‘Spider-Man’ swings ahead with 3 directors

A directing trio has joined the Spider-Verse with Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson banding together to shoot the animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse.

The Sony Pictures Animation will also mark the return of Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg and Phil Lord as producers, according to Variety. “The crew behind the Spider-Man: Into

the Spider-Verse set such a ridiculously high bar, and we’re humbled to take on the challenge of charting the next chapter in the story of Miles Morales,” the directing team said in a joint statement to Variety.

Dos Santos has previously spearheaded Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra and Warner Bros’ Justice League Unlimited and Teen Titans.

Powers is currently nominated for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the civil rights drama One Night in Miami. The first Spider-Verse, which won an Oscar for Best Animated feature, follows the story for Miles Morales who is a Black Latino. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 arrives in theatres October 7, 2022.