Sonyhas revealed the new title for the third film in theSpider-Versefranchise,Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.The studio shared the news this week during CinemaCon along with the first 15-minutes of the upcoming sequel,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
BothSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseandBeyond the Spider-Verseare sequels to Sony’s immensely popular 2018 animated film,Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. DespiteSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versereceiving early negative test reactions, the filmwas a huge hit and even won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
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Sony first announced a sequel in 2019,which was originally going to be split into two parts, with part one scheduled for an April 2022 release. However, this week during CinemaCon Sony announced that Part 2 would now be calledSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.Across The Spider-Verseis now being released only one month before Sony’sMadame Webfilm starring Dakota Johnson. The studio is also working on aKraven The Hunterfilm starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the Marvel villain, which is scheduled to be released in January 2023. Sony also announced at CinemaCon that pop starBad Bunny would star as Marvel villain El Muertoin his own spinoff film. A third Venom movie starring Tom Hardy was also announced, as well as a sequel toGhostbusters: Afterlife.
During CinemaCon, Sony also revealed the first 15-minutes ofAcross the Spider-Verse.The upcoming sequel is a massive achievement, with over 1000 crew members, 6 universes, and 240 characters in the film. According to CinemaCon attendees, the early footage features Gwen Stacy (Hawkeyestar Hailee Steinfeld) taking on The Vulture at the Guggenheim Museum in her universe, Earth-65. The fight is interrupted by Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), AKA Spider-Man 2099, whose appearance was teased at the end ofInto the Spider-Verse.The early footage also featured comedian Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, another Spider-Woman from Earth-404.
Sony has been pursuing more villain-based stories inspired bySpider-Man’s many antagonists. The studio has found some success in this strategy, as bothVenommovies were surprisingly popular. However, Sony’sMorbius, starring Jared Leto as the comic book vampire, has received a poor reception from audiences and critics, as well as a significant drop in the box office during its second week in theaters.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versewill be released in theaters on June 04, 2025, andSpider-Man:Beyond the Spider-Versewill premiere on August 01, 2025.
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