Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse"s status has been up in the air since the movie was delayed, but there have been quite a few updates on the anticipated Sony Marvel project that could point to when the animated film could be ready to be released.
The Spider-Verse franchise changed the game for animation, introducing a visual style like no other before it that has led to other projects, such as Netflix"s Arcane, following along its lines. With two of the best Spider-Man movies of all time, the animated trilogy was originally scheduled to conclude this year, which did not happen.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse did not make
its original March 29th, 2024, release date. The news was announced just a little under two months after the second film in the animated franchise, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, had been released. Sony removed the Spider-Verse trilogy"s finale from its release schedule, and so far, the studio has yet to announce a new date for the anticipated project. While Tom Holland"s Spider-Man has a firm future in upcoming MCU movies, the animated Miles Morales" future is currently uncertain, and the popular franchise even received a disappointing update recently.
Why Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Was Delayed Multiple Reports About The Delay Have Come Out Close There are two possible answers to why Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was delayed. When it was announced that the animated Spider-Man movie would be delayed indefinitely, a reason for Sony"s surprising decision was shared. In July 2023, Variety reported that a source from Sony claimed
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes. The movie and TV industry stopped for months as writers and actors negotiated better working conditions and protection against the use of AI. According to the report, the Spider-Verse finale was delayed because actors could not record their lines in time.
[Phil] Lord said that they would take the time needed to ensure Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse maintained the franchise"s high level of quality.
Interestingly, the report stated that a new date for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was expected to drop in the coming weeks. However, that never did happen. Before the movie was delayed, reports emerged about how it was unlikely to meet its March 2024 release date. Speaking with ComicBook.com, Spider-Verse franchise producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller commented on the film"s then-impending release. Lord said that they would take the time needed to ensure Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse maintained the franchise"s high level of quality. Miller then finished, revealing that
they would not "back into a release date that doesn’t fit."
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A damning Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse report could also have explained the delay. In June 2023, Vulture claimed that over 100 artists left the second Spider-Verse movie mid-production due to grueling working conditions. Those allegedly included working 11 hours a day every week for more than a year and more. The report also stated that work on the Spider-Verse finale had not moved beyond pre-production at that point. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was announced in 2015 and released in 2018, with its sequel coming 5 years later. The report made clear how the film"s March 2024 release was unfeasible.
What Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse's Cast And Filmmakers Have Said Many People Involved With The Film Have Shared Updates Close While no release date for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse has been revealed, 2024 has seen multiple players involved with the movie comment on its status. The first of those came from singer d4vdd in April. The composer teased that he would have a song featured in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, also pointing to a 2025 release for the movie. A few months later, in August, The Spider-Verse franchise"s Spider-Man India actor shared a new Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse update. Karan Soni, who also plays Dopinder in the Deadpool movies, revealed the
voice actors would start recording "in a few months."
In September, a bombshell report stated that not only had huge portions of the Spider-Verse finale been scrapped for creative reasons, but
the movie was also unlikely to release before 2027. After the report came out, both Spider-Verse franchise composer Daniel Pemberton and producer Christopher Miller debunked it. Pemberton pointed out how the internet was not always accurate, while Miller said outright that nothing had been scrapped. Recently, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Miles G. Morales actor Jharrel Jerome told ScreenRant that he still has to begin recording his role in the threequel, offering no details about the variant Miles" role.
Sony Reportedly Has No Plan To Release Beyond The Spider-Verse In 2025 The Animated Spider-Man Movie's Biggest Update In 2024
After Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was pulled off its 2024 release date by Sony, the best-case scenario for the movie became a release in 2025. However, that has now been confirmed not to be in the cards. According to a new Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse release update shared by Deadline, Sony does not plan to release the Spider-Verse trilogy"s finale in 2025.
The report states that the studio is taking a lot of care as it crafts the conclusion to Miles Morales" animated adventures. The update goes back to what the Spider-Verse franchise producers said before the movie was delayed.
Chris Miller mentioned how the team behind Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse would not stick to a date that did not allow the movie to be its best possible version for release. The development process in animation takes a long time between conception and the finished product, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse"s original March 2024 release was announced way before the movie was close to being done and, by some accounts, before production on the movie had even started in earnest. Based on how
the Spider-Verse movies mix different and intricate animation styles, the films take even longer to produce.
Everything We Know About When Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse Could Release The Spider-Verse Finale Has A Few Release Possibilities
With a 2025 release for the Spider-Verse finale ruled out,
2026 becomes the next possible year for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to finally arrive. There are both arguments in favor of that happening and against it. In favor of the release window is the fact that composer Daniel Pemberton and producer Chris Miller debunked a report that the final Spider-Verse movie would not arrive before 2027. With a 2025 release reportedly not on the cards, only 2026 is left. However, Tom Holland"s Spider-Man 4 in the MCU is scheduled for a July 24, 2026, release.
All Live-Action Spider-Man Movies
Spider-Man (1977)
Japanese Spider-Man (1978)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)
Spider-Man 4 (2026)
For Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to release in 2026,
Sony would have to break a record, releasing two Spider-Man movies in the same year for the first time. Despite their different mediums, Sony might want to avoid any possible issues related to promoting two separate Spider-Man movies in the same year. As such, a 2027 release becomes the most likely for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Sony just announced that franchise veterans Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson are directing
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. This adds to the report about the care taken with the final movie, which is exciting.
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse AnimationActionAdventure Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is the direct continuation of 2023's Across the Spider-Verse, and is the third film in the Miles Morales animated Spider-Man franchise. Miles continues his interdimensional journey to change the fates of those he loves while finding his own path to become a Spider-Man.
Cast Shameik Moore , Hailee Steinfeld , Brian Tyree Henry , Nicolas Cage , Luna Lauren Velez , Jake Johnson , Oscar Isaac , Jason Schwartzman , Issa Rae , Karan Soni , Amandla Stenberg , John Mulaney , Kimiko Glenn , Daniel Kaluuya , Mahershala Ali , Jharrel Jerome
prequel(s) Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse , Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Expand