Forget those new live-action "Spider-Man" movies — for my money, the best new Spidey-related material resides in the animated "Spider-Verse" films. They're bright, colorful, inventive, funny, and emotional movies (even if "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is only half a movie). Those films introduced us to Miles Morales, a teen who becomes Spider-Man in an alternate universe. While we're still waiting for the next full-length "Spider-Verse" film, "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse," we can get more of Miles via a new short film titled "The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story."
But this short film isn't your typical action-packed web-slinger story. It's instead a horror-tinged look at Miles' subconscious as he succumbs to the pressures of being Spider-Man. As our own Rafael Motamayor wrote in his review of the short film, "'The Spider Within' stands out by combining that theme with a love of horror and psychological thrillers, delivering a truly spooky short. Bright...
But this short film isn't your typical action-packed web-slinger story. It's instead a horror-tinged look at Miles' subconscious as he succumbs to the pressures of being Spider-Man. As our own Rafael Motamayor wrote in his review of the short film, "'The Spider Within' stands out by combining that theme with a love of horror and psychological thrillers, delivering a truly spooky short. Bright...
- 3/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Sony Pictures Animation has announced that The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story will debut on YouTube tomorrow, March 27, and a first look teaser trailer debuted today.
The official animated short film has been described as a “genre-bending thriller,” set to use the horror genre as a means to get out its important message to young audiences.
Director Jarelle Dampier said last year, “My favorite genre is horror. I think it’s the perfect envelope to give great messages out, especially to younger audiences, and I think it’s something that we’ve kind of shied away from for a long time.”
Watch the trailer below and read on to learn more about this unique project.
Sony Pictures Animation has teamed up with the Kevin Love Fund to digitally release The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, which will be incorporated into the Kevin Love Fund’s new mental health focused lesson plan,...
The official animated short film has been described as a “genre-bending thriller,” set to use the horror genre as a means to get out its important message to young audiences.
Director Jarelle Dampier said last year, “My favorite genre is horror. I think it’s the perfect envelope to give great messages out, especially to younger audiences, and I think it’s something that we’ve kind of shied away from for a long time.”
Watch the trailer below and read on to learn more about this unique project.
Sony Pictures Animation has teamed up with the Kevin Love Fund to digitally release The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, which will be incorporated into the Kevin Love Fund’s new mental health focused lesson plan,...
- 3/26/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The trailer marking the sixth edition of the Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood (October 18-22) dropped Monday morning, highlighting the opening night premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed “The Boy and the Heron” (Studio Ghibli/GKids) at the Tcl Chinese Theater IMAX. This marks an IMAX first for the festival, produced by GKids in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Festival.
Aardman/Netflix’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the long-awaited sequel to the most successful stop-motion feature in history, will close Aif, followed by a Q&a with director Sam Fell and executive producer Peter Lord.
Aif programming from the previous two years boasted nine of the eventual animated feature Oscar nominees. This season they’ve scheduled several Oscar contenders: “The Boy and the Heron,” “Dawn of the Nugget,” DreamWorks’ “Trolls Band Together” (special screening), and Neon’s Annecy award-winning “Robot Dreams” (in feature competition). Plus, early...
Aardman/Netflix’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the long-awaited sequel to the most successful stop-motion feature in history, will close Aif, followed by a Q&a with director Sam Fell and executive producer Peter Lord.
Aif programming from the previous two years boasted nine of the eventual animated feature Oscar nominees. This season they’ve scheduled several Oscar contenders: “The Boy and the Heron,” “Dawn of the Nugget,” DreamWorks’ “Trolls Band Together” (special screening), and Neon’s Annecy award-winning “Robot Dreams” (in feature competition). Plus, early...
- 10/2/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is wowing audiences everywhere and has already become a bigger box office success than its predecessor. The Miles Morales sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse tells a more epic story that cannot be contained in one film, which is why it ends on a cliffhanger and will be picking up with the follow-up, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, Sony had one other Spider-Verse story up its sleeve. A short from Sony Animation titled, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, has just premiered at the Annecy International Film Festival according to Deadline.
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is a bold look into the mental health of Miles Morales. In signature Spider-Man characterization, Miles has to deal with the normal stress of being a teenager in today’s world prior to the added difficulties of being a superhero on top of that. The short explores...
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is a bold look into the mental health of Miles Morales. In signature Spider-Man characterization, Miles has to deal with the normal stress of being a teenager in today’s world prior to the added difficulties of being a superhero on top of that. The short explores...
- 6/12/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
While Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse continues webbing up millions and millions of dollars at the box office, it has been announced that the Spider-Verse is getting set to expand with an official short film set within the popular Miles Morales universe.
The Wrap debuts a first-look (seen above) at the upcoming short film this morning, which is titled The Spider Within. And surprisingly, it’s said to be a “horror-tinged” short film!
The Wrap reports, “The Sony-produced film focuses on what happens when Miles Morales (once again played by Shameik Moore) starts to feel the pressure of his life as Spider-Man, which results in a scary, trippy little jaunt through his subconscious.”
Jarelle Dampier directed the short. He tells The Wrap, “My favorite genre is horror. I think it’s the perfect envelope to give great messages out, especially to younger audiences, and I think it’s something...
The Wrap debuts a first-look (seen above) at the upcoming short film this morning, which is titled The Spider Within. And surprisingly, it’s said to be a “horror-tinged” short film!
The Wrap reports, “The Sony-produced film focuses on what happens when Miles Morales (once again played by Shameik Moore) starts to feel the pressure of his life as Spider-Man, which results in a scary, trippy little jaunt through his subconscious.”
Jarelle Dampier directed the short. He tells The Wrap, “My favorite genre is horror. I think it’s the perfect envelope to give great messages out, especially to younger audiences, and I think it’s something...
- 6/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Update — 7:33 am Pt: We can also share a first-look image from the short featuring Miles Morales below:
Original Story — 4:49 am Pt: Sony Pictures Animation world premiered its boundary-pushing short The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story tackling mental health at the Annecy International Film Festival on Monday.
Spinning off the world of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse, the short shows its Marvel Comics protagonist Miles Morales/Spider suffering from an anxiety attack as he feels overwhelmed by school work, exams and relationships.
His fears are manifested by a dark figure representing his alter ego as well as an imaginary infestation of spiders in his bedroom. It ends on a lighter note as turns to his father Jefferson “Jeff” Morales, with the short also tapping into importance of strong father and son relationships.
The reveal comes amid the blockbuster release of Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse...
Original Story — 4:49 am Pt: Sony Pictures Animation world premiered its boundary-pushing short The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story tackling mental health at the Annecy International Film Festival on Monday.
Spinning off the world of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse, the short shows its Marvel Comics protagonist Miles Morales/Spider suffering from an anxiety attack as he feels overwhelmed by school work, exams and relationships.
His fears are manifested by a dark figure representing his alter ego as well as an imaginary infestation of spiders in his bedroom. It ends on a lighter note as turns to his father Jefferson “Jeff” Morales, with the short also tapping into importance of strong father and son relationships.
The reveal comes amid the blockbuster release of Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse...
- 6/12/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Animation revealed a different side to Miles Morales, the hero of its blockbuster Spider-Verse franchise, in a short film The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, which got its world premiere Monday the Annecy Animation Film Festival on Monday.
The short shows Miles/Spider-Man battling with mental health issues, as the teen web-slinger feels overwhelmed with school, upcoming exams and relationship drama. In the short, Miles’ anxieties take the form of a dark figure representing his alter ego and an imagined invasion of spiders into his bedroom. But by reaching out for help from his father, Jefferson “Jeff” Morales, Miles is able to conquer his inner demons.
The short was shown at the Annecy festival Monday as part of a session on Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ joint mentorship program Lens (Leading and Empowering New Storytellers), which aims to develop new animation talents from underrepresented groups.
Jarelle Dampier...
The short shows Miles/Spider-Man battling with mental health issues, as the teen web-slinger feels overwhelmed with school, upcoming exams and relationship drama. In the short, Miles’ anxieties take the form of a dark figure representing his alter ego and an imagined invasion of spiders into his bedroom. But by reaching out for help from his father, Jefferson “Jeff” Morales, Miles is able to conquer his inner demons.
The short was shown at the Annecy festival Monday as part of a session on Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ joint mentorship program Lens (Leading and Empowering New Storytellers), which aims to develop new animation talents from underrepresented groups.
Jarelle Dampier...
- 6/12/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony is expanding the scope of the Spider-Verse this summer. Not only do we have "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" due to hit theaters in June, but the studio has also revealed that a brand new, in-universe short titled "The Spider Within" is headed our way as well. As for how you can see the short? At least at first, it's going to be a select few attending a major film festival this summer.
According to Variety, "The Spider Within" is set to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. Perhaps not coincidentally, this is right around the time that "Across the Spider-Verse" will be hitting theaters. We have reached out to Sony for further details regarding release plans for the short beyond Annecy but the studio has not yet responded to our request for comment. As for what the short will entail? The synopsis reads as follows:
In the short,...
According to Variety, "The Spider Within" is set to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. Perhaps not coincidentally, this is right around the time that "Across the Spider-Verse" will be hitting theaters. We have reached out to Sony for further details regarding release plans for the short beyond Annecy but the studio has not yet responded to our request for comment. As for what the short will entail? The synopsis reads as follows:
In the short,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks will release a brand new original short film titled “The Spider Within.”
Set in the world of the upcoming release “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the animated short will debut exclusively at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June.
In the short, Miles Morales struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend and student while acting as Brooklyn’s friendly neighborhood superhero. After a particularly challenging day living with these pressures, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.
“The Spider Within” is part of Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new mentorship program Lens (Leading and Empowering New Storytellers). Launched internally last year, the new program aims to provide high-potential candidates from underrepresented...
Set in the world of the upcoming release “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the animated short will debut exclusively at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June.
In the short, Miles Morales struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend and student while acting as Brooklyn’s friendly neighborhood superhero. After a particularly challenging day living with these pressures, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.
“The Spider Within” is part of Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new mentorship program Lens (Leading and Empowering New Storytellers). Launched internally last year, the new program aims to provide high-potential candidates from underrepresented...
- 3/29/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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