One specific Miles Morales twist from Sony Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is now public knowledge thanks to a quote from one of the film's leading stars. The animated adventure has already made headlines for the lengthy delays to its release date, but with development pushing forward, new details are starting to take shape.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse actor Shameik Moore revealed that he will play three different variants of Miles Morales in the new movie. While he could be playing even more versions of Sony's animated web-slinger that remain a secret, this is already at least one more Miles variant than fans have seen him play yet.
Speaking with Liam Saul at the premiere event for One Spoon of Chocolate, Moore could only say, "I'll be in it" when asked what he could share about Spider-Verse 3 ahead of its release. When Saul pointed out that Moore would be in it "twice" (referring to both Miles Morales and his not-so-heroic Multiversal counterpart), Moore surprisingly corrected him, holding up three fingers and replying, "three times."
While fans already knew about the Miles G. Morales variant of Moore's leading Spider-Verse character (played by Jharrel Jerome), this quote confirms there will be at least one more Miles swinging through the multiverse in the sequel. Currently, the two different Miles variants come from Earth-1610 and Earth-42, leaving fans curious to find out new details about this new character.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be the conclusion to Sony Pictures' hit animated trilogy of web-slinger movies, bringing back Moore and a massive cast of co-stars to send the story off. While plot details are still unknown, the threequel will pick up right where 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ended, which showed Miles on Earth-42 tied up and captured by his multiversal doppelganger. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will swing into theaters on June 4, 2027.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, June 12, Moore clarified what he meant in his previous comments. Posting on X, the Miles Morales star said, "3 movies. Not 3 characters," noting that he was referencing how many movies he has played Miles in, not teasing how many characters he will portray in Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Why Spider-Verse 3 Miles Morales Reveal Is No Surprise
Looking at how much Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse pushed the boundaries of where Spider-Man could go across universes, it's no surprise that Spider-Verse 3 will continue that theme for Miles Morales. After all, with Moore's Miles being the first version of himself to get superpowers, it would seem almost impossible that other Miles variants did not exist in the vast multiverse.
The real question is how these variants will come into play, considering Miles accidentally got his superpowers in the original Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Looking at the title, the expectation is that various other universes will take center stage in the plot, especially with The Spot growing immensely powerful and threatening all of existence outside of the web-slingers' stories.
Other versions of Miles could realistically join either side of the battle for the Spider-Verse, which could help out the original Miles and Gwen Stacy as she brings together her team of already-established spider heroes from the first two films.
Now, with almost two full years until the threequel is released, speculation will run rampant over which versions of Miles will join the fray and how they will impact the eventual end of this thrilling trilogy.
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