It will be the end of an era for Spider-Man on the big screen with the release of one of the most anticipated upcoming Spider-Man movies next year. The infamous wall-crawler has gone through numerous eras and adaptations, kickstarting with Nicholas Hammond's '70s and '80s TV movies. More recently, fans have enjoyed live-action franchises featuring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, all of whom star as Peter Parker. The one outlier in the modern world of Spider-Man movies is Sony Pictures' Spider-Verse trilogy, which is animated and features Miles Morales in the lead role. The trilogy will finally be completed with Beyond the Spider-Verse on June 18, 2027.
As Sony unveiled brand-new footage from Beyond the Spider-Verse at CinemaCon, writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller took to the stage before press, exhibitors, and studio bigwigs to tease the trilogy-capper. In turn, the writers doubled down that Spider-Verse 3 will be the end of the web-slinger's greatest movie era yet, marking the "final chapter of Miles' story."
There's no doubt that the Spider-Verse saga is the strongest property to come out of Spider-Man filmmaking yet. The two blockbusters lead the way in Rotten Tomatoes scores for the Spider-Man franchise, with Into the Spider-Verse's 97% and Across the Spider-Verse's 95% and CinemaScores of A+ and A, respectively.
The writer confirmed that Beyond will "pick up the moment the last film left off" as Morales must "rebuild old friendships and make some new ones" if he is to save his father, who is doomed for death by the laws of canon events:
"This will pick up the moment the last film left off. Miles is lost in an alternate dimension with no way to get home to save his father. So, to keep his family together, he will have to rebuild old friendships and make some new ones with the most unlikely allies you can imagine to prove you don't have to do things the way they were done before. As Miles says, you can do your own thing. But first, Miles will have to face himself. Welcome to the final chapter of Miles' story."
If Sony sticks the landing with Beyond the Spider-Verse, there's no doubt that Morales' animated saga will be in contention for the greatest comic book movie trilogy of all time, arguably surpassing Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight saga.
Will Sony Release More Animated Movies After Spider-Verse 3?
Miles Morales' saga may be nearing an end, but Sony isn't planning to give up its animated Spider-Man cash cow yet. The studio is developing three more animated flicks to be released after Beyond the Spider-Verse, including two spin-offs for familiar wall-crawlers and members of the Spider Society.
Hobie Brown actor Daniel Kaluuya is teaming up with Ajon Singh to co-write Spider-Punk, a solo outing featuring the guitar-wielding British punk rocker. Only time will tell whether the rockstar spin-off is a sequel or prequel, especially after leaving Miguel O'Hara's Spider Society behind.
Sony has been cooking up an all-female Spider-Verse spin-off, Spider-Woman, since 2018, with Hailee Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy, Issa Rae's Jessica Drew, and Silk expected to lead the charge. Beyond Lord and Miller, it's unclear which creatives are involved in the Spider-Verse spin-off for the time being.
The Spider-Verse franchise will also be getting another entry sometime this year, which has likely flown under the radar for most fans. In June 2023, a Spider-Verse spinoff manga series was published in Shōnen Jump, titled Octo-Girl. The series follows Doctor Octopus as his consciousness is implanted into the mind of a young schoolgirl, forcing the two to share a body. The fourth volume, subtitled Superior, will be released sometime in 2026.
In the wake of the live-action Venom trilogy, the directors of Final Destination: Bloodlines are working on a historic R-rated animated symbiotic movie that will reportedly feature Tom Hardy in some capacity. There's no telling whether it connects to Spider-Verse or the live-action trilogy or if it is something new.
