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Sony Taps Wicked Cinematographer Alice Brooks for ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ as Animation Begins

Sony says a DP-led camera approach will cut late rework through earlier visualization.

Overview

  • Alice Brooks, known for Wicked and Tick, Tick… Boom!, joins as a live-action DP to direct camera on the animated sequel.
  • Executives say the film is now in animation with a revamped pipeline feeding into Imageworks and a target release of June 18, 2027.
  • Sony reports it is active on Spider-Gwen and Spider-Punk spinoffs, though staffing details remain undisclosed.
  • The studio credits Netflix’s pacing and rewatch data for KPop Demon Hunters’ breakout and signals a sequel will not be ready by 2029.
  • GOAT opens theatrically on Feb. 13, produced by Steph Curry with Caleb McLaughlin voicing the lead in the $80 million project.