Phil LordandChris Miller’s animated Spider-Man series that follows Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as he navigates his wall-crawling abilities and messy life as a teenager has proven to be a massive success.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which boasts an impressive voice cast that includesHailee Steinfeld,Daniel Kaluuya,Brian Tyree Henry,Jake Johnson,Oscar Isaac, andJason Schwartzman, was even more ambitious and captivating than its predecessor. Surprisingly,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versedoesn’t have an end-credits scene. For the past decade, post-credits scenes have been a staple in superhero media, blockbuster projects, and stories meant to set up sequels.
SinceAcross the Spider-Versechecks all these boxes, fans will likely fight their bladders and stick to the end of the credits. However, waiting is not worth it in this case because Sony didn’t add one. As unexpected as this choice might be,Across the Spider-Versedoesn’t need a post-credit scene. The movie already does a beautiful job setting up its sequel,Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, so any funny end-credits scenes could diminish the emotional impact of the movie’s mind-blowing ending.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Doesn’t Need an End-Credits Scene
Released in 2018,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versetells the origin story of Miles Morales (Moore), while building an ambitious adventure involving the Multiverse and multiple Variants of the web-slinger. It could have been a bloated script, but the film ensured the main focus would be thecharacters and their emotional struggles. Furthermore,Into the Spider-verseintroduced the world to groundbreaking 3D animation technique that looks just like comic books. It’s no wonder the movie became a huge box office hit, and Sony quickly gave Lord and Miller the keys to the kingdom to produce two sequels.
Into the Spider-Versehad an end-credits scene introducing the character of Miguel O’Hara, aka Spider-Man 2099, voiced by Oscar Isaac inAcross the Spider-Verse. It’s a funny scene that teases a bigger Multiverse out there while paying homage to theclassic meme of Spider-Men pointing at each other. It would be a mistake to do something similar forAcross the Spider-Verse. The emotional stakes ofAcross the Spider-Verse are higher than in the first movie, so it would feel wrong to wrap things up with a laugh.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Teases a Sequel
A lot is going on inAcross the Spider-Verse’s ending, and everything is essential to set the stage forBeyond the Spider-Verse. But none of it is a laughing matter. In fact, the proper reaction is to leave theaters wondering what will happen next in the lives of our favorite Spider-People, knowing what grim price they’ll have to pay should they fail their next mission. Because of that, adding a joke post-credit scene would feel strange.
Without the need to set a sequel or the right atmosphere to joke about something with the Spider-Man fandom, there was no reason to add an end-credits scene toSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. So, since the movie hasbeaten some animation runtime records, you can safely rush to the bathroom once the credits start to roll.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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