Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Reportedly Has Multiple Versions in Theaters

As it turns out, you probably didn’t see the same version of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse others saw elsewhere around the globe. Thanks to TikTok, eager Marvel fans have started to notice little differences between the showings dependent on location. Now, an editor on the movie has seemingly confirmed there are, in fact, different cuts of the film being shown to different theater locations.

While retweeting one of the aforementioned TikToks pointing out the differences in the latest Spider-Verse flick, editor Andy Leviton confirmed the notion. “I was wondering when people might start noticing…,” the filmmaker tweeted on his account.

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The minute changes between cuts is a major location why many think the third film in the franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, will be delayed from its March 2024 release date. In fact, one artist who’s worked on the films has said work has yet to even begin on the project.

“They’ve announced that Beyond the Spider-Verse will be released in March of next year. I’ve seen people say, ‘Oh, they probably worked on it at the same time,’ There’s no way that movie’s coming out then,” the artist said in a recent chat with Vulture. “There’s been progress on the pre-production side of things. But as far as the production side goes, the only progress that’s been made on the third one is any exploration or tests that were done before the movie was split into two parts. Everyone’s been fully focused on Across the Spider-Verse and barely crossing the finish line. And now it’s like, Oh, yeah, now we have to do the other one.”

Miles Morales returns to the big screen with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse now playing in theaters after premiering on June 2nd. Miles (Shamiek Moore) reunites with fellow heroes Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) for another web-swinging adventure through the multiverse, finding himself at odds with the Spider-Society led by Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac). Other new heroes include Spider-Woman Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya), and Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), while new villain the Spot (Jason Schwartzman) also enters the fray. The sequel to Sony Pictures’ hit 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, and written by the team of Chris Miller, Phil Lord, and Dave Callaham.