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Issa Rae is the newest Spider-Woman.
According to a Variety report, the Insecure star is set to voice Jessica Drew in the sequel to the 2018 animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Rae joins voice actors Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld, who will reprise their roles as Miles Morales (Spider-Man) and Gwen Stacy (Spider-Gwen), respectively.
Peter Ramsey, one of the directors of the first movie, is returning as an executive producer, alongside Aditya Sood. Phil Lord and Chris Miller are writing the sequel.
Details of the sequel’s plot are being kept hidden but reports say that it will continue to feature various Spider-characters from across the Marvel Comics universe. Sony Pictures Animation first announced that they’re working on a part two in November 2019.
The first Into the Spider-Verse film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Movie Award, and a BAFTA Award.
The sequel is slated to hit theaters on October 7, 2022.
Issa Rae, 36, is the co-creator, co-writer and star of HBO series Insecure, for which she earned multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.
She also starred in films The Hate U Give, Little, The Photograph, and The Lovebirds. – Rappler.com
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