
Issa Rae steps into the superhero genre as the voice of Jessica Drew, also known as Spider-Woman, in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." Whereas, this feels so personal and intimate and it's you directly one-on-one with the directors, the filmmakers. It's so much more intimate and when you're on the set of something live-action, you're on a time crunch and you get to prepare and stuff in advance, but it's limiting. Rae: I'd say the best thing is having more time to find the voice. That's what she brings to the movie and it was so needed.įor both of you, what's the best thing about doing voice work? And on the flip side, what's the most challenging aspect of it? Even when she talks to Miles for that quick moment, not to give the movie or moments away, but it's very easily just exactly what she exudes. The way she comes through on that bike and the way she handles that business and the way she talked to her protege, Gwen, it's loving, but it's also stern. She exudes it, you know? For me, she brings the big sister, the wife, the mother, the Black woman energy, easily. Moore: Oof that same energy that we love about Issa, it's real easy.

Going off of that, Shameik, what does Issa bring to this movie and to this role of Jessica Drew? Rae: But shout out to Chris, Phil, and Kemp, because it's just seamless when you watch.

Issa Rae, Hailee Steinfeld, and Shameik Moore at Sony Pictures' presentation at CinemaCon in April 2023. In a recent conversation with Insider, Moore and Rae sat down to discuss how they brought their A-game to voice acting, reflect on their parallels to their characters, and share the advice they'd give their teenage selves if they could. That all changes when Gwen reappears, now as a recruit to the elite crew called the Spidey Society, led by Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Issac) and comprised of a plethora of extraordinary Spider-People, including the motorcycle-riding Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman (Rae), a punk Spidey voiced by Daniel Kaluuya, and even a Spider-Cat. But he's also missing his friend Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (Steinfeld), who understood him in a way that other people didn't because of her dual identity.

He's foiling bad guys, excelling at his classes (for the most part), and having aspirations beyond his life in Brooklyn with his parents. Thompson, and based on a script penned by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham, "Across the Spider-Verse" jumps forward in time and shows 15-year-old Miles Morales (voiced by Moore) embracing his role as his universe's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. It often indicates a user profile.ĭirected by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
