Spider-Man Lotus: Movie released for free on YouTube after controversy

A new Spider-Man movie is live and available to watch for free on YouTube starting August 12. The 2 hour long run was funded and produced by fans of the superhero with no affiliation with Marvel or Sony studios.

Title announced in 2021 Spider-Man: Lotus He was attracting attention on the internet with his screenplay promises. Also, the production received comment from actor Andrew Garfield and director Jon Watts.

The story of the fan-made film follows Peter Parker’s emotional anguish after the tragic death of his ex-girlfriend, Gwen Stacy. The guilt of not being able to save him and a terminally ill boy’s desire to meet him raise several questions in Parker, who doesn’t know if he should continue to wear the blue and red uniform.

The film is based on the comics The Boy Who Collected Spider-Man (1984), Webspinners: Tales Of Spider-Man (1999-200), and Spider-man: Blue (2022-2023). Other productions that inspired it are the animation The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) and the feature film The Spectacular Spider-Man (2012).

However, what is surprising The technical quality of the teasers and trailers released was not up for debate. by involving the production team, it tarnishes the image of the film before it’s even officially released. Stay inside!

‘Spider-Man: Lotus’ Discussions

The leak of racist comments made by the actor who plays Spider-Man ignited the controversy surrounding the non-profit film.

Principal Wayne confessed news week He said the old messages were written by him and apologized to the public. “I hope and pray that people watching won’t judge me by my past and instead accept it for who it is: a movie about redemption and coming out of darkness.”

from Twitter, The actor attributed his racist behavior in high school to his education. Growing up in a conservative small town in the USA.

The next controversy he caused on the Internet was about production director Gavin K. Konop. he was accused of racism, homophobia and sexism by leaking old posts to social networks.

The producer tried to lessen the negative impact on the film by posting a video that followed the same line of apology as Wayne, admitting the mistake and stating that he has improved his attitudes since then.

This was not enough. Several fans demanded a refund of the crowdfunding that financed the production. Besides, The visual effects team left the project, raising questions about production management.

The full movie is available on YouTube

Surviving setbacks, the feature film has been delayed several times, including on its official launch day. After a preview event, the director decided to delay the production’s availability for a while.

But now, the Spider-Man: Lotus movie is complete on YouTube via Gavin J. Knop’s channel — watch it below! The feature film, which lasted nearly two hours, has been viewed more than 2 million times on YouTube today.

It is worth noting that the production is presented in Full HD resolution, but there are no subtitles or dubbing in Brazilian Portuguese. Controversy aside, public reaction has also been mixed: Some scenes please, the movie was also criticized by fans for being too complicated at times.