Each World in Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse Will Have Its Own Art Style
The groundbreaking animation of 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse had people talking, and it looks like 2022’s Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse will keep up the ambitious visual style. In a recent interview with Collider, filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller teased that the new film—the first half of the two-part sequel—will feature different art styles for each world main character Miles Morales visits. Miller, who co-wrote the script and is producing the film, said, “The idea that we’d be going to different dimensions really opened up an opportunity artistically to have each world have its own art style, and to be able to push the folks at ImageWorks to develop a way to have each dimension feel like it was drawn by a different artist’s hand.” The film is slated to hit theaters on October 7th, 2022.
Mystery Over Who Gave Away Anne Frank’s Hiding Place May Be Solved
A cold case team led by former FBI agent Vince Pankoke has named Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh as the prime suspect for the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis. The charge is based on six years of research and an anonymous letter sent to Anne’s father Otto Frank. Rosemary Sullivan’s new book The Betrayal of Anne Frank, along with an accompanying CBS documentary, outlines the research Pankoke and his team gathered to reach this conclusion. It is speculated that Van den Bergh might have divulged hiding places as a form of life insurance for his own family. Neither he nor his daughter were deported to the Nazi camps.
Shakespeare First Folio Acquired by the University of British Columbia
A rare first edition of William Shakespeare’s Comedies Histories and Tragedies, which contains 36 of Shakespeare’s 38 known plays, is now in the collections of the University of British Columbia Library. The book will be on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery through March 20th. The UBC Library was able to purchase the volume, formerly owned by a private collector in the United States, through Christie’s in New York. “The First Folio is a cornerstone of English literature and with this donation, we are able to bring this cultural treasure into public ownership,” Katherine Kalsbeek, head of rare books and special collections at UBC Library, said in a statement.
Scene Stealers: 8 Great Books-to-Films in 2022
So many book-to-film adaptations are happening in 2022! Here are 8 of the great film adaptations coming this year for you to look forward to!