New Spider-Man Short Film Announced, Focuses On Anxiety And Mental Health
The Spider Within follows Miles when he feels "overwhelmed by school work, exams, and relationships."
The Spider Within was produced out of Sony's Leading and Empowering New Storytellers (LENS) initiative, which aims to help cultivate talent from underrepresented groups. Director Jarelle Dampier said he and writer Khalla Amazan came up with the idea for The Spider Within after Dampier had his own anxiety attack after he was accepted into the LENS program.
"The day that I was offered this job to direct this film, I had the largest panic attack I remember in my life. I spent the night in the hospital. I was so excited and happy at the opportunity and yet my whole body shuts down," he said. "I wanted to explore that and to open the door for some healing conversations for everyone."
There is no word yet on when The Spider Within will be released publicly for everyone.
Spider-Man: Across the Universe is in theaters now and is putting up big numbers, earning more than $300 million worldwide. A sequel, Beyond the Spider-Verse, is coming in 2024.
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