From Book To Film 2024: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Run Time: 117 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2018
Starring: Brian Tyree Henry, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Mahershala Ali, Shameik Moore
Country: Canada, United States
Language: English, Spanish
From Book to Film at Gateway Film Center
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Winner of Best Animated Feature Film at the 2019 Academy Awards.
“The scale feels vast, yet the spirit is joyous. It’s as if everyone had set out to make the best Spider-Man movie ever, which is exactly what they’ve done.”
—Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.
About the filmmakers:
Bob Persichetti is an American director, writer and animator most known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023), and The Little Prince (2015). Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) garnered numerous wins and nominations, one of them being a 2019 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature Film.
Peter Ramsey is an American director and producer. Ramsey’s directing career was sharpened during his time as a second unit director on unforgettable live action feature films Higher Learning (1995), and Poetic Justice (1993) to name a couple. Prior to his time at DreamWorks, he worked as a storyboard artist on a number of notable live action films such as Boyz n the Hood (1991), and Fight Club (1999). Once at DreamWorks, Ramsey directed Rise of The Guardians (2012), and served as a story artist on several of DreamWorks Animation’s feature films. He has garnered 20 wins and 8 nominations for his work and contributions. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is one of Ramsey’s known directed films which received a remarkable 85 wins and 61 nominations.
Rodney Rothman is an American author and writer turned producer, and director known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). Rothman has a total of 19 wins and 11 nominations for his work and contributions. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is Rothman’s feature debut which won a 2019 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
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