Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is very much in the making, but progress on the threequel is slow. The movie was originally due to be released in 2024, but that release date has long passed. Updates on production have been glacial too, with several of the voice actors sharing that they haven't recorded lines for the third movie yet either. But alas, it's not all doom and gloom.
The directors and producers have been open about the hard work that's underway on bringing Miles Morales' journey to an end. We also have a pretty good idea of how the story of the third movie will begin too, after the very dramatic ending to the second film. So for more on that, as well as everything else we know about the upcoming Marvel movie so far, read on for our complete guide below.
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.
The latest update was in January 2025, when Jharrel Jerome, who plays the Earth-42 variant of Miles Morales, said they hadn't started recording their lines yet. "We haven't started up yet. A lot of things being figured out, but good things," he told Decider. It's also been confirmed that there are "no plans" for the movie to release in 2025.
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."
The film's composer Daniel Pemberton also discussed his hopes for the upcoming threequel, revealing to GamesRadar+ 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."
In December 2024, the directors also gave an exciting tease on the final arc of the trilogy. Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson said in a statement: "The creativity and care poured into every minute of this project has been truly inspiring. We have crafted what we feel is a very satisfying ending, and we can't wait for fans to experience it – we're bringing everything we've got!"
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 more, check out our guide to upcoming superhero movies.
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