Another Major Spider-Person Possibly Revealed: Across the Spider-Verse

Web of Spider-Man #118 cover by Steven Butler/Marvel Comics

Web of Spider-Man #118
Image: Steven Butler/Marvel Comics

A model new superhero probably coming to the large display screen has been revealed in the best way most of them are: a toy. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse gained’t be in theaters till June 2, 2023, however because it was initially alleged to be out in October, merchandise is discovering its means on cabinets. One such piece of merch, the board recreation Trouble, has revealed that one in every of our favourite Spider-characters could also be becoming a member of the enjoyable.

On the Spider-Verse themed Trouble you’ll see pictures of Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, and Miguel O’Hara, all of whom have been a given. There’s additionally the Spot and, most curiously, the Scarlet Spider. Yes, Ben Reilly himself will probably be a part of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Here are the pictures (which you’ll inform have been performed some time in the past as they nonetheless have the “Part 1″ in the title, which has been dropped).

In the comics, Ben Reilly is a clone of Spider-Man created to kill the hero. However, he later teams up with him but by then things have gotten incredibly tragic and awful. We’ve covered the character a bunch, and you can read about him at these links. But his possible inclusion opens up just a whole new Pandora’s box of emotional complexities for the film’s characters, if the movie decides to go there.

Recent toy leaks have also revealed that Spider-Punk might be in the film and, as previously revealed, Jessica Drew will be joining as yet another Spider-Person. If all these are to be believed, we now have two returning Spiders (Miles and Gwen) and four new ones (Miguel, Ben, Jessica, Punk). Then there’s also the villains, of which we know the Spot, who you can also see on the Trouble box, as well as Vulture, as revealed in the early footage screened a few months back. All in all, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is going to have 240 characters in it, as opposed to 40 in the first movie.

io9 has reached out to Hasbro for official images and Sony for comment/clarification and will update this piece when/if we hear back. But the film is scheduled for release June 2, 2023 and its sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, will be out March 29, 2024.


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