SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE - Phil Lord And Chris Miller Delve Into The Movie's Biggest Spoilers

Writers and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller talk Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's after-credits scene, changing the gender of a certain villain, and those surprise voice cameos. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Dec 17, 2018 10:12 AM EST

Filed Under: Into The Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swung into theaters this weekend and looks set to be just as big of a commercial hit as a critical one. Featuring an original, inventive storyline and diverse cast of characters, the movie is a joy to watch and a technical marvel to boot, as Miles Morales' story was finally brought to the big screen in a vibrant and visually stunning world.

Writers and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have now spoken about some of the movie's biggest spoilers in a new interview, including the decision to make Doc Ock a woman!

"It’s an alternate universe, so any chance we had to say, 'This is sort of like the thing you know, but slightly different,' we were trying to take that at every turn," Miller explained. "How can we make a Doc Ock that isn’t the Doc Ock you know? It seemed like a fun twist, and Kathryn Hahn is amazing in everything that she does, and she brought a lot of personality to it, so it was great."

"Everything about her incarnation of Doc is different, down to the way her tentacles work," Lord adds. "They’re pneumatic, like plastic, bubbly arms. Just to make it feel totally updated."

As for the post-credits scene, the filmmakers talked about wanting to put Spider-Man 2099 in a really unique position (the classic Spider-Man animated series from the 1960s, in this instance) and teased a return for Miguel O'Hara somewhere down the line.

"What’s the worst situation we could put him in?" Lord laughs. "He’s really maintaining a degree of professionalism and grittiness. That’s the possibility of the multi-verse, is that you can slam two completely different people together. I want to see the De Niro and Groden movie with the two of them. Obviously we did want to tease what the possibilities of the future could be if we could be so lucky as to open up this world even more. So that was sort of the point of that whole thing."

As for the unexpected casting of Chris Pine and Oscar Isaac as Peter Parker and Spider-Man 2099, they talked about keeping that a secret by not promoting their roles in the movie. They also had nothing but good things to say about them and what the duo ended up bringing to the table.

"Both of them are amazing actors and really funny and give their all," Miller said. "They don’t just phone it in. Chris was such a sport to not only do all the stuff for Peter Parker, the ideal version, but also just at the last minute, to be like, 'Hey, will you sing a Christmas album and give it your all?'"

"And then Oscar, I talked to him – he was in Jordan and I was in L.A. having the most awkward phone call you could have trying to explain to him what we thought this was going to be," Lord added. "God love him, he was very polite, and we had to write it down and send it to him."

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MrDandy - 12/17/2018, 10:27 AM

These guys are the kings at taking movie ideas that sound terrible on paper and turning them into gold. They've done it again with Into the Spider-Verse!

KWilly - 12/17/2018, 10:38 AM

@MrDandy - Marvel MUST get them for a Fantastic Four movie. Brad Bird would be great too, but he’s basically already made two F4 movies already. I want Miller and Lord to join the MCU family for sure.

Origame - 12/17/2018, 10:57 AM

@KWilly - im not so sure. Given what happened with solo i think the same thing would happen here...they'll do their own thing but its too removed from what they want for the characters when crossovers happen. Especially since this happened with edgar Wright too.

tripttwe - 12/17/2018, 10:34 AM

It is an Amazing film (no pun intended). Original visuals, story, and humor. I also think it will make the world learn to love Miles Morales. Well done MARVEL. My two cents...

L0RDbuckethead - 12/17/2018, 10:47 AM

I really wish we could've seen their version of SOLO.

WaffeX - 12/17/2018, 10:54 AM

I want animated X-Men movies!!!

Frshcoupe - 12/17/2018, 11:15 AM

Yo where is the Far From Home Trailer since it was delayed? Where’s our boy DanielR with the update??? Give us Mysterio.

MyCoolYoung - 12/17/2018, 11:17 AM

@Frshcoupe - the trailer debuted in Brazil. It's still too far from home to make a homecoming

bkmeijer2 - 12/17/2018, 2:27 PM

@Frshcoupe - I stopped trusting that DanielR long time ago, as of right now it seems like a right decision

MyCoolYoung - 12/17/2018, 11:16 AM

Did the goblin die before Peter in the beginning? I thought he'd be back.

I still think 6 spidermen and women should have been able to easily k.o kingpin, lady ock, and hired grunts.

This should've been miles

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