Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Has at Least Two Different Versions Playing in Theaters
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse editor Andrew Leviton has confirmed there are at least two different versions of the film playing in theaters.
Twitter user @balisonqs shared a side-by-side of a scene featuring Miguel O'Hara, AKA Spider-Man 2099, and his holographic companion Lyla, highlighting a minor difference in the two clips: one shows Lyla pointing at Miguel and the other ends with Lyla taking a selfie.
The eagle-eyed Spider-Verse fan noted they watched the scene with the selfie during the film's opening week, but the selfie shot was no longer there when they watched the movie "the week after", around the same time Sony Pictures swapped out the prints to fix sound issues.
I was wondering when people might start noticing… https://t.co/E6G9tUXmDE — Andy! Leviton (@AlliterAndy) June 23, 2023
Andrew Leviton, an associate editor on Across the Spider-Verse, then quote-retweeted the post to confirm there are, in fact, multiple versions of the film in existence, simply writing in response: "I was wondering when people might start noticing…"
Leviton didn't reveal how many versions of the film there are or the reasons for having multiple versions but further backed it up by sharing another observation made by Twitter user @tapurambles, who noticed the Spot has "slightly different dialogue" in the hologram flashback.
the spot also has slightly different dialogue in that hologram flashback before he uses his own collider, in the version i watched he says "-which would... not be good" but in the most widespread version online he goes "oh what the heck" — Tapu (@tapurambles) June 22, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has earned $500 million worldwide – over $100 million more than Into the Spider-Verse. And now there might be reason to buy another ticket, as there are likely more changes between the two known versions of the film to discover.
IGN's review of Across the Spider-Verse gave it 8/10, noting the film is "a more-than-worthy follow-up to an all-time classic" and that it "surges with visual inventiveness and vibrance in an undeniably strong evolution of the style established in Into the Spider-Verse".
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Source: IGN
