‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Has Tons Of Hidden Stan Lee Cameos
Nearly every single film adaptation of a Marvel Comics property features a cameo by the recently departed comic creatorStan Lee. Even though Lee is no longer with us, his legacy lives on thanks to his work in comics, but he also his handful of appearances left to be revealed in upcoming Marvel movies, including this week’s new animated Spider-Man movie.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versealreadyfeatures multiple Spider-People, but in addition, eagle-eyed fans might notice multiple Stan Lee cameos popping up all around New York City. And that’s not a spoiler, because you’re going to have to pause the movie at home in order to catch all of the various Stan Lee appearances in the background of this vibrant animated movie.
Find out about these multipleSpider-Man Into the Spider-VerseStan Lee cameos below.
In an interview withCollider, co-directorsRodney RothmanandBob Persichettirevealed that Stan Lee has more than the usual cameo inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. On top of the traditional appearance that fans won’t have trouble spotting, you’ll see him pop up elsewhere on several occasions:
Rodney Rothman:Stan Lee has more than one cameo in the movie.
Bob Persichetti:The easiest to spot, because you don’t have to stop the film, is when Peter and Miles are on the ground on the sidewalk, after they’d fallen from the train, there’s a dog who smells them with a guy who walks over them. That’s Stan again. On his way home from work. But then I will say, there are many, many train scenes. Subway shots. If you just pause, he’s in a lot of them. That guy is all over New York. He’s a busy man.
The background ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseis full of fun visual touches like that. It’s the kind of movie where you’ll be noticing new things every time you rewatch it. In fact, fans of directorEdgar Wrightwill be happy to see this alternate universe Easter egg that the filmmaker called our attention to on Instagram:
A post shared by Edgar Wright (@edgarwright)
That’s right, in one of the parallel universes inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, there’s a sequel toShaun of the DeadcalledFrom Dusk Till Shaun. At least it appears to be a sequel since Nick Frost’s character Ed is already a zombie, just as he was at the end ofShaun of the Dead. Then again, maybeFrom Dusk Til Shaunis just an alternate universe version ofShaun of the Dead. Either way, that’s a fun Easter egg, and there are plenty more of them in the movie. So keep an eye out this weekend.
