Good news Spider-Man fans, the third entry in the Spider-Verse animated movie saga, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, is officially in the works! That’s right, Miles Morales is returning amidst the movie previously being delayed due to various Hollywood strikes. It hasn't been all plain sailing, or should we say swinging, for the flick as its 2024 release date was scrapped and we still don't have an exact release date. Things are looking up though, as according to the film’s composer and producer, it may be coming sooner than you’d think. But more on that later.
Ever since we saw that gripping finale in the 2023 Academy Award-nominated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, we and every other Spidey fan have been chomping at the bit to know what happens next. But while we don't still don't have an official synopsis, we have had several updates on the movie hinting at what cast members could return and what could happen to Morales next in the story.
Below, we have broken down every little detail both released and leaked so far about the upcoming Marvel movie, from suspected guest appearances, *cough*Tom Holland*cough*, to that all-important estimated release date. Not only that, we have some exciting exclusive quotes too.
So what are you waiting for? Sling your webs and read on to find out everything you need to know about Beyond the Spider-Verse.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse release date
Beyond the Spider-Verse was indefinitely delayed amid the WGA writers' and SAG-AFTRA actors' strike. That means it has no release date just yet, though it was previously slated for March 29, 2024.
The writing was perhaps on the wall that the threequel wouldn't be hitting its release date. Hailee Steinfeld said she hadn't recorded any dialogue for the final movie yet in June 2023. Then in another interview with Vulture, one of the film's animators said that there was no way they would be able to make the March release date.
Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller addressed the news too, telling ComicBook.com in June 2023, "I would say that just like we're going to take the time necessary to make Beyond the Spider-Verse great." Miller added to his answer, "And we won't back into a release date that doesn't fit." The film was removed from Sony's release calendar in July 2023.
Deadline reported that voice recording for the film was set to resume in November 2023, when the strike officially ended.
One clue though may have leaked via a musician online who teased that they were both working on the movie and that it might even be released next year. Singer d4vd suggested in a video on TikTok that they will be featured on the Beyond the Spider-Verse soundtrack which will release in 2025, although nothing has been confirmed.
Work on the upcoming movie has been quiet since then, but online rumors started to swirl when The Insneider's scoop reported Beyond the Spider-Verse was struggling. The blog stated that the movie was shifted to 2027 due to ‘creative differences’, which reportedly led to much of the work on the threequel being scrapped.
However, Spider-Verse composer Daniel Pemberton quickly shut down that rumor, taking to his own personal Twitter writing "Don’t really ever want to weigh in on this sort of stuff. BUT would you ever believe there could sometimes be stuff on the internet that might not always be particularly accurate?"
Producer Chris Miller then chimed in, adding that the movie was not struggling to get made at all. "Nothing has been scrapped. The reels are coming along nicely," said Miller via his Twitter. This gives us a little more hope that the release date may be in sight, and not in 2027 as previously suggested. Phew.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse recap and ending explained
Almost the entire second half of Across the Spider-Verse sets up the events of the next movie. After Miles is brought to the Spider Society HQ, Miguel tells him that he’s disrupted a canon event by saving the police captain in Mumbattan, which will have catastrophic effects for that dimension.
Not only this, but Miguel also tells Miles that he can’t do this in his world either, as it becomes clear his father’s death will be a canon event that has to happen. This is because he’s about to be sworn in as the police captain within the next day (a vision from The Spot earlier in the movie confirmed his upcoming death too).
Miles isn’t about to sacrifice his dad, though, so he escapes the Spider Society by hopping into the 'go home machine' to return to his dimension and save his father. However, given that the spider who bit him was actually from a different Earth, Miles ends up on Earth-42, where his uncle is alive, his dad is dead, and that version of Miles is actually The Prowler.
Meanwhile, back on Earth-1610, Spider-Gwen has made her way there (after a quick sojourn to save her own dad from being captain) only to find that Miles is nowhere to be found. She’s determined to save him, though, so enlists some old (and new) friends together again to help find him.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse plot
There are no official story details out there yet for Beyond the Spider-Verse, but it seems pretty clear at least how the movie will begin. We’re expecting the story will pick up straight where it left off with Miles using his electric powers to escape the grasp of Uncle Aaron and the Prowler. We expect he'll then be navigating that world as he battles against the clock to return to Earth-1610 to save his dad. Just how he’ll go about this though remains to be seen.
Speaking about the third movie, co-director Kemp Powers told SFX magazine that the cliffhanger is very important to the third film. "I think it’s a good cliffhanger. We hope that it’s a satisfying tee-up for what’s coming in the third film because you want people to be excited about what’s coming next. And it helps that we knew going in that this was part two of a three-part story. Since you already know that that third story is guaranteed, you can tackle it a bit differently."
Co-director Joaquim Dos Santos said they were inspired by one sequel in particular too: "I was very satisfied after The Empire Strikes Back, and hopefully, this is our Empire."
Plus, producer Christopher Miller has teased that the film "will be a very satisfying conclusion."
After Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lost to The Boy and the Heron for Best Animated Feature at the 2024 Oscars, Miles Morales voice actor Shameik Moore tweeted: "Spiderverse has impacted ALOT of lives, we may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND….. yea get ready."
Moore also told ScreenRant what viewers can expect in a February 2024 interview: "Action...you can expect Miles and Gwen. You can expect everything [laughs] you're expecting the continuation from the second one. You can expect to see The Spot; you can expect some action-packed energy and some dilemmas and problems to solve."
Most recently the film's composer Daniel Pemberton discussed his hopes for the upcoming threequel, revealing to 12DOVE in an interview that the team are feeling the pressure when it comes to satisfyingly closing the trilogy. He said: "They are beavering away on it as we speak and I think the main thing for everyone is we are so proud of what we have done on these movies and you want a classic trilogy, you don’t want to let it down, you don’t want to Godfather it. We are feeling added pressure - in capital letters, underlined, with a big exclamation mark at the end."
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse cast
Well, all of the major players of Across the Spider-Verse are expected to be back for the third installment. This includes Shameik Moore as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen.
Miles’ family will be back too with Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis and Luna Lauren Vélez as Rio Morales. After the ending of the second movie saw Miles head to Earth-42, we’ll also be seeing Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis once again too.
Other Spidey-variants expected include Jake Johnson back as Peter B. Parker (though he doesn't seem sure he'll return), Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar, Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie/Spider-Punk, Andy Samberg as Scarlet Spider, Amandla Stenberg as Spider-Byte, and Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara.
After causing issues in Across the Spider-Verse, Jason Schwartzman will also be back as The Spot, who’s hell-bent on causing Miles to "lose everything". We’re expecting to see more of the characters of Into the Spider-Verse too given the ending, including John Mulaney as Spider-Ham and Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker.
No new cast members have been announced yet, but knowing this universe, we’re expecting there will be some cameos. Who knows, there may even be familiar faces of the Spider Society back too – here’s our breakdown of all the major members of that so far.
Then there are the long-running rumors that Tom Holland could make an appearance in this universe. Given that there were a couple of live-action moments and even some semi-cameos from Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, this does feel very possible too.
For even more on Across the Spider-Verse, check out our spoilery deep dives on:
- The Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ending explained
- All the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Easter eggs
- All the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cameos
- All the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse alternate worlds and Spidey variants
- Is there a Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse post-credits scene?
- When will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse be on streaming?
- Our guide to The Spot
- Our guide to Spider-Man 2099
