Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

"It's a leap of faith. That's all it is, Miles. A leap of faith."

- Peter B. Parker

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character(s) of the same name(s). It is the first film in it's series and was released on December 14, 2018. The film will spawn a sequel unofficially called Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2; The film will release sometime in 2022.

Synopsis
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

Plot
New York City teenager Miles Morales struggles to live up to the expectations of his father, police officer Jefferson Davis, who sees Spider-Man as a menace. Miles adjusts to boarding school, and visits his uncle Aaron Davis, who takes him to an abandoned subway station to paint graffiti. Miles is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities similar to Spider-Man.

Returning to the station, Miles discovers a "Super-Collider" built by Kingpin, who hopes to access parallel universes to bring back his dead wife and son, whose deaths he blames on Spider-Man. Miles watches as Spider-Man attempts to disable the collider while fighting Kingpin's enforcers, Green Goblin and Prowler. Spider-Man saves Miles, but Green Goblin shoves Spider-Man into the collider, causing an explosion that kills Green Goblin and severely wounds Spider-Man. He gives Miles a USB flash drive to disable the collider, warning that the machine could destroy the city if reactivated. Watching in horror as Kingpin kills Spider-Man, Miles flees from Prowler.

As the city mourns Spider-Man's death, Miles tries to honor his legacy and become the city's new superhero. Trying out his newfound abilities, he damages the USB drive. At Spider-Man's grave, Miles meets Peter B. Parker, an older, worn-down version of Spider-Man from another dimension. Upon meeting him, Miles discovers his ability to emit a bio-electric "venom" blast. Peter reluctantly agrees to train Miles in exchange for help stealing data to create a new drive. They infiltrate Kingpin's research facility, and Miles discovers he has the power to turn invisible. They are confronted by scientist Olivia Octavius, who determines that Peter will die from cellular decay if he remains in their dimension.

Chased through the laboratory and surrounding forest by Octavius, Miles and Peter are rescued by Gwen Stacy, a Spider-Woman from another dimension. They find Peter's aunt, May Parker, who is sheltering more Spider-people from other dimensions – Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, and Spider-Ham – who are also deteriorating. Miles offers to disable the collider so the others can return home, but they tell him he lacks experience. Distraught, Miles retreats to Aaron's home, where he discovers Aaron is Prowler. Miles returns to May's house, where Peni has completed the new drive; he is followed by Kingpin, Prowler, Octavius, Scorpion, and Tombstone. In the ensuing brawl, Miles is captured by Aaron and unmasks himself. Unwilling to kill his own nephew, Aaron is fatally shot by Kingpin. Miles flees with Aaron, who tells him to keep going before dying. Jefferson arrives on the scene and Miles escapes, leading his father to believe Spider-Man killed Aaron.

The heroes regroup at Miles' dorm room. Peter restrains Miles to ensure his safety and leaves with the others, choosing to sacrifice himself by staying behind and deactivating the collider. Jefferson arrives outside Miles' door and, assuming he does not want to speak to him, apologizes for his mistakes. Miles masters his powers and goes to May to acquire web-shooters and repaint one of Peter's suits. He joins the heroes, defeating Kingpin's enforcers and using the USB drive to send them home. Kingpin fights Miles, attracting the attention of Jefferson, who realizes Spider-Man is not the enemy and encourages him. Miles paralyzes Kingpin with his venom blast and throws him at the kill switch, destroying the collider.

Kingpin and his enforcers are arrested and Jefferson recognizes Spider-Man as a hero while getting evidence that Kingpin killed Aaron. Miles embraces the responsibilities of his new life. Back in their home dimensions, the heroes return to their lives; Peter prepares to fix his relationship with Mary Jane, and Gwen finds a way to contact Miles across dimensions.

In another dimension, Miguel O'Hara travels to a 1967 New York City and argues with that universe's Spider-Man.

Cast

 * Shamiek Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man


 * Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen
 * Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis/Prowler
 * Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis
 * Lily Tomlin as May Parker
 * Lauren Vélez as Rio Morales
 * Zoë Kravitz as Mary Jane Parker
 * John Mulaney as Peter Porker/Spider-Ham
 * Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker
 * Nicolas Cage as Peter Benjamin Parker/Spider-Man Noir
 * Kathryn Hahn as Olivia Octavius/Doctor Octopus
 * Liev Schreiber as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
 * Chris Pine as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Jorma Taccone as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Joaquín Cosio as MacDonald Gargan/Scorpion
 * Marvin Jones III as Tombstone
 * Lake Bell as Vanessa Fisk
 * Natalie Morales as Ms. Calleros
 * Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man
 * Greta Lee as Lyla
 * Stan Lee as Himself
 * Adam Brown as J. Jonah Jameson

Trivia

 * It was announced shortly after Stan Lee's death, at age 95, that he had recorded a cameo for the film and that it would be his final voice-acting role. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller felt it was important that Lee was given a bigger moment compared to previous Marvel films because he was "so integral to the spirit of this movie," and considered his role "extra meaningful" following his death.
 * If you hit pause anytime a train goes by, because all the animators wanted to animate Stan Lee, he's in almost every single train.