STACK #166 Aug 2018

DVD & BD FEATURE

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Sony’s ambitious animated feature will be unlike other screen iterations of Marvel’s iconic web-slinger. A passion project for writer Phil Lord (The LEGO Movie), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is based on the Ultimate Spider-Man comics –

“Peter Parker’s from Queens and Miles Morales is a Brooklyn boy,” Moore tells STACK. “His powers are a little different than Peter’s, but there’s a synergy and he basically learns how to be Spider-Man. He’s given a jump start by Peter.” Co-director Peter Ramsey adds, “Miles Morales lives in a world where there’s already a Spider-Man, so already there’s a commentary on what it means to be a superhero – to step into the shoes of a character who’s already an icon.” Johnson says it was a big honour to be in a movie like this, “that introduces Miles Morales and shows a different side of Peter Parker. It’s one of those dream come true jobs.” The film’s distinct and immersive style of animation is another unique point of difference. “It was part of the mandate to make this different from any cinematic iteration of Spider-Man,” says

co-director Rodney Rothman. “It was also to stand out from other animated movies. The key was embracing the graphic nature of comic books, going back to the source material. “We used comic book printing techniques, ink lines on the characters to accentuate emotions and expressions, pop bubbles and text on the screen…” Ramsey says that while the animation technique is groundbreaking, ultimately the movie is all about Miles Morales. “He’s the central character and he drives all of our creative decisions. We’re telling a story that has a pretty wide scope. The question we ask is how does it relate to Miles and where he is in his story.”

specifically the character of Miles Morales (voiced in the film by Shameik Moore), who possesses the same powers as Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) but doesn’t really want them. Now in his forties and jaded with the responsibility of being Spider-Man, Peter becomes a reluctant mentor to Miles, with their partnership taking them into an alternate realm – the Spider-Verse.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider- Verse is in cinemas on December 13.

DEADPOOL 2

It wouldn’t be Comic-Con without Deadpool and the panel in Hall H gave the audience a sneak peek at some of the new footage from the extended Super Duper Cut of Deadpool 2 , coming to Blu-ray and 4K on August 22.

Deadpool is a marketing department’s dream-come-true, although Ryan Reynolds has been known to indulge in gratuitous self promotion, cultivating the character to ensure he lives and breathes beyond the screen. He’s also a regular fixture of San Diego Comic-Con, on panels or the cosplayers sweltering in the signature red and black leather. There was all that this year, as well as Deadpool invading the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego’s Gaslamp district to transform one of its prestigious rooms into somewhere he’d feel right at home. DEADPOOL’S DREAM SUITE

T he panel was moderated by an anxious Karan Soni (Dopinder) and included director David Leitch (not Lynch), writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (the real heroes), Zazie Beetz (Domino), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic), Stefan Kapcic (Colossus) and of course, Ryan Reynolds. “Deadpool 1 was made because of you guys in this room, who kicked and screamed on the internet and forced the studio to make the movie,” Reynolds told the adoring crowd. “The second movie is here because of corporate greed.” Reynolds explained the creative process of making a Deadpool film is by committee. “Everyone sitting at this table has a say,

particularly Dave Leitch. We sit around and decide what’s gonna work and what’s not gonna work. “The great thing about Deadpool is we do so many different versions of scenes,” he continued. “It’s one of the few times I can’t wait for a DVD or a Blu-ray to come out, because every joke is different and you can basically release a different film. It’s a chance for audiences to see the film they saw in theatres and a totally different cut.” We’ll leave you to discover the plethora of new and extended scenes and gags, and just say that there are additions to the Hong Kong sequence plus a moment in Deadpool’s timeline-reset that involves a trip back to Germany in 1889. As to the ultimate fate of

Juggernaut, Leitch advises to watch the scene closely on the Blu-ray. “You’ve got to watch right to the end and you’ll find the answer.”

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