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Dec 18, 2018 · Bob Persichetti: Yea, I think the irony of it is that it’s a little bit part of the thematic message to the movie: Finding a team, finding others like you. That’s inherent in Miles becoming ...
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman reflect on the film's journey and success.
Feb 13, 2019 · Writer Phil Lord, producer Chris Miller, director Bob Persichetti, director Peter Ramsey, and writer-director Rodney Rothman are the minds behind Miles Morales and bringing the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to life.
- Getting The Spider-Crew Together
- "The Most Badass Animation Possible"
- The Voices of Spider-Verse
- Bringing Spider-Verse to The World
Bob Persichetti, Director
At the time, I was pitching something else to Sony. After the negotiations fell apart, they said to me, "Can you come back in? Because we’d love to talk to you about something else." I went in and they were like, "What do you think about Spider-Man?" You have to put this into context: there was definitely not a need for more Spider-Man. I think everybody had been pretty fatigued by it. But Kristine Belson, head of the studio at the time, said that Phil Lord and Chris Miller were behind this o...
Christina Steinberg, Producer
I was over at DreamWorks, finishing up Trollhunters with Guillermo Del Toro, when I got a call from Kristine Belson. She said that Spider-Verse— which had been in development for a couple of years — was gearing up. I came on board in January 2017 and we had six months to crew up. For an animated movie, to have six months to get everything ready and get a screening up in storyboards and pick your sequences with a production designer and a new head of animation… is not a lot.
Justin Thompson, Production Designer
From the beginning, they had mentioned to me the idea of wanting to go back to the source and really embracing that. As someone who has grown up loving comic books, it was really exciting to me. My first job was at a comic book store. There was nothing more dear to me. There was all this untapped potential. I never felt like any of the film adaptations of the comic books that I grew up with were as faithful to, and really captured the tactile quality of what I grew up loving. The ink there wa...
Joshua Beveridge, Head of Character Animation
As head of character animation, I'm basically responsible for all character performances, character motion, anything character acting related. Early on, before we’re starting to build any of these characters, there are a lot of conversations with the directors about who these characters are, what they need to do, where the script is heading, what to be prepared for, what tone we are chasing. Then it becomes building the characters, being the liaison between directors and the rigging and model...
Miguel Jiron, Story Artist
I met [Sony executive] Mike Noon at a Varietyevent, where I was one of the top animators to watch in 2015, and he mentioned this project. Not only was I a huge Spider-Man fan, I was also a huge Phil and Chris fan. I’d been following their careers and I’d actually known about this movie when it was announced. So I immediately jumped at the opportunity to be a part of it. During my first week, I saw that a lot of the concept arthad been made already by this artist named Alberto Mielgo. That sor...
Bob Persichetti, Director
For me, it was important to really push on the animation side and push on the visual side. The biggest advocate for that was Phil. He kept saying, “I want to say you went too far.” So it was like, “Oh, right on.” We have the ability to just keep trying things, and if they are successful, we can just build off that.
Luna Lauren Vélez, Actor
I went into the studio back in 2015 to record myself on tape. I didn’t know what it was. It was very top secret, but for anything Marvel, I was like, "Absolutely! I would love to be part of this." And when I found out exactly what it was, I was incredibly excited. I had never done an animated movie before. I always wanted to. That’s part of the reason why I went in not knowing what the project actually was. It was a new direction I wanted to experiment with. It was just me and director Peter...
Bob Persichetti, Director
The biggest point of pride that I have is what we were able to achieve with Miles: making him feel incredibly well-observed and real and allowing his character to imbue the whole movie with music and attitude and tone and location. A big part of that, outside of the initial creative choices and desires, was landing Shameik Moore as the voice because he brought such a vulnerability and a youthful, playful naïveté, but also some gravity to the voice. He’s a really unique actor, but his voice, s...
Christina Steinberg, Producer
We really barely finished the movie. I think we finished right before all the awards deadlines, around Thanksgiving. We shipped it out to everybody, and then the reviews started to come in, and people started to see it in press screenings. We couldn't believe that people loved it as much as they did. It happened in some crazy fever dream. The Oscars were unbelievable. It was like the final, surreal cherry on top of the surreal pie.
Bob Persichetti, Director
We were at New York ComicCon when we showed the first act, which was 90 percent done, in Madison Square Garden. And it was a total surprise. It played so well. We went back to LA and just charged to finish it. We were on the mixing stage when that fire in Malibu happened, and it burned down both my wife’s family’s house and the house that we were in. I was in a very weird emotional state of mind: I was on this really big high because three years of my life are wrapping up. And then I was cons...
Christina Steinberg, Producer
A message that was in the original script, that we all held onto, was that anyone can wear the mask. And we were able to give people a movie where that felt true to them.
Luna Lauren Vélez, Actor
Sony did a screening in Puerto Rico during the Three Kings Festival, which is one of the most important holidays in Puerto Rico. Miles is Afro-Latino, his father's African American, his mother's Afro-Latina — and the pride was unbelievable. It was off the charts. I mean, Spider-Maneclipsed the three kings which is not an easy feat in Puerto Rico. My favorite moment in the movie might be when Miles finally owns his own power, jumps off the top of the building and “What’s Up Danger” comes on. I...
We interview Spider-Verse directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman about balancing all the film's elements and its importance.
Jun 17, 2022 · The wild, maximalist Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’s success was spectacular, its innovative style helping Miles Morales swing his way into becoming a household name.
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Apr 16, 2021 · Ramsey remembers that his success comes with a debt, and he is determined to pay it back. “You get tons and tons of invitations or requests to address students or participate on panels or in ...
