EXCLUSIVE: The ultimate movie in Sony Animation’s Spider-Verse trilogy has discovered its administrators as Bob Persichetti and Justin Okay. Thompson have been set to helm Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
“We have had the immense privilege of being a part of Miles’ journey from the very starting, and directing the conclusion to his story is past thrilling,” stated Persichetti and Thompson. “The creativity and care poured into each minute of this venture has been actually inspiring. We have crafted what we really feel is a really satisfying ending, and we are able to’t await followers to expertise it – we’re bringing every little thing we’ve received!”
Persichetti and Thompson have been integral members of the franchise’s inventive group from the onset. Persichetti beforehand served as a part of the Oscar-winning directorial group on 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and was an govt producer on final yr’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Thompson served because the manufacturing designer on Into the Spider-Verse, the place he was instrumental in creating the franchise’s groundbreaking visible fashion. He went on to hitch the directorial group on the sequel alongside Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers.
Returning as producers are Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal and Avi Arad, with Jinko Gotoh becoming a member of the group as producer. Aditya Sood and Christina Steinberg are govt producing. Jessica Berri serves as co-producer. Lord and Miller penned the script for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse with David Callaham.
“Bob and Justin’s fingerprints are woven into the DNA of those movies, and their ardour for Miles’ journey shines by way of in each body of his final journey,” stated Lord and Miller. “There is nothing extra rewarding than collaborating with inventive companions with daring imaginative and prescient and sensible execution like Bob and Justin. We are thrilled to work with them as soon as once more to create a stupendous and satisfying conclusion to this story.”
Plot particulars for the ultimate movie are being stored underneath wraps.
The first two movies in Sony’s trilogy have been important and industrial successes for the studio, grossing a mixed $1.07 billion on the international field workplace. Additionally, Into the Spider-Verse gained the Animated Feature Oscar in 2019, and its acclaimed sequel, Across the Spider-Verse, turned the highest-grossing animated movie for the studio so far.
Persichetti’s further credit embrace co-writing the 2016 animated characteristic The Little Prince, serving as head of story for DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots, and serving as a narrative artist on Monsters vs. Aliens and Shrek 2. Persichetti started his profession at Walt Disney Animation Studios, engaged on movies resembling Tarzan, The Emperor’s New Groove and Treasure Planet.
For his work on the award-winning Across the Spider-Verse, Thompson and his fellow administrators obtained the Annie Award for Best Direction – Feature and have been named 2023 Filmmakers of the Year by Consequence of Sound. Thompson has additionally served because the manufacturing designer on Sony Pictures Animation‘s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and its sequel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.
Persichetti is repped by UTA and Thompson by Verve.
