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'Protect Trans Kids' Sign Spotted In New Spider-Man Trailer
Gwen Stacy said trans rights!
The anticipation for the sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was already high, but now we’ve got a new reason to look forward to Miles Morales’s next adventure.
The trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was released this week, giving us a look into what Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) is up against in his upcoming quest to save every universe without losing anyone close to him.
Sharp-eyed fans analyzing every frame noticed a piece of decor in the background of one frame. When Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) looks at a picture of her and Miles, there’s a sign on the bedroom wall that reads “Protect Trans Kids.”
\u201c"Protect Trans Kids" \u2764\ufe0f\n\n#SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse\u201d— Spider-Man Brasil \ud83d\udd78\ufe0f (@Spider-Man Brasil \ud83d\udd78\ufe0f) 1680598654
“I can’t lose one more friend,” she says in dialogue laid over the scene, though it’s unclear whether any of these individual aspects relate directly to one another.
There hasn’t been any rumblings of a trans character appearing in the movie, but in 2019, Zach Barack became the first openly trans actor to appear in a Marvel film — the live-action Spider-Man: Far From Home.
The animated Spider-Verse films are a joint effort between Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures, with Marvel Entertainment, but it still seems it would be fitting for the inclusivity to continue with Spider-Man, especially considering the obnoxious list of rules for Spider-Man that came to light during the Sony hack and once drummed up some drama.
But even a nod to the struggles currently facing trans kids and teens is appreciated, even if we have to wait awhile longer to see if the sign plays into the story in any larger way.
\u201cOne Spider-Man wants to change his own destiny. \ud83d\udd77 Miles Morales returns for the next Spider-Man movie, exclusively in theaters June 2. Watch the new trailer for Across the #SpiderVerse now.\u201d— Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (@Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse) 1680591660
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has an expected release date of March 29, 2024.
Yes, there is expected to be another live action Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland.
Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man after Peter Parker.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
