‘Spider-Man’: Across The Theater-Verse
If you have seen Across The Spider-Verse, this year’s sequel to 2018’s Into The Spider-Verse, and think you have seen the only version of the movie, you may be surprised by a recent revelation that there are multiple versions of the film currently in theaters. Additionally, in the true spirit of a movie that deals with the multiverse, there are a sizable number of subtle variations in the film across different theaters.
Spider-Verse editor Andy Leviton confirmed on his Twitter account that there are indeed multiple versions of the film running in the theaters and was wondering when people would notice. One of the most notable instances of this being done before was with 1985’s comedy-mystery based on the classic Parker Brothers board game, Clue, which randomly featured one of three endings in the theaters.
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Variations that viewers have reported so far include:
A version of Spider-Verse doesn’t show the build of Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099) almost going full vampire before deciding not to bite the Vulture’s head off.
After falling through one of the Spot’s spots at the beginning of the film, Miles’ dad, Jefferson Davis, will either groan and look around at where he’s been teleported or get a snappy reaction shot of his face.
Miles will either say, “No! No” “Sorry! I’m sorry” or “Something like that” during the chai tea terminology redundancy scene.
Some versions of Miles hearing about Hobie Brown (Spider-Punk) for the first time don’t include a little line of text of Miles saying his name out loud above his head.
Voice lines of Gwen Stacy searching for Miles in a pile of rubble have been removed in some versions of the film.
Some cuts of Spider-Verse don’t have Miguel sassily say, “That’s funny,” when Gwen Stacy tries to explain why she’s with Miles.
Ben Reilly (Scarlet Spider) will either say, “I’ve got you trapped in my well-defined musculature,” or “This one’s called the sleeper hold” while grabbing Miles Morales during the big Spider-Man chase scene.
The Spot will either say, “Oh what the heck,” or “Which would not be good” in the scene where he puts his finger on the mini collider.
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