider-Man film.
2016: Barry Jenkins praises Into the Spider-Verse
In 2016, Barry Jenkins, writer and director of the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight, praised Into the Spider-Verse, calling it "magnificent" and citing it as the best Spider-Man film, one of the best films of 2018, and the best tentpole film since Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
2016: Viral success
The trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse generated 164 thousand conversations across social media platforms within a day of its release, and in three days had been viewed 44 million times, making the film one of Sony's most viral, alongside Sausage Party (2016).
January 2017: Focus on Miles Morales Confirmed
In January 2017, Sony confirmed that the animated Spider-Man film would focus on the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man.
January 2017: Sizzle Reel Presentation
In January 2017, a thirty-second sizzle reel from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was shown at a Sony Pictures Animation presentation, revealing that the film focuses on Miles Morales.
February 2017: Alex Hirsch and Christina Steinberg Join Production
In February 2017, Alex Hirsch joined as a story contributor, and Christina Steinberg replaced Matt Tolmach as a producer for the animated Spider-Man film.
April 2017: Moore and Schreiber Cast
In April 2017, Shameik Moore and Liev Schreiber were cast in the animated Spider-Man film.
April 2017: Shameik Moore and Liev Schreiber Cast
In April 2017, Shameik Moore was cast as Miles Morales, and Liev Schreiber as the main villain in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
2017: Glover in Spider-Man: Homecoming
In 2017, Donald Glover played Aaron Davis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Homecoming.
2017: Rian Johnson describes the film
In 2017, Rian Johnson, writer and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, described Into the Spider-Verse as "the Velvet Underground of superhero movies", believing it will be an influential film.
April 2018: Jake Johnson Cast as Peter Parker
In April 2018, Jake Johnson was cast as the adult Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
June 2018: Further Casting Confirmed
In June 2018, Sony confirmed additional casting for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, including Schreiber as Kingpin, Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen, Vélez as Morales's mother Rio, and Tomlin as Parker's Aunt May.
June 2018: Official Trailer Release
The official trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released online at the start of June 2018 and generated 164 thousand conversations across social media platforms within a day of its release.
July 2018: Daniel Pemberton Announced as Composer
In July 2018, Daniel Pemberton was announced as the composer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
July 20, 2018: Animated Spider-Man Film Release Date
At the 2015 CinemaCon in April, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman announced that the animated Spider-Man film had a July 20, 2018 release date, and would be produced by Lord and Miller, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Pascal, with Lord and Miller also writing a treatment for the film.
August 2018: Animation crew expanded
By August 2018, the animation crew for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had expanded to 142 animators, and at one point reached 177, becoming the largest animation crew that Sony Pictures Imageworks had ever used for a film.
August 2018: Directors Consider Post-Credits Scene
By August 2018, the directors of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse were considering a potential post-credits scene for the film.
October 2018: Animation work completed
Animation work for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was completed in October 2018.
October 2018: Second Trailer and NY Comic Con Panel
In October 2018, Sony released a second trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, ahead of a promotional panel at New York Comic Con where the first 35 minutes of the film were shown.
November 2018: Stan Lee's Death
Following Stan Lee's death in November 2018, the role of Stan in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, who sells a Spider-Man costume to Morales, became extra meaningful.
November 2018: Pine and Isaac Join the Cast
In November 2018, Chris Pine was announced as the Peter Parker of Miles' universe, and Oscar Isaac as Spider-Man 2099, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
November 2018: Promotional Boost
In November 2018, Sony launched Spider-Verse Web AR Experience and the film received a $115 million promotional "boost" from various companies, including the Ad Council, McDonald's, Synchrony Bank, Nike, General Mills cereal, Hasbro, Genting Cruise Lines, Tencent QQ, eBay, Vodafone, Garmin, Adobe, and Wacom.
December 1, 2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Premieres
On December 1, 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles.
December 14, 2018: Release Date Pushed Up One Week
In April 2017, the release date for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was pushed up one week from December 21, 2018, to December 14, 2018.
December 21, 2018: Original Release Date
Originally, the release date for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was December 21, 2018 before being pushed up a week.
2018: Superhero movie featuring a hero of color
According to Scott Mendelson at Forbes, the confirmation of Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse meant "2018 will offer another comic book superhero movie featuring a hero of color, during the same year as Marvel's Black Panther."
2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Release
In 2018, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, in association with Marvel Entertainment, produced and released the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, featuring Miles Morales as Spider-Man. It marked the first animated film in the Spider-Man franchise, set in a multiverse called the "Spider-Verse", where Miles teams up with other Spider-People to save New York City from the Kingpin.
2018: Filmmakers praise Into the Spider-Verse
In 2018, Many filmmakers including Edgar Wright, Guillermo del Toro, Yance Ford, and RaMell Ross listed Into the Spider-Verse as one of their favorites of the year.
2018: Sony announces spin-off film
In 2018, Sony announced a spin-off animated film based on the Spider-Women comics, focusing on three generations of female Spider-related characters, including Spider-Gwen, Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman, and Cindy Moon / Silk.
January 2019: "To the End" Released as a Single
In January 2019, Elliphant's song "To the End", used as Spider-Woman's introduction music, was released as a single, a month after the film's release.
February 26, 2019: Digital Download Release
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released on digital download by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 26, 2019, accompanied by a short film featuring Spider-Ham entitled Caught in a Ham.
April 10, 2019: Blu-ray 3D Release
On April 10, 2019, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released in Blu-ray 3D format in several regions, outside of the United States and United Kingdom.
April 2019: Lord and Miller sign deal with Sony Pictures Television
In April 2019, Lord and Miller signed a five-year deal with Sony Pictures Television to create animated Marvel television series alongside Sony Pictures Animation, including a possible TV series based on Into the Spider-Verse.
August 2019: Series to be unique experience
In August 2019, Miller said there would be several live-action series and that they would each be "their own unique experience" while still being related to each other.
2019: UK Television Airing
In the United Kingdom, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was aired on Sky Cinema Premiere in 2019, drawing 1.1 million viewers and becoming the year's eighth most-watched film on pay TV channels.
2020: Patton Oswalt calls the film brilliant
In 2020, Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, who worked with Lord and Miller on 22 Jump Street and appeared on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. called Into the Spider-Verse "brilliant."
2020: Director Kemp Powers watches early movie cut
In 2020, Director Kemp Powers, who would later co-direct the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, watched an early cut of Into the Spider-Verse movie with the crew of Pixar's Soul and said that despite Pixar being "a tough crowd" when judging animation, they were quickly impressed.
April 2021: Lord and Miller confirmed to be producing
In April 2021, Lord and Miller were confirmed to be producing the film, when the project was undergoing rewrites.
April 2021: Licensing deal with Disney
In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with Disney giving them access to their legacy content, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequels, to stream on Disney+ and Hulu and appear on Disney's linear television networks, following their availability on Netflix.
December 2021: Screenplay listed on "101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century"
In December 2021, the screenplay for Into the Spider-Verse was listed number seventy-one on the Writers Guild of America's "101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)".
2021: The Mitchells vs. the Machines reuses animation techniques
In 2021, The animation techniques created for Into the Spider-Verse were notably reused for The Mitchells vs. the Machines, another Sony Pictures Animation film that Lord and Miller co-produced.
September 9, 2022: Disney+ Availability Expands
On September 9, 2022, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became available on Disney+ in Latin America and Europe.
2022: Influence on other animated productions in 2022
In 2022, Into the Spider-Verse similarly influenced the animation style for DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said Spider-Verse inspired them to create the hand-drawn style of visual effects for the live-action MCU series Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Netflix Special Entergalactic.
2022: Release of Across the Spider-Verse delayed
In 2022, the release of Across the Spider-Verse was delayed, from an original 2022 date.
May 2023: Spin-off film confirmed to be in development
In May 2023, Pascal and Arad reaffirmed that the Spider-Women spin-off film was in development.
June 2, 2023: Release of Across the Spider-Verse
On June 2, 2023, Across the Spider-Verse was released, after being delayed twice from an original 2022 date. The film surpassed the box-office take of Into the Spider-Verse, and received similar acclaim from critics and audiences.
2023: Director Kemp Powers watches early movie cut
In 2023, Director Kemp Powers, who would later co-direct the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, watched an early cut of Into the Spider-Verse movie with the crew of Pixar's Soul.
2023: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem influenced by Into the Spider-Verse
In 2023, Mitchells co-director Jeff Rowe cited Into the Spider-Verse as a major influence for his directorial debut Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, claiming that it "showed that a movie can look like the concept artwork and can be critically and financially successful.
2023: Peter Sohn voices Ganke Lee
In 2023, Pixar animator Peter Sohn voiced the character of Ganke Lee in the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, after his dialogue was cut from the final film of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Released
In 2023, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, a sequel to Into the Spider-Verse, was released to similar critical acclaim and greater commercial success.
2023: Tom Holland calls Into the Spider-Verse the best Spider-Man movie
In 2023, Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reiterated his statement on Into the Spider-Verse, calling it "the best Spider-Man movie that's ever been made."
October 2024: Film IMDB rating
As of October 2024, Into the Spider-Verse is the 5th-highest rated animated production of all time on IMDB, according to Collider.
2099: Spider-Man 2099 Travels to Earth-67
In 2099, Miguel O'Hara, also known as Spider-Man 2099, travels to Earth-67 and argues with its Spider-Man.
2099: Oscar Isaac as Spider-Man 2099
In 2099, Oscar Isaac appeared as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099, an alternative version of Spider-Man from the Marvel 2099 imprint, during the post-credits of the movie.
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