Spider-Man Lives: A Miles Morales Story

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Spider-Man Lives: A Miles Morales Story
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Film poster
Directed byIvan Kander
Written byIvan Kander
Distributed byBard Tales Productions [1]
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Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Spider-Man Lives: A Miles Morales Story is a 2015 Spider-Man fan film. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Plot

In the wake of Peter Parker's death, a boy named Miles Morales finds the courage to put on the mask and become Spider-Man.

Cast

Reception

Joey Paur of Geektyrant stated that someone who is a fan of Spider-Man, specifically the Miles Morales version of the web-slinger, would probably enjoy the film. He also stated that the film gave a solid idea of what a live-action version of the character might be like. [2]

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