‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Featurette: John Mulaney Hams It Up As Spider-Ham
There’s been no recent major movie release as inventive and bold asSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, so it’s no wonder that its Blu-ray and home video release is jam-packed with special features. On the heels ofteasing a bunch of concept art and video clipsto advertise the release of theSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBlu-ray, Sony has dropped even more behind-the-scenes clips, this time focusing on one breakout character: Spider-Ham.
The fan-favorite character, voiced byJohn Mulaney, is the star of the latestSpider-Man Into the Spider-Versefeaturette and the focus of the new concept art accompanying it. Learn more about how Spider-Ham was conceptualized and brought to life below.
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse Featurette
Though John Mulaney, with his 1950s announcer voice and eternally boyish looks, seems like he was born to play Spider-Ham,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseproducersPhil LordandChris Millerreveal that they had something completely different in mind. In the newSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versefeaturette, Lord says, “If we had an idea of what Spider-Ham sounded like in our heads, we might have just cast someone who was 30 years older than John Mulaney.”
But they instead asked the casting director to put together a list of “unconventional” choices, and Mulaney became the clear choice.
Mulaney, for his part, seems delighted to just have his name associated with a superhero movie, cracking jokes about the unglamorous life of a comedian. But though Mulaney has little prior acting experience toInto the Spider-Verse, I think it’s fair to say that he knocks it out of the park. And if there were to be aSpider-Ham spin-off, I’d be first in line. For now, we’ll have to satisfy ourselves with this concept art of Spider-Ham, who underwent some major changes from conception to realization.
TheSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBlu-ray release comes with over 90 minutes of bonus content, including aSpider-Ham short film, anAlternate Universe Modewhere fans can view the film in an entirely new way and discover Easter eggs and alternate scenes, a featurette celebrating thediversity of the film, and more.
You can check all that out and more when the Blu-ray hits shelves onMarch 19, 2019.
That’s all, folks. Or are we allowed to say that?
