Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Directors Talk Film’s Insane Process

Though Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is swinging into theaters on June 2, the directing trio still have their work cut out for them. Following the massive success of the first Oscar-winning film, Into the Spider-Verse, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, and Joaquim Dos Santos took the helm of what Thompson calls “the world’s most expensive independent arthouse film” already equipped with the necessary skills to bring Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) back in not one Multiverse-weaving sequel, but two. In their exclusive interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, the directors talk us through their unique and shared responsibilities, how they decided to break up cowriters Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s story with Beyond the Spider-Verse, and so much more. Across the Spider-Verse begins “a year and a half later” after accepting the Spider-Man mantle, and Miles is now facing “more complex problems” as he juggles his life as Miles Morales and the responsibilities