Issa Rae To Join The “Spider-Verse” WHUR Contributor March 29, 2022 at 11:30 am in ENTERTAINMENT Tweet By Brooks Welch ‘Insecure’ creator Issa Rae is starring in Sony Pictures Animation’s sequel to 2018 ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ with Shameik Moore. Rae will voice the role of as Jessica Drew, better known as Spider-Woman, reports Variety. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the sequel’s plot is hidden. However, the film will continue to “feature an array of Spider-characters drawn across Marvel Comics’ time and space.” Shameik Moore will reprise his role as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld will do the same as Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Spider-Gwen. The sequel has a release date of Oct. 7, 2022. Recently, the director, writer, producer, entrepreneur and executiveRae hosted a Hoorae Takeover at the Kennedy Center during March. The takeover involved various events including a short film festival, a “Find Your People Party,” live show of the hit culture podcast “The Read,” and a sit down conversation with Keke Palmer. Her current ventures include the docu-series “Seen & Heard” for HBO, the unscripted series “Sweet Life” and hip hop comedy “Rap Sh*t” for HBO Max. Tags: insecure, Issa Rae, issa rae movies, issa rae projects, issa rae shows, Issa Rae To Join The "Spider-Verse", shameik moore, spider verse, superhero, what is issa rae working on