“Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,” the third entry in Sony’s animated web-slinging trilogy, will swing into theaters… in a few years. It’ll be released on June 4, 2027.
“We know how important this franchise is to so many people around us. We just could not run it back,” the filmmaking team of producer Phil Lord and co-directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson said at CinemaCon, the movie theater trade show that’s currently unfolding in Las Vegas. “So, we decided we needed to take the time to make sure we got it just right.”
Lord promises, though, “It’s going to be a massive finale to the trilogy.”
To prove that bold statement, the trio brought to CinemaCon the first-look at “Beyond the Spider-Verse,” the epic conclusion to the journey that began with 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and continued with 2023’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Lord and Chris Miller, who created the trilogy, are returning to co-write the screenplay.
“Into the Spider-Verse” was one of the initial cinematic introductions to the multiverse, a form that’s been popularized through subsequent blockbusters like Tom Holland’s (live-action) “Spider Man: No Way Home” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” In the original animated hit, Brooklyn high schooler Miles Morales learns that “anyone can wear the mask” as he becomes the new Spider-Man and joins other Spider-People from parallel universes who team up to save New York City from danger. In the follow-up, Miles takes Gwen Stacy (a.k.a. Spider-Woman) across the multiverse but comes into conflict with another threat. Plot details for the third haven’t been revealed but the story presumably involves Miles Morales facing an existential crisis.
On stage at CinemaCon, Lord teases that Miles begins the threequel as a fugitive on the run from every other spider in the multiverse… and hinted that “Gwen and his other friends may or may not be enough to help him save the family that’s been the leading part of the entire system.”
In the footage, which again showcased the franchise’s bold, stylized animation, Miles declares that he’s doing things “his way” after everyone lamenting that everyone has been telling him how his own story is supposed to go. Gwen Stacy and other Spidey friends also made appearances in the brief teaser, which hasn’t yet been released to the public.
“Spider-Verse” has been a major box office force; the original grossed $384 million globally in addition to winning the Oscar for best animated feature while the sequel amassed a mighty $690 million. Lord told the room of movie theater owners that “Beyond the Spider-Verse” is meant for “the biggest screens.”
“We are prepping this movie especially for your large format screens,” he said. “It looks insane.”
