Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Hailee Steinfield says new movie is like ‘no different’ – as Shameik Moore teases live-action Miles Morales

The second instalment of Miles Morales’ Spider-Verse trilogy has hit cinemas this week, as hypothesis continues about whether or not followers will get a live-action model of the character.

Speaking to Sky’s Backstage podcast, Shameik Moore, the voice of the animated Spider-Man, mentioned he is “optimistic” concerning the prospect.

“I am Miles Morales, I am Spider-Man, and I think that applies to live action as well,” he mentioned.

It’s after Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal appeared to substantiate numerous upcoming tasks for the superhero in an interview with Variety.

She urged a live-action Miles Morales is within the works, in addition to a Spider-Woman movie, and a fourth entry within the Marvel Cinematic Universe collection starring Tom Holland.

Holland adopted Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in portraying Peter Parker, however Morales – who debuted within the Marvel comics as the primary black Spider-Man in 2011 – has not but appeared in a live-action movie.

“What’s meant to be will be,” mentioned Moore when requested concerning the rumours – a sentiment echoed by Hailee Steinfeld, who voices the animated Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy, when requested about her involvement in a Spider-Woman movie.

“I think this is a Spider-Man like no other, so I’m very honoured to be part of this,” she mentioned.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse follows 2018’s Into The Spider-Verse, which centered on Morales, a half-black, half-Puerto Rican superhero from Brooklyn.

First launched to the comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli in 2011, the movie grossed greater than £300m worldwide and received an Academy Award for finest animated function.

“The first movie was astronomically challenging, and the team was working on it until the very last second,” mentioned Sony Pictures Animation’s president Kristine Belson.

‘Ground-breaking’

Nearly 1,000 animators labored on the second movie, which sees Miles catapulted throughout the multiverse as Spider-Man, the place he encounters the Spider Society – a crew of Spider-People charged with defending the multiverse’s very existence.

“They’re doing ground-breaking stuff,” mentioned Moore concerning the animators behind the movie.

Steinfeld added: “They went down to the wire on this, which I feel we both have so much respect and admiration for the team. [They] did everything they possibly could to just perfect this thing up until the last moment.”

Across The Spider-Verse will little question be jam-packed with Easter eggs – and Steinfeld mentioned three come to thoughts.

But she refused to enter extra element so to not spoil the movie or the third and last instalment, which is due for launch in 2024.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is in cinemas now.