With growing concerns regarding AI usage in films, including Sony, Christopher Miller has attempted to clarify the status of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
On X, Miller took time to respond to a concerned fan. @NitroSpidey on the platform asked Sony to “keep generative AI away” from Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
“AI robs people of their jobs & produces nothing but slop. We don't want that anywhere near this film or any film for that matter,” the post continued. “Please keep it away from the filmmaking process. Thank you.”
Luckily, Miller assured the fan that generative AI isn't in his upcoming Spider-Verse film and won't be in future films.
“There is no generative AI in Beyond the Spider-Verse and there will never be,” Miller responded. “One of the main goals of the films is to create new visual styles that have never been seen in a studio CG film, not steal the generic plagiarized average of other artists' work.”
This seems to be in response to Sony CEO Tony Vinciquerra saying that the studio is “very focused on AI.” He said that the studio “will be looking at ways to produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily.”
What is Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse?
Beyond the Spider-Verse is the third installment in the highly successful animated Spider-Man series. It will no doubt follow up on the story of Across the Spider-Verse, which ended on a massive cliffhanger.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is captured by his uncle in an alternate dimension. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) is recruiting a team of familiar faces to save him.
The franchise began in 2018 with Into the Spider-Verse. Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Jake Johnson, and Mahershala Ali starred in the film. It was a big hit and grossed over $380 million worldwide at the box office. Additionally, the film won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars.
The trio of Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman directed Into the Spider-Verse. For the sequel, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson directed it.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's roles
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, known for creating Clone High and directing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie, and 21 Jump Street, are heavily involved in the Spider-Verse franchise. They have produced both of the films and Lord co-wrote both films and developed the stories (Miller also helped co-write Across the Spider-Verse).
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was an even bigger hit. The film shocked everyone when it grossed nearly $700 million worldwide at the box office. That was good enough to be the sixth highest-grossing film of the year.
The other highest-grossing films included Barbie ($1.4 billion), The Super Mario Bros Movie ($1.3 billion), Oppenheimer ($974 million), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($845 million), and Fast X ($704 million).
At the Oscars, the animated Spider-Man film was nominated for Best Animated Feature like its predecessor. However, this time around, the franchise lost. Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron ultimately won beating out Across the Spider-Verse, Elemental, Nimona, and Robot Dreams.
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