“Amy Pascal is no longer guiding the ship at Sony. But for better or worse, she’s still very much a part of the Spider-Man universe. Her latest effort as a producer, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is earning rave reviews and is currently tracking for an opening weekend total north of $30 million. With a successful debut all but assured, the sequel will inevitably go forward. Pascal teased the animated franchise’s future in a new interview with Vanity Fair.

Pascal confirmed that the second Into the Spider-Verse installment will be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (Avatar: The Last Airbender). David Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984) is writing the screenplay, which plans to explore Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy’s blossoming romance. Pascal said that was a plot thread included in Peter Lord’s original draft of the script.  However, it didn’t make the film’s final cut.

Lord also explained that Gwen’s prominent role in the movie was largely driven by producer Christina Steinberg.

“I will say that Christina kept us honest,” he said. “As five boys making a movie, it was really good to have another filmmaker there going, ‘I don’t think you guys want to do it like this….”

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