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| Directed by | Jarelle Dampier |
| Screenplay by | Khaila Amazan |
| Based on | Marvel Comics |
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| Edited by | Arthur D. Noda |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is a 2023 American animatedpsychological thriller short film featuring theMarvel Comics characterMiles Morales (voiced byShameik Moore) and produced bySony Pictures Animation andSony Pictures Imageworks. Taking place betweenSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) andSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), the short, directed by Jarelle Dampier and written by Khaila Amazan, is described as focusing on Morales when he "starts to feel the pressure of his life as Spider-Man, which results in a scary, trippy, shroomy little jaunt through his subconscious".
The film was produced under presented by Sony Pictures Animation in association withMarvel Entertainment through Sony's LENS program, and premiered at theAnnecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2023.[1] While debuting the short, Sony did not disclose how or when they intend to release it to a wider audience.[2] It was later released onYouTube on March 27, 2024,[3] ahead of the originally planned release date ofSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027). The YouTube release was partnered with a fundraiser for theKevin Love Fund.
After returning home from a day of crime fighting, Miles Morales is haunted by the thoughts of his parents arguing with him and the new responsibilities he must embrace. His father, Jefferson Davis, asks if he wants to watch horror movies with him, but a tired Miles tells him some other time. As he tries to relax in his room, he is accosted by his fears, manifesting as a black silhouetted and yellow eyed being. Miles attempts to fight this creature which transforms into a large spider (resulting in Miles promising not to step on any more spiders again), and later a huge infestation of smaller spiders. A frightened Miles cowers as his visions go away. Finally at ease, Miles leaves his room and asks his father if he would like to walk with him. The two leave the apartment and begin having a friendly conversation.
Ross Bonaime wrote forCollider.com that "But despite Miles (understandably) getting attacked by a giant spider, and then hundreds of smaller spiders, Dampier captures that suffocating feeling of being overwhelmed in a relatable way," and compared the short's depiction of Morales' mental health favorably to depictions of prior Spider-Man characters.[4]
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