If Beyond the Spider-Verse was hitting theaters next summer, we would’ve heard about it by now, as Sony would’ve assigned it a release date.
2026 seems perfectly doable, but I’m told that it would be extremely unlikely that Sony would want to release an animated Spider-Man movie and a live-action Spider-Man movie in the same calendar year, as the studio is better off staggering those two franchises.
So not only is 2027 more likely for that reason alone, but over Labor Day Weekend, I heard that Sony scrapped most of Beyond the Spider-Verse for creative reasons, and because of that decision, the movie would be unlikely to debut before 2027 given the detailed animation it requires.
While the Beyond the Spider-Verse team was taken aback by the change in direction, I’m told they’re relieved to have more time to work on the sequel, as it’s important to all involved that they stick the landing on this Oscar-winning franchise.
i wouldnt fully blame sony for this if you remember that the directors had the worst working conditions
Spider-Verse Artists Say Working on the Sequel Was “Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts”
meh, i’m sick of superhero movies already.
and its the same superheroes over and over again, at least come up with new ones.
I genuinely don’t mean to offend, but this is a dumb, puddle-deep criticism. You’re allowed superhero fatigue, but this franchise is very different from Marvel movies, for example. It deals with loss, abuse of power, loyalty, introspection, self-doubt and many other complicated themes.
Writing it off because it’s a Spider-Man movie is like saying “I don’t like videogames”, or “I’m sick of action movies”. Again you’re obviously entitled to your opinion, but the genre is too broad and these two movies have done more than enough to not make them cliches…
spiderman isnt as generic as action movies though. its a specific subgenre character done over and over again, but slightly different this time. i watched maybe 4 or 5 of them already before i stopped bothering.
its a story of loss and self doubt that was definetly enjoyable the first few times, but surely these studios can come up with even a new superhero?