Kemp Powers: Storytelling and ‘Across the Spider-Verse’

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are joined by writer and codirector of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Kemp Powers to discuss the massive success of the film (1:22), being the first Black codirector of a Disney feature with ‘Soul’ (8:48), and scripting the stage play and film versions of ‘One Night in Miami’ (18:00). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guest: Kemp Powers Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, there's one movie right now that is dominating.
0:05.0	It's not just dominating in ticket sales.
0:07.8	It's made over $300 million worldwide already.
0:12.2	I think it's in its second week of release.
0:13.9	It's insane.
0:15.2	But it's also stolen the hearts of everybody
0:19.8	who has seen that the movie is called Spider-Man
0:23.2	Across the Spider-Verse, okay?
0:25.8	Miles Morales, Winstasy, Spider-Man 29.
0:29.8	Peter B. Parker, Spider-Punk.
0:33.8	Everybody is in this film making memories for people
0:37.4	that really across age ranges, people of love in the movie.
0:41.8	We're lucky enough to have one of the creators of this film
0:46.8	with us today, the co-director of Spider-Man
0:51.8	Across the Spider-Verse.
0:53.8	Kimp Powers is joining us today on High-Learn.
0:56.8	How you doing, my brother?
0:58.8	Well, man, I'm still kind of in this surreal space
1:01.8	where you can't believe how much people are loving the film.
1:04.8	Like I was saying, we working it for years and kind of wondering
1:08.8	I'm like, man, we hope someone else likes this will be other than us.
1:11.8	So it's been a real nice surprise to see how much people have gotten into it.
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