Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versewill be released in theaters in less than a month, and Sony Pictures is ramping up the promotional campaign for the film. The studios released a new 50-second clip that brings a popularSpider-Manmeme to life and features several variants of the masked hero pointing at each other when Spider-Man is called.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis the much-awaited sequel to 2018’sSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which introduced Miles Morales to movie audiences. The hero was seen becoming a version of Spider-Man who saves his universe from Kingpin. However, this time around, Miles will travel through the Multiverse and meetthe Spider-People at the Spider-Society headquartersto fight an evil threat. When there are so many Spider-People in the same room, the iconicSpider-Manmeme must be recreated.
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In the newly releasedSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseclip, Miles is being chased by several Spider-People. The clip begins with Miguel O’Hara, or Spider-Man 2099, ordering the group to “stop Spider-Man.” This leads toconfusion among the Spider-Man variants, as they are all variants of the hero, which naturally leads to them pointing at each other and questioning whether they are the hero who has to be detained. Noticing their confusion, O’Hara confirms that it’s Miles that he is after. At this point, the entire room erupts with action as the group tries to get hold of Miles.
The clip is a fun watch and teases what’s to come inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. As Miles tries to escape from the Spider-People, he comes acrossseveral interesting Spider-Man variants, including a Spider-Cat that spits webs and a Spider-Rex that swings around catwalks in a bid to capture Miles. The clip ends with a look at one Spider-Man narrating the incident of his Uncle Ben’s death to a therapist but is rudely interrupted when Miles and a bunch of Spider-People crash through the wall.
The moment that stands out in the clip is the recreation of the iconic Spider-Man meme, which first appeared in the 1967Spider-Mananimated series called “Double Identity.” In the series, a villain is impersonating the web-slinging hero, and at one point, they both stand in the frame and point at each other. Later on, fans added a third version of the Spider-Man into the meme, which was used by fans trying to decipher whether three variants of the hero would appear inSpider-Man: No Way Home. After the film was released, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, andTobey Maguire recreated the Spider-Man meme.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis scheduled to premiere in theaters on Jul 19, 2025.
