Spider-Man fans say original Across the Spider-Verse is “lost” forever

Fans of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are annoyed that some less-than-subtle changes have been made to its digital release.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was one of the biggest movies of the year so far, as fans had been eagerly awaiting its release.

A sequel to the successful Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the story follows Brooklyn teen Miles Morales as he embarks on his journey as Spider-Man and how it effects his life.

However, as much as fans loved the theatrical release of the film, some eagle-eyed viewers have realized that the movie’s digital release copy is missing a bit of dialogue that made the movie feel unique.

Spider-Verse fans annoyed due to digital release’s changes

Sony Pictures, the studio behind the Spider-Verse franchise, released a digital copy of the movie recently, and fans seemed to be excited to watch the superhero flick that brought them out to the theaters.

But, upon rewatching the movie, some viewers realized that some of the seemingly harmless lines were cut – like one Twitter account, who pointed out a small moment between Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales was cut out of nowhere.

So I'm watching the Spider-Verse digital release, and they cut a bunch of harmless lines for no reason. Like Gwen panicking when she thinks Miles is crushed and Miles simply saying "Wow" in Earth 928. What is the reason bro?😭

— ⏳️Chronos⏳️ (@chronosUnsynced) August 9, 2023

Games Radar has reported that one of the most iconic lines from the trailer was cut in the digital copy of Spider-Verse. The original moment sees Miles facing off against Miguel and saying, “Nah, I’mma do my own thing,” before adding, “Sorry man, I’m going home.” For some reason, the digital release cut the second part of the line.

One Twitter user summed up the feelings of Spider-Verse fans as they lamented how sad it was that they could possibly never seen the original version they saw in theaters.

different versions was a neat idea at first but now it kinda sucks that we might not be able to ever watch the same version we saw in theatres💀

— ZaP__bOy (@ZaP__bOy) August 9, 2023

It’s a bit disappointing to see a new project be changed so much upon its digital release, but hopefully the Blue-ray release will restore these moments.

So, there are actually a lot of differences in the #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse cuts

Here's a cut comparison 🧵 theatrical vs digital of Across The Spider-Verse

(*will update as more are found) pic.twitter.com/PUdiqnnFJx

— Chris Gallardo 🎧 (@chrisagwrites) August 9, 2023

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