A Happy Meal And A Movie
While Aquaman is the superhero flick getting the most attention this December, there’s another one that’s swooping in on December 14th that’s bound to draw a big crowd as well. That film is the animated Marvel feature Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. The film will focus on the Mile Morales version of Spidey as he learns how to be the next Spider-Man in his world under the tutelage of Peter B. Parker, a Spider-Man from another universe that arrives in Morales’ world along with many, many more versions of Spidey.
I plan on seeing this film in the very near future with my son. I hope that it breaks the chain of Marvel’s consistently dull and/or outright terrible animated features. The trailer has me hopeful, though, and after seeing some of the voices that will bring this film to life, I’m a bit shocked that this film hasn’t received as much attention as other Marvel films in recent years.
With so many Spider peeps running around, you have to have a large voice cast to handle each unique version of the character. Some of the voices that will appear as a version of Spider-Man include John Mulaney, Chris Pine, Nicolas Cage, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Kimiko Glenn, and Oscar Isaac. I’ll let you watch the film and figure out which voice fits which Spider-man.
Also included in the stellar cast are Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Lily Thomlin as Aunt May, Bryan Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis-Morales, Luna Lauren Velez as Rio Morales, Kathryn Hahn as Olivia Octavius, Liev Schreiber as Kingpin, Zoe Kravitz as Mary Jane, and a ton of other spectacular actors.
I’ve heard some criticism of the film’s animation style and I have to admit that I was a bit turned off by it myself. I applaud Marvel for trying something different with the animation, but I hope that they focused on the story even more than the look of the film.
Of course, no animated December release would be complete without a few tie-ins. One of the best tie-ins in my opinion are the McDonald’s Happy Meals featuring Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse toys. These toys are bloated little action figures of Spider-Man that come with two sets of stickers to give each Spidey his own look. You can even use different eyes and facial features to customize your Spider-Man. Each figure also appears to come with either an action feature such as shooting a web or an accessory.
I picked up the Miles Morales/Spider-Man figure (#2 in the series) and he features a shooting web. I plan on getting at least a couple more of these figures. I’m hoping to bag the Spider-Man Noir figure as he is my favorite version of Spider-Man that isn’t the traditional Peter Parker version.
Here are a few photos of my Spidey:
I plan on seeing this film over the holidays. I will be seeing Aquaman this weekend in a special Amazon Prime Preview. Look for reviews for both films in the very near future!
As always, thanks for reading. See you again real soon!
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