Across The Spider-Verse Currently In Theaters
Caution: The following article contains spoilers for the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. There are currently two versions of the movie playing in theaters, with noticeable differences between them. Across the Spider-Verse is the sequel to the Academy Award-winning movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which premiered in the US on June 2, 2023. The movie is still performing exceptionally well at the box office, despite facing competition from recently released blockbuster movies. This explains why the movie is still in theaters, although audiences are now discovering that there is more than one version of the film playing worldwide. This was confirmed by editor Andrew Leviton, who worked on the movie and announced it via Twitter.
Upon its release, the audio on Across the Spider-Verse was criticized, with complaints about the dialogue being too low and difficult to hear. In response to these complaints, a different version of the movie was sent to theaters. Initially, it was assumed that the new print of the film was only different in terms of audio mixing. However, it appears that the second version of Across the Spider-Verse sent to theaters is different from the original one in a few ways, including alternate dialogue, missing dialogue, and scenes that play out entirely differently. Here is a breakdown of all the known differences between the two versions of the movie.
11. Miguel O’Hara’s and Gwen Stacy’s First Interaction
In one version of the movie, Gwen Stacy makes fun of Miguel O’Hara at the beginning of the film as she tries to guess his superhero name. However, this exchange does not happen in the other version currently playing in theaters.
10. The Scene Where Miguel Asks Lyla For Backup
In one version, Lyla simply points at Miguel after he admits he needs backup. In the other version, Lyla takes a selfie with Miguel using a bunny filter after he asks her to call for backup.
9. The Scene Where Spider-Man 2099 Fights The Vulture
The build-up to the scene in which the police order Spider-Man 2099 to surrender at the beginning of the movie plays out differently in the two versions. In one version, audiences see Miguel taking the Vulture to the rooftop and threatening to bite him with his fangs. In the other version, this moment does not happen, and the police helicopter appears right away.
8. The Scene Where Jefferson Fights The Spot
What happens to Jefferson at the end of the fight between Spider-Man and the Spot depends on which version audiences have seen. In one version, Jefferson falls into one of the portals, complains, and looks around him. In the other version, the film only briefly shows Jefferson’s face for a frame before cutting back to Spider-Man and the Spot.
7. The Spot’s Dialogue During His Introduction
When the Spot is revealing his story to Spider-Man, the villain says “Now look at me” in one version. In the other version, the Spot says “Give me back my foot” as he gets confused by his own portals.
6. The Spot’s Dialogue During The Hologram Sequence
When Gwen Stacy is investigating what the Spot was doing on Miles Morales’ Earth using the Spider-Society’s hologram technology, audiences get to see and hear what the villain was doing a couple of hours earlier. In one version, the Spot says “which would not be good” while contemplating what could happen if he put his finger in the mini collider. In the other version, the Spot says “Oh, what the heck” before activating the device.
5. Miles Morales’ Dialogue In The “Chai Tea” Sequence
When Miles Morales first enters Pavitr Prabhakar’s universe, Spider-Man India calls out Miles for saying “chai tea,” which would be the same as saying “tea tea.” In one version, Miles simply says “No! No!” when Pavitr asks if he always says things like “coffee coffee.” In the other version, Miles apologizes and says that he is “sorry” a couple of times.
4. The Scene Where Gwen Looks For Miles In The Rubble
In one version of the movie, Gwen says a few lines while searching for Miles after Spider-Man interferes in what the Spider-Society describes as a canon event. In the other version, Gwen has no lines when she is looking for Miles in the rubble.
3. Hobie Brown’s Introduction
There is a subtle difference between Hobie Brown’s introduction in each version. In one version, a comic book-like text saying “Hobie\” appears above the character’s head after Miles realizes that this was the “Hobie” Gwen was referring to. In the other version, there is no text when Spider-Punk appears for the first time.
2. Ben Reilly’s Dialogue When He Fights Miles Morales
In one version, the Scarlet Spider says “I’ve got you trapped in my well-defined musculature, so don’t even.” In the other version, Reilly says “This one is called the sleeper holder, I’m using my bicep to constrict your…” before Miles escapes.
1. Mary Jane’s Dialogue When Peter B. Parker Comes Back
In one version, Mary Jane welcomes Peter B. Parker with a “Hi, huh” before asking him “How was work.” In the other version, there is no “Hi, huh,” and Mary Jane asks Peter how was work as soon as she enters the scene.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is set to release in 2024.
WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
There are two different Spider-Man:Across the Spider-Verse versions currently in theaters, with several noticeable differences between them. Across the Spider-Versethe sequel to the Academy Award winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versepremiered in the US on June 2, 2023. Across the Spider-Verse received stellar reviews and is still performing well at the box office despite competing with several blockbuster films that have recently premiered. This helps explain why Across the Spider-Verse is still in theaters, although audiences are now discovering that there is more than one version of the film playing across the globe. This was confirmed by editor Andrew Leviton (via Twitter), who worked on the film.
The audio on Across the Spider-Verse was criticized upon the film’s release, with complaints about the dialogue being too low and difficult to hear. In response to those complaints, a different version of Across the Spider-Verse was sent to theaters. It was assumed that this new print of the film was only different regarding the audio mixing. However, it seems that the second Across the Spider-Verse version sent to theaters is different from the original one in a few ways. This includes alternate dialogue, missing dialogue, and scenes that play out entirely differently. Here is a breakdown of every known difference between the two versions of Across the Spider-Verse.
11 Miguel O’Hara’s And Gwen Stacy’s First Interaction
In one of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse versions, Gwen Stacy makes fun of Miguel O’Hara at the beginning of the film as she tries to guess what his superhero name is. Gwen asks if Spider-Man 2099 is the “Blue Panther,” to which the futuristic Across the Spider-Verse Spider-Man variant answers “That’s funny.” This particular exchange does not happen at all in the other Across the Spider-Verse version currently in theaters.
10 The Scene Where Miguel Asks Lyla For Backup
Another difference between the two Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse versions currently in theaters regarding Spider-Man 2099’s introduction is his first interaction with Lyla. In one of the versions, Lyla simply points at Miguel after he finally admits that he needs backup. In the other version, Lyla takes a selfie with Miguel, using a bunny filter, after he asks her to call for backup. The difference in Miguel and Lyla’s interaction is among the first major differences that were noticed by audiences on social media, leading to the discovery of these two different Across the Spider-Verse versions.
9 The Scene Where Spider-Man 2099 Fights The Vulture
The build-up to the scene in Gwen Stacy’s Across the Spider-Verse universe where the police orders Spider-Man 2099 to surrender at the beginning of the film plays out differently in these two versions of the movie. In one of them, audiences see Miguel taking the Vulture to the rooftop and then threatening to bite him with his fangs. In the other Across the Spider-Verse version, this moment does not happen, and the police helicopter appears right away.
8 The Scene Where Jefferson Fights The Spot
Miles Morales’ dad gets involved in the fight between Spider-Man and the Spot at the beginning of Across the Spider-Verse. What happens to Jefferson at the end of this fight depends on which Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse version audiences have seen it. In one of them, Jefferson falls into one of the portals, gets up, complains, and looks around him. In the other version, the film only briefly shows Jefferson’s face for a frame before cutting back to Spider-Man and the Spot.
7 The Spot’s Dialogue During His Introduction
When the Spot is revealing his story to Spider-Man, the villain says “Now look at me” in one of the Across the Spider-Verse versions. In the other version, the Spot says “Give me back my foot” as he gets confused by his own portals. Both lines play out in a comedic way, as this was before the Spot became the menacing figure from later in the film.
6 The Spot’s Dialogue During The Hologram Sequence
When Gwen Stacy is investigating what the Spot was doing on Miles Morales’ Earth using the Spider-Society’s hologram technology, audiences get to see and hear what the villain was doing a couple of hours earlier. In one of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse versions, the Spot says “which would not be good” while contemplating what could happen if he put his finger in the mini collider. In the other Across the Spider-Verse version, the Spot says “Oh, what the heck” before activating the device. The outcome is the same, though. The Spot activates the machine.
5 Miles Morales’ Dialogue In The “Chai Tea” Sequence
When Miles Morales first enters Pavitr Prabhakar’s universe, Spider-Man India calls out Miles for saying “chai tea,” which would be the same as saying “tea tea.” Miles embarrassedly apologies, yet what he says in each Across the Spider-Verse version is different. In one of them, Miles simply says “No! No!” when Pavitr asks if he always says things like “coffee coffee.” In the other version, Miles instead says that he is “sorry” a couple of times.
4 The Scene Where Gwen Looks For Miles In The Rubble
After Spider-Man interfered in what the Spider-Society describes as a canon event – the death of Captain Singh – Gwen looked for her friend in the rubble, fearing that Miles could have died. In one of the Across the Spider-Verse versions playing in theaters, Gwen says a few lines while she is searching for Miles. In the other Across the Spider-VerseGwen has no lines when she is looking for Miles in the rubble.
3 Hobie Brown’s Introduction In Across The Spider-Verse
Hobie Brown, also known as Spider-Punk, stole the show in Across the Spider-Verse. However, there is a subtle difference between Hobie Brown’s introduction in each Across the Spider-Verse version. In one of them, a comic book-like text saying “Hobie” appears above the character’s head after Miles realizes that this was the “Hobie” Gwen was referring to. In the other version, there is no text when Spider-Punk appears for the first time.
2 Ben Reilly’s Dialogue When He Fights Miles Morales
One of the most jarring differences between the two Across the Spider-Verse versions currently in theaters is Ben Reilly’s dialogue when he briefly captures Miles Morales during the Spider-Society escape sequence. In one version, the Scarlet Spider says “I’ve got you trapped in my well-defined musculature, so don’t even.” In the other version, Reilly says “This one is called the sleeper holder, I’m using my bicep to constrict your…” before Miles escapes.
1 Mary Jane’s Dialogue When Peter B. Parker Comes Back
Toward Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s ending, Peter B. Parker returns home from the Spider-Society with Mayday. In one of the Across the Spider-Verse versions, Peter is welcomed by Mary Jane with a “Hi, huh” before she asks him “How was work.” In the other version, there is no “Hi, huh,” and Mary Jane asks Peter how was work as soon as she enters the scene. The outcome is the same, with Peter deciding not to mention his Spider-Society adventures with Mayday.
Key Release Dates
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
