Jun 22
SNF Parkway Theatre Baltimore, MD
TicketsAndrew Gordus
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University
Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse— The mystery of spider web-spinning
Program Description
Join us for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with a science twist. Before the screening, Dr. Andrew Gordus, a Johns Hopkins scientist, will break down the real-life mystery behind how spiders spin their webs — and what it reveals about the brain.
Film Synopsis
Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat to all realities.
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces the limitless possibilities of a Spider-Verse where more than one can wear the mask.
Banner image courtesy of Sony Pictures
About the Speaker
Andrew Gordus is an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University whose research focuses on how novel and innate behaviors are encoded at the cellular and genetic level. He received his PhD in Biophysics from Harvard University, and did his postdoctoral work at The Rockefeller University.