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Erik Kain

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Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse

Updated 6/2/2023. See update below.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse swings into theaters today. The long-awaited sequel to Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is scoring big with critics, and will likely fare well with moviegoers as well given how popular the first film was.

I’ll have my own review of the film up soon here on this blog and on my YouTube channel, so stay tuned for that (and be sure to subscribe!)

The question you’re here for is whether or not the movie has mid-credits or post-credits scenes to stick around for once the action stops. The answer is simple: No it does not. This bucks the trend of recent superhero movies in a pretty big way, but I think it’s smart. Sometimes extra scenes can be fun, but sometimes they take away from the emotional impact of the finale.

Across The Spider-Verse wants audiences to leave with the ending on their minds rather than a jokey extra scene or some teaser. It’s a smart move, and relatively unique these days!

Read my review of the movie right here.

MORE FROM FORBES'Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse' Review - An Animated MasterpieceBy Erik Kain

I wanted to add to the above post that I really do think you should stick around for the animated portion of the credits. Like the rest of the film, this section is beautifully animated with many of the characters from the film. It’s not a scene, in the strict sense of the word, but it’s just so jaw-droppingly gorgeous (like the rest of the film) that it’s worth sticking around for.

The real bonus is that at the end of the animated section, the title card for Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse is shown, which can only help make you hyped for the release of that film.

Speaking of which, there really better not be a five-year gap between this movie and the next one. SPOILERS AHEAD.

The end of Across The Spider-Verse is one of the most surprising cliffhangers I’ve ever encountered in a movie—the kind normally reserved for a TV show finale, where you can’t wait for the next season to come out. People in the audience when I saw the film audibly gasped. Someone said “WHAT?” And then everyone started clapping. It was such a cool moment! Nobody left their seats for the entire animated sequence, either, though I’m sure many knew there were no end-credits scenes.

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