Across the Spider-Verse trailer showcases bold new, bleak, black and white Bergman-esque aesthetic

A trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has emerged online and shows off an austere, black and white, Bergman-esque aesthetic that’s a real departure from the first film.

The trailer showed Shameik Moore’s Miles Morales looking out over a desolate field behind a ruined farmhouse whilst an old man sobs quietly in the corner.

The whole trailer is filmed in a stark black and white and soundtracked by a solitary mournful violin.

“I was pretty pleased with the first picture,” said director Justin K. Thompson.

“But if there was on complaint that I heard over and over again from fans, it’s that they would like to have seen a more thoughtful meditation of the nature of mortality and existence.

“So, we’ve really tried to inject that whole Bergman-esque vibe into the new movie.”

It is thought that the trailer is showcasing a scene that sees Miles having a long talk to an old man who’s recently lost his wife and sees only futility and sorrow in his remaining years.

“We’re pretty excited about this new direction,” confirmed Thompson.

“There’s a beautiful 11-minute shot of a crow picking at the rotting carcass of a cat whilst in the distance someone occasionally screams that really sums up what we’re doing here.”

“It’s a Spiderman picture for our time.”

The new film’s full title will be called Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Emptiness at the Heart of Man. Itwill debut later this year and is unlikely to feature Spider-Ham.